Integration and Testing Production Repair Engineering Apprentice - Level 6 Electrical and Elect

location: crawley, united kingdom

thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the uk, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the uk with our products and services.

start date: 06 september 2027

salary: £24,000 per annum

employee type: permanent

location: crawley

working schedule: monday - friday, 37 hours a week (8 hours monday - thursday, 5 hours friday)

turn your curiosity into a career. If you're passionate about manufacturing, eager to learn, and looking for a degree apprenticeship that combines academic study with exciting on-the-job experience, we'd love to hear from you.

• earn a salary while studying for your degree
• gain hands-on experience in a real engineering environment
• receive job-specific training and development
• achieve a recognised engineering qualification
• secure a permanent role from the start of your apprenticeship
• have your university tuition fees fully paid

the integration and testing production repair engineer conducts integration operations and testing to ensure the products operate smoothly at the lowest possible cost.

• test and diagnose complex faults on deliverable customer systems and sub-assemblies
• co-ordinate all activities with regards to the testing of the systems to ensure delivery dates are met to agreed quality and costs
• responsible for the presentation of systems for customer acceptance
• directly represent thales with respect to the provision and support of customer systems, both on and off-site, including setting to work and all trials and customer acceptance tasks
• provide test methods and solutions and generate procedures to enable system and lru test and support
• supply technical information to operation management and project teams to enable appropriate decisions to be made
• inform test management and engineering of any requirements for test equipment and define those requirements

• troubleshooting complex rf (radio frequency), microwave, and digital electronics
• interpreting complex electrical wiring diagrams and engineering blueprints
• learning industry standards to ensure products meet strict specifications
• operating safely within a high-tech manufacturing environment
• thinking logically under pressure to fix various issues
• working closely with design engineers to improve future product versions
• writing clear technical reports detailing failures and repairs

you will study towards a level 6 electrical and electronic engineering degree apprenticeship with exeter university
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in your first year you will be given a broad theoretical and practical knowledge across all core engineering disciplines, before progressing onto increasingly advanced topics later in the course.

years one and two provide core fundamental knowledge of engineering principles, as well as applying mathematics to engineering problems.

years three and four are spent applying your knowledge to engineering problems.

you will complete a technical report and presentation in the final year: an opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills to devise an engineering solution at a professional level in an area of engineering study that aligns to your role at thales.

by the end of the programme you will have achieved a beng in electrical and electronic engineering as well as a level 6 electrical and electronic…