Engineering; IVVQ Apprentice - Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Position: 2026 Engineering (IVVQ) Apprentice - Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship
Location: Cheadle

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r0298263location: cheadle, united kingdomthales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including above and sonar, electronic combat, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us.

At thales uk, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of aerospace, defence, security and space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
** 2026 engineering (ivvq) apprentice - level 3 mechatronics maintenance technician apprenticeship
**** start date:
** 07 september 2026
** salary:** £24,000 per annum
** employee type:
** permanent
* * location:
** cheadle
* * working schedule:*
* * 37 hours a week,
* * monday – thursday 8 hours a day, friday 5 hours (flexible start time between 07:00 and 09:30)
*** what the role has to offer:
*** earn while you learn
* job specific training experience
* recognised qualifications
* permanent role from day one
* tuition fees for university or approved training providers are fully covered
** what you’ll be doing:
** through our engineering (ivvq) engineering apprenticeship, you’ll be making the most of your talents, getting to understand the underwater systems sonar business; and doing so with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry.the key objective of the role is to conduct system integration and test activities in each stage of the project lifecycle, ensuring all aspects of the integration, validation, verification, and qualification (ivvq) process are completed in line with the lead engineer (or ivvq managers) instruction, leading to the customer factory acceptance and delivery of both hardware and software items for first of class and repeat production systems.a

personal development action plan will start once you have completed your key skills training, where you will gain experience & knowledge in all areas of system integration and test.  After 3 years and having reached the required level of skill and competence, you will be put forward for an end point assessment to complete your apprenticeship.you will become a key member of the team, with technical knowledge and practical expertise in the use of both common and specialist tools and test equipment, including the use of a variety of measuring, testing, diagnostic aids/equipment and processes to ensure individual components, assemblies and/or integrated systems meet the required specification.
** apprentice programme:
** as an engineering (ivvq) apprentice you will be working towards a level 3 apprenticeship following the mechatronics maintenance technician standard. For the duration of this 3 year programme you will be given 1 day per week in which to complete your studies with a local college. For the other 4 days, you will be working in the business, applying your learning and gaining a breadth of experience across the industry.
** requirements:
*** 5 gcses grade 9-4 (a-c) including english and maths
** benefits:
*** 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays)
* company pension
* health care cash plan
* life insurance
* discount portal
* performance-related…