Test Technician Apprentice: 3.5-Year Rotational Path

GE Aerospace; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Cheltenham is offering a Test Technician Apprentice role on a 3.5-year rotational scheme. You will train to become a Test Technician, fault-finding on products to component level, while completing a Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship with GET in Barnwood, Gloucester.

The programme combines on-site training with college release and aims to develop professional and academic skills for a career in aviation manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship pathway: Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship (Electrical).
• Completion of HNC/D via Gloucestershire Engineering Training is expected.
• Learn fault-finding on products down to component level using test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through core business units (PCB, Avionics, Military Power, Civil Power, Aftermarket).
• Learn to use manual and automated test equipment and read circuit diagrams.
• Support quality investigations and ensure paperwork meets governance requirements.
• In final year, begin to specialise in a product area to deepen technical knowledge.

Skills

Fault-finding

Test equipment operation

Electronic circuits

Reading diagrams

Education

Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship

HNC/D qualification

Tools

Automated Test Equipment

Electrical measurement tools

Job description

GE Aerospace in Cheltenham is offering a Test Technician Apprentice role on a 3.5-year rotational scheme. You will train to become a Test Technician, fault-finding on products to component level, while completing a Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship with GET in Barnwood, Gloucester.

The programme combines on-site training with college release and aims to develop professional and academic skills for a career in aviation manufacturing.