Summary
Illumina has an exciting opportunity to join our engineering team. Our program aims to teach you all the skills you will need to be successful at Illumina and beyond. From technical and engineering, to soft skills and development.
Wage
£23,000 a year
You will have annual increases and bonuses in line with the rest of the business.
Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm.
35 hours a week
Start date
Friday 1 August 2025
Duration
3 years
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Service and maintain the inhouse fleet of instruments
* Standard instruments
* Custom test hardware
* Troubleshoot problems in the event of mechanical, electrical and software issues of instruments and identify faulty parts which require replacement
* Support Prototype builds and developments
* Attend Training as a part of the apprenticeship program and for personal development.
Where you’ll work
Illumina Centre
Granta Park, Great Abington
Cambridge
CB21 6DF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE
Your training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
This is a three-year apprenticeship split between 80% professional work, and 20%. This is a great way to develop a qualification, without incurring any costs to yourself, whilst also gaining valuable work experience with a business using genomics to improve human health around the world!
Requirements
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Administrative skills
* Analytical skills
* Patience