Engineering; Field Service Apprentice – Level 3 Engineering Technician

Position: 2026 Engineering (Field Service) Apprentice – Level 3 Engineering Technician
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r0298297location: devonport, united kingdomin fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.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 (field service) apprentice – level 3 engineering technician
**** start date:
** 07 september 2026
** salary:** £24,000 per annum
** employee type:
** permanent
* * location:
** devonport
* * working schedule:*
* * 37 hours a week, monday – thursday 8 hours a day (08:00 to 16:30), friday 5 hours (08:00 to 13:00)
** we are looking for an engineering (field service) apprentice to join us at devonport, supporting the royal navy in maintaining their cutting-edge fleet.
*** 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 you will learn how to work on electrical and electronic equipment; this will include installation test and service as part of the role. Interpreting technical information, you will be completing planned and unplanned maintenance on royal navy communication, electronic warfare and sonar equipment. Flexible thinking and structured problem-solving will be required core skills.
** apprenticeship programme**:as an engineering (field service) apprentice, you will be required to enrol onto the level 3 engineering technician apprenticeship with city college plymouth. You will be trained, supported, and monitored throughout the process. Throughout the duration of the apprenticeship, you will be paid, and day released to city college engineering skills centre for off-the-job training. You will learn how to work safely, work efficiently, use technical information, how to conduct business improvement activities, use computer aided design software, general machining, fitting techniques, how to maintain mechanical and electrical equipment, how to assemble and test electronic circuits as well as general welding techniques.the

apprenticeship program lasts 3 years and is designed to deliver best practices, skills, and knowledge in keeping engineering assets working. Through the programme you will learn to keep equipment performance to a maximum, undertake preventative maintenance as well as diagnosing faults and undertaking repairs. You will attend college 1 day per week over the first 3 years and then you have 6 months in which to undertake the end point assessment.

On completion of the programme, you will have achieved a level 3 engineering technician apprenticeship qualification and will roll off the scheme into a permanent role within field service engineering.
** requirements:
*** 5 gcses (or equivalent) at grades 9-4 (a-c) including maths, english and science
** benefits
* ** 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays)
* company pension
* health care cash plan
* life insurance
* discount portal
* performance-related pay uplifts
* 80 hours volunteering (first two…