2025 Systems Engineering Apprentice - Graduate Level Apprenticeship, Engineering For Design And Manufacture

2025 Systems Engineering Apprentice - Graduate Level Apprenticeship, Engineering for Design and Manufacture

Start Date: 01 September 2025

Salary: £22,500 per annum

Employee type: Permanent

Location: Glasgow

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 have an inquisitive mind?  Are you a creative thinker and like to know how things work?  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
• A permanent role from day one

The role will develop your engineering skills to become a confident, positive and flexible engineer, with well-honed technical knowledge gained from the academic commitments.  You will support your team to deliver systems and equipment solutions to deadlines and within budget, including participating in systems requirements and design work, project reviews, system test and possibly site and platform visits for surveys, installations or trials.

As a Systems Engineering Apprentice you will develop the key skills and experience in the following:

• Develop an understanding of the required behaviours and codes of practice of a professional engineer
• Understanding complex systems by working on different roles and tasks on on-going projects
• Familiarity with the Systems Engineering Lifecycle and activities
• Familiarity with System Engineering tools and methods for requirements capture, requirements management and system design
• An understanding of systems test activities including Integration, Validation, Verification & Qualification (IVVQ) and the associated processes and tools
• A methodical and structured approach to problem investigation

Apprentice Programme:

As a System Engineering Apprentice you will be studying at The University of Strathclyde, towards a BEng (Hons) in Engineering Design & Manufacture.  During this 4 year apprenticeship you will acquire knowledge through blended and online learning with a strong emphasis on work-based learning.

Upon completion of the programme you will transition into a permanent role within our Optronics business 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)

Please note, assessment centres for shortlisted candidates will be held between February and May 2025.  Induction week for all Graduate and Apprentices will take place from Monday 01 September until Friday 05 September 2025.

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.