Apprentice - Mechanical Production Engineering - Nailsea, United Kingdom

Role Summary & Purpose

Our Controls Centre of Excellence, located in Nailsea, near Bristol, is creating an Electronics/Software Engineering Apprentice position. The role provides the foundation of learning with the potential to specialise as a Hardware Engineer, Software Engineer or Systems Engineer, covering design from integrated circuits through to complete systems. This is a 4-year apprenticeship following the Embedded Electronic Systems design and development engineer programme.

Apprentices will attend college for day release at UCW in Weston-super-Mare and the University of the West of England (UWE) and will integrate into and rotate through our engineering teams, receiving immersive hands-on training in design and test of hardware and software products.

Apprentices will gain experience from our teams working within Manufacturing, Electronics/Electrical Design, Embedded Software, Systems Software, and services functions. The opportunity includes support in attaining higher-education qualifications in electrical/electronic/software engineering to degree level, delivering a design project, and earning while learning.

• Design functional electronic systems and circuits from component level.
• Write and document structured code that complies with industry norms and allows others to understand and maintain the code.
• Develop a test plan for products they have developed.
• Develop a basic project plan including resource planning, time planning, use of contingencies, techniques for predicting pinch points and strategies for timescale recovery.
• Understand fundamentals of structured software design.
• Become competent in the use of Business IT/IT systems, including engineering documentation packages, quality, and HSE systems.

• Academic qualifications equivalent to 96 UCAS points or above: 3 A-Levels to grade C or above (incl. Maths plus one STEM subject such as Physics, ICT, Computing, Electronics) or an Extended BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering with Distinction.
• At least five GCSEs at grade 5/4 or above, including Mathematics, English and Double Science or equivalent.

• Self-starter, organised thinker who works safely and effectively without close supervision.
• Confident in oral, written and electronic communication with all levels of stakeholders.
• Exhibits leadership behaviour and qualities and can work as a member of a team.
• Committed to personal learning and development and enjoys problem-solving.
• Accepts responsibility for own work and that of others; exercises responsibilities ethically and respects company rules and guidelines.
• Aligns with employer and industry professional standards.

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