2024 Simulator Apprentice – Level 3 Engineering Technician (Technical Support or Aviation pathway)
Job Description
Job title: 2024 Simulator Apprentice – Level 3 Engineering Technician (Technical Support or Aviation pathway)
Company: Thales
Job description: Location: Carterton, United Kingdom
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow’s possible.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Simulator Apprentice
Level 3 Engineering Technician (Technical Support or Aviation pathway)
Are you looking for an employer who will sponsor you through your qualifications, whilst providing valuable and exciting on-the-job experience within a global, innovative and industry leading organisation?
What you will be doing:
As a Simulator Apprentice you will support our engineers to maintain, service and support the Synthetic Training Equipment and classroom equipment at RAF Brize Norton.
Key responsibilities will be to:
Maintain and refresh training and classroom equipment
Follow procedures and working instructions to conduct all maintenance activities, and to carry out corrective fault rectifications to ensure training equipment is ready for use
Ensure that all maintenance activities / fault repairs are recorded and are trackable
Carry out audits and be accountable for the continued serviceability of tools, parts & consumables
Complete Hardware and Software updates and upgrades to ensure optimal equipment performance.
Keep all classrooms and classroom equipment in a clean & presentable manner.
Ensure support is provided to the RAF in performing the annual validation checks
Assist in the maintenance of the site facility building.
Be able to conduct all task within the site appropriate Health & Safety guidelines
The Programme:
As a Simulator Apprentice, you will undertake a Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship at a local college, working towards a Level 3 technical certificate.
For the duration of this 3-4 year programme, you will be given one day per week to complete your academic studies, with the other four days applying your learning whilst working alongside Thales engineers.
This opportunity is at RAF Brize Norton.
Who we are 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 Thales. Successful candidates will show self-discipline and an aspiration to achieve the qualification.
Candidates would benefit from strong IT skills and an understanding of Microsoft Office environments. Keen fault-finding skills and a high attention to detail would also be advantageous.
You will also need:
5 GCSEs grade A-C or Level 4-9, including Maths and English.
Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the programme.
Please note, assessment centres for shortlisted candidates will be held between February and May 2024. Induction week for all Graduate and Apprentices will run from Monday 2 September until Friday 6 September 2024.
Closing date: Our applications will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 11 February 2024, this is the only time we will be accepting applications this year. Please note we will be in contact by the end of February 2024 with details of next steps.
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales many of our roles are subject to security restrictions and, as a result, you may be limited to what you can work on within our business in relation to your place of birth and/or nationality.
As standard, all successful candidates must possess the permanent right to work in the UK, and will be required to go through Government security clearance at BPSS Level prior to starting with us and then to obtain full Security Clearance (SC) in line with the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) requirements.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. As part of the vetting process you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, eligibility to work in the UK, time spent abroad over the last 5 years, as well as employment and / or educational history.
For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please follow this link – .
In line with Thales’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact for mid to senior roles, or the for graduate and apprentice roles.
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Expected salary:
Location: Carterton, Oxfordshire
Job date: Thu, 02 Nov 2023 06:47:53 GMT
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