Engineering Technician Apprentice

An exciting opportunity to become a mechanical engineering apprentice with Expleo Engineering. Your role will include producing manufacturing drawings and releasing data, working with teams across the UK to work within time constraints in a dynamic environment.

Role

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation.  We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

Expleo have exciting opportunities for graduate developing engineers. Based in Expleo offices in Bamber Bridge, Derby, or Bristol you will be assigned to a major defence project, where your skills will be developed within mechanical engineering and 2D CAD draughting.

There are opportunities to move between different types of work, with strong performers given the chance to enter a rotation program to advance their personal development and progression on approximately six-monthly moves.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Producing manufacturing drawings and releasing data following specific processes (don’t worry, we’ll train you in these)
  • Applying the correct processes, specifications procedures & techniques with support from specialist teams
  • Interfacing with our UK based Team to understand technical issues / specifications and requirements
  • Delivering quality work while keeping within project budgets & time constraints and potentially changing requirements

Due to the restricted nature of the work, suitable candidates will need to be UK Nationals. We will require you to get BPSS and SC Clearance.

Security Aspects letter (SAL) SECURITY/MF/SA/MM/13515/20 dated July 2021 states the measures we need to apply while discharging our contract with our customer.  These requirements are flowed to us from the UK MOD. 

The 2 key elements are that all personnel we employ on this work must have SC clearance in place before we can give them access to our IT system used, and that everyone must be a British national and with no dual nationalities.

Training

Level 3 Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard:

  • An employer approved Level 2 Foundation Competence qualification
  • An employer approved Level 3 Development Competence qualification
  • An employer approved Level 3 Development Technical Knowledge qualification
  • One day at DCG and the rest of the week at the workplace
  • 10-week block release

On completion of this apprenticeship, you could progress to:

  • Engineer
  • Project manager
  • Leadership roles
Apprenticeship Standard
Engineering technician (level 3)
Training Provider
DCG
Working Week
Monday - Thursday, 7.5 hours and Friday, 7.0 hours, shifts to be confirmed.
Expected Duration
42 Months
Positions Available
10
Closing Date
Friday, 31st May 2024
Start Date
Sunday, 1st September 2024

Desired Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Computer Aided Design CAD
  • Report Writing

Qualifications

  • English and Maths GCSE or equivalent, grade C/4 (Essential)
  • Science GCSE or equivalent, grade C/4 (Essential)
  • Engineering Other, grade Any (Desired)

About the Employer

EXPLEO ENGINEERING UK LIMITED
Expleo UK is an engineering consultancy who deliver projects in a whole range of areas from traditional engineering: aerospace, automotive, rail and marine; banking and insurance, space. The UK team is over 1000 employees and we have offices in Derby, Preston, Bristol, Worthing, Saltney, Isle of Man, Belfast. Our offices are modern and bright with good facilities.
Company
EXPLEO ENGINEERING UK LIMITED
Location
2 New Park Place, Pride Park, Derby, England
Employment Type
Advanced Apprenticeship
Salary
£12,313.60
Posted
Company
EXPLEO ENGINEERING UK LIMITED
Location
2 New Park Place, Pride Park, Derby, England
Employment Type
Advanced Apprenticeship
Salary
£12,313.60
Posted