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Systems Design Apprentice

Employer
Thales UK
Location
London Waterloo Station, London (Greater)
Salary
21,000
Closing date
15 Nov 2021

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Specialism
Engineering
Sector
Engineering & Aerospace, Technology
Role Type
Apprenticeship
Start Date
September
Duration
24 months+

Job Details

Level 6 Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer – Systems Design Apprentice

Are you looking for an employer who will sponsor you through a degree, whilst providing valuable and exciting on-the-job experience within a global, innovative and industry leading organisation?

Location – London Waterloo

What you’ll be doing:

Primarily you will be working on the Connect Contract, which provides safe and effective communications on London Underground. Connect carries voice and data, radio and video. Airwave, the digital radio system for the police and emergency services, also uses the Connect backbone.

Additionally Thales’ long-term maintenance services ensure that London Underground’s communications network remains operational around the clock, with dependable coverage throughout the working day and also during night-time engineering hours.

The System Design Team in London provides engineers with broad experience in the various telecommunications disciplines for GTS bids and projects, as well as Services support.

It is grouped into the following areas of expertise:

  • Radio Systems
  • Transmission & Application Design
  • Voice & Telephony Systems

In order to appreciate and understand the Thales Design Process, you’ll be interacting with

  • Lead designers
  • Other designers at all levels
  • Bid team members
  • Project team members
  • Testing team members
  • Installation team members
  • Project Planners

The Programme:

As part of the team, you’ll be undertaking on the job training to enable you to ultimately be responsible for the production of designs, design estimates, design programs and design work packages for bids, services and projects to contract requirements, standards, budget, and on-time delivery.

Through our degree apprenticeship you’ll be making the most of your talents, getting to understand engineering from the ground up; and doing so with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry.

As a Systems Design Apprentice you will be studying towards a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, under the Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Degree Apprenticeship standard with London South Bank University. For the duration of this 4.5 year programme you will be given one day per week in which to complete your University studies. For the other 4 days you will be working in the business, applying your learning and gaining a breadth of experience across the engineering function. Upon completion of the programme there will be the opportunity to apply for professional registration with the Institute of Engineering and Technology as an Incorporated Engineer.

This opportunity is currently available in Waterloo, London and will remain based in London for the duration of the Apprenticeship.

Who we’re looking for

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

You will also need:

Candidates will have attained A-Level standard or equivalent, in Maths and at least one further STEM based subject such as Physics, ICT, Computing or Electronics. They will also require English Language at GCSE grade 4 or above (grade C or above).

Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the programme.

Please note that applicants who already hold a relevant degree will not be eligible for this programme.

Closing date: Our applications will close at 11.59pm on Tuesday 04th January 2022, this is the only time we will be accepting applications this year. Please note we will be in contact by the end of January 2022 with details of next steps.

All apprentices require full Security Clearance in line with United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) requirements - to gain clearance you will typically need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of five years. As part of this process you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Security Clearance please refer to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance

Company

Thales UK

 

Building a future we can all trust.  We’re a leading Engineering and Technology company.

 

To help create a safer world, we serve five key sectors: Aerospace, Space, Ground Transportation, Digital Identity and Security and Defence and Security.  We have 80,000 employees across 68 countries and 6,500 employees in the United Kingdom.  Thales protects 80% of the world’s banking transactions and secures information systems of 19 of the world’s 20 largest banks. Thales contributes to the transportation of 3 billion passengers across 86 metro lines in 40 of the world’s largest cities.  Our space program Thales Alenia Space has supplied 50% of the pressurised volume of the International Space Station and is the prime contractor for EXOMARS.  Thales equips over 70 Types of Aircraft transports, helicopters, drones etc.)  50 Navies (from submarines to over aircraft carriers) and 50 Land Forces (from infantry to vehicles).

 

We hire both apprentices and graduates across all sectors of our organisation, from engineering to procurement.  This year we have hired over 80 apprentices and graduates and are committed to providing more opportunities for those leaving education.  We have extensive programmes which can also be rotational, ensuring our employees get an insight to the various sectors of the business and help to shape their career aspirations.

 

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