Summary
Avire is seeking an Electronics Engineering Degree Apprentice to join our small, high impact Product & Innovation team. Avire is at the forefront of development of emergency communications systems and other safety-of-life products for the building services industry, with a particular focus on high-rise buildings.
Wage
£26,500 a year
By the end of the apprenticeship, you will be a fully trained engineer, earning between £35,000-£40,000.
Training course
Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
Hours
With core hours of 09:30 - 15:30. Initially you will be expected to be on-site (when not attending college) Monday-Friday. In later years of the apprenticeship there may be an opportunity to work remotely on Monday & Friday.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
4 years 2 months
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Avire is seeking an apprentice to join our small, high impact Product & Innovation Team. Avire is at the forefront of development of emergency communications systems and other safety-of-life products for the building services industry, with a particular focus on high-rise buildings. Your work will be critical to ensuring that building occupants, particularly less mobile occupants, and those with disabilities, are protected and able to communicate in the event of emergencies such as high-rise building fires.
Working in a highly collaborative international environment, you will work to build your knowledge and skills in electronics engineering through a combination of off-the-job training (delivered by our partners at Newbury College/University Centre Newbury) and on-the-job development.
Your tuition will be fully funded for the full duration of the programme, meaning you will achieve a degree level qualification without needing to take on any student debt.
You will initially be paid a salary of £26,500, and this will be reviewed annually in line with your development of the required knowledge, skills, and behaviour (KSBs), rising to £35,000 - £40,000 (depending upon performance) over the duration of the programme, subject to achieving the required KSBs.
Over the course of your apprenticeship, you will learn to:
* Design and develop electronic circuits, devices, and systems to achieve a particular purpose
* Document the requirements of an electronic system and divide that system up into sub-systems and functional blocks that work together to deliver the overall requirement
* Write and document structured code in a range of languages, e.g. C, C++, Python, Rust, and SPARK
* Utilise ECAD to design circuits at both schematic and layout level and understand how to design circuits considering factors such as thermal management and electromagnetic compatibility
* Utilise modelling techniques for circuit design, embedded software development and thermal management
* Apply the principles and practice of design for market, design for manufacturability, design for testability and design for maintainability
* Develop test plans and procedures
* Support the industrialisation of electronic products and their entry into full-scale manufacture
* Develop project plans, including resource planning, time planning, risk and contingency management and estimating techniques
* Apply legislative and non-legislative requirements, including international and national standards and regulations
* Undertake basic financial modelling of product and projects
* Apply health and safety principles to your own work and the work of others under your care and supervision
Please note: Your application will not be passed on to the employer for their consideration if you do not have the grades/experience requested in the Qualifications section.
Where you’ll work
Unit 1 The Switchback
Gardner Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 7RJ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
NEWBURY COLLEGE
Your training course
Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Design functional electronic systems and circuits from component level
* Utilise modern CAD technology to implement circuit design with understanding of considerations for heat dissipation, electrical interference and other industry specific considerations affecting layout
* Write and document structured code to comply with industry norms and to allow others to understand and subsequently maintain/modify the code
* Utilise modelling techniques for circuit design, embedded software development and thermal management
* Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practice of design for market, design for manufacturability, design for testability and design for maintainability
* Ability to develop a test plan for a product that they have developed
* Ability to explain the process by which a product is introduced into production, including what aspects are discussed at what stage and with whom and how development gateways work
* Ability to develop a basic project plan including resource planning, time planning, use of contingencies etc. Also techniques for predicting pinch points and strategies for timescale recovery
* Awareness of international standards and compliance requirements for the products designed by the employer. Ability to discuss the differences between legislative and non-legislative requirements
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge of basic business fundamentals including costs, overheads, gross margin, net margin, profit, and cash
* Ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of basic health and safety principles both in the general workplace and specific to electronic circuit design
Your training plan
* The successful candidate will be completing the Level 6 Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer (Degree) Apprenticeship Standard
* The apprenticeship involves attending Newbury College/University Centre Newbury one day a week during Term Time for four academic years
* The Apprentice will be supported throughout by a Development Coach from Newbury College who will hold regular reviews and occasional visits to the workplace
* At the end of your apprenticeship you will have completed the Level 6 Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer (Degree) Apprenticeship Standard and will be required to complete an End Point Assessment (EPA)
* Your Development Coach will support you with preparing for your EPA
More training information
* Remote Working & Travel
* This role is based on-site at our offices in Maidenhead, with 1 day per week spent off-site at Newbury College during term time. Other routine travel is not expected in this role, but you will have the opportunity as part of this programme to visit our offices in Barcelona (Spain) and our factory in České Budějovice (Czechia) over the 4-year duration of the programme
* Other travel needs will be discussed as-and-when they arise and made by mutual agreement
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4/C or higher)
* Maths (grade 4/C or higher)
A Level in:
* Maths (grade A or B)
* Maths or STEM subject (grade A or B)
* STEM subject (grade A or B)
BTEC in:
* Engineering (grade DDM)
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
* Higher Maths (grade 5 or above)
* Science (grade 5 or above)
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
* Problem solving skills
* Team working
* Experience of electronics
* Interest in how things work
* Interest in electronic systems
* Design & Development interest
* Keen to learn
Other requirements
Do you have the required grades as requested? Please be aware that your application will not be passed on to the employer for their consideration if you do not have the suitable grades/experience requested.