2025 Electronics Engineering Apprentice - Graduate Level Apprenticeship, Engineering for Design and Manufacture
Location: Glasgow
Start Date: 01 September 2025
Salary: £22,500 per annum
Employee Type: Permanent
Working Schedule: 37 hours per week. University days are normally a Friday, where you would either attend University in person or virtually. Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu are the Thales working days where you will be on site at Thales in Glasgow or working from home, where suitable.
Do you like to know how things work? Do you have an inquisitive mind? 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? If so, read on to see what Thales has to offer…
What the role has to offer:
* Earn while you learn
* Job specific training experience
* Recognised qualifications
* A support network of students currently on the programme
* Various benefits and opportunities to grow your essential skills
* Permanent role from day one
As an Electronics Engineer in our Glasgow office, you will work as part of a development team and be responsible for technical contributions towards leading edge naval or vehicle based products. This is a great opportunity to work on state of the art defence equipment and develop the latest optical systems for the MoD and a wide range of export customers around the world. This position will challenge your skills and you will have the flexibility to mould the role to suit your strengths and career development interests.
Key Responsibilities:
* Build prototypes and test systems
* Design and manufacture cables
* Modify or repair products within engineering
* Electronic engineering design and support
Apprentice Programme:
As an Electronics Engineering Apprentice you will be studying at University of Strathclyde towards a degree in Engineering: Design & Manufacture BEng (Hons). For the duration of this four year programme you will combine university studies with practical application, working within our Engineering function in Glasgow.
You will be given one day per week in which to focus on your studies. For the other four days you will be working in the business, applying your university learning in a real-life engineering environment.
Upon completion of the programme you will move into a permanent role within Thales in Glasgow.
Requirements:
Candidates will need to have achieved at least four Highers (BBBB) including Maths. Please note that for anyone who does not achieve their Maths Higher in 2025, they will be required by the university to sit a 9 week Maths course starting in April 2025. The Thales UK offer will be conditional on Strathclyde accepting you onto the programme.
Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the 4 year programme.
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 years)
Closing date: Our applications will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 16 February 2025, this is the only time we will be accepting applications this year. Please note, we will be in contact by the end of February 2025 with details of next steps.
Recruitment Process:
For further information on our Early Careers recruitment process, or to speak to a member of the Early Careers Team or a Graduate or Apprentice, please visit Thales Future Talent - Connectr.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
Great journeys start here, apply now!
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