Engineering Apprentice - Cheadle

About Us

Hitachi Rail is driving the Mobility Transition - helping every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport. Our mission is to deliver superior, original technology and products for mobility projects around the world. Our products are designed to make sustainable mobility a reality across all areas of the global railway sector. Hitachi Rail values Wa (Harmony), Makoto (Sincerity), and Kaitakusha - Seishin (Pioneering Spirit).

We empower employees to contribute to society through the development and delivery of technology and products that power sustainable connectivity.

Location: Cheadle, Greater Manchester

This apprenticeship will develop your skills in both systems design and hardware engineering. You will rotate between disciplines and be responsible for the production of designs, design estimates, design programs and design work packages for bids, services and projects, as well as the design and implementation of engineering solutions in accordance with programme and product requirements.

• Develop your understanding of Engineering through structured learning and on-the-job training
• Deliver tasks on time and to the required quality
• Work as a team-player asking for guidance and direction where necessary
• Develop knowledge and skills within the engineering discipline
• Effectively communicate engineering issues related to own tasks

Through our degree apprenticeship, you will be getting to understand engineering from the ground up with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry. As an Engineering Apprentice, you will be studying towards a BEng in Railway Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University. The Railway Engineering course is designed to meet the increasing demand for transport engineering professionals requiring technical skills in sustainable, integrated and intelligent rail infrastructure and rail systems.

Graduates will be able to design, build, operate and manage the interfaces characterising existing and new railways and infrastructure.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are motivated, committed and keen to learn. A self-starter who can manage their time, show initiative and has a genuine interest in engineering and Hitachi Rail. Successful candidates will show self-discipline and an aspiration to achieve a degree qualification.

• A Level BBB including Mathematics and/or Physical Sciences (120 UCAS points) or;
• BTEC National Diploma DDM, including Level 3 Mathematics and Physical Sciences (128 UCAS points) or;
• EAL Technical Extended Diploma in Engineering Technologies, D, including Further Engineering Mathematics; and other options relevant to Electrical, Mechanical or Civil engineering or;
• Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, with at least half the course in Mathematics and Physical Science subjects (122 UCAS points) or;
• Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 120 UCAS points and including Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).

Closing date: Our applications will close m on Sunday 29th March 2026, this is the only time we will be accepting applications this year.

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK.

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

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…