2026 Engineering (Field Services) Apprentice

You will learn how to work on electrical and electronic equipment; this will include installation test and service as part of the role. Interpreting technical information, you will be completing planned and unplanned maintenance on Royal Navy communication, electronic warfare and Sonar equipment. Flexible thinking and structured problem-solving will be required core skills. 

Training:

As an Engineering (Field Service) Apprentice, you will be required to enrol onto the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship with City College Plymouth. You will be trained, supported, and monitored throughout the process. Throughout the duration of the apprenticeship, you will be paid, and day released to City College engineering skills centre for off-the-job training. You will learn how to work safely, work efficiently, use technical information, how to conduct business improvement activities, use Computer Aided Design software, general machining, fitting techniques, how to maintain mechanical and electrical equipment, how to assemble and test electronic circuits as well as general welding techniques.

The apprenticeship program lasts 3 years and is designed to deliver best practices, skills, and knowledge in keeping engineering assets working. Through the programme you will learn to keep equipment performance to a maximum, undertake preventative maintenance as well as diagnosing faults and undertaking repairs. You will attend college 1 day per week over the first 3 years and then you have 6 months in which to undertake the End Point Assessment. On completion of the programme, you will have achieved a Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship qualification and will roll off the scheme into a permanent role within Field Service engineering.

Training Outcome:
A review is carried out at the end of the third year to confirm the direction of your future career and discuss the options of further training as appropriate

Employer Description:
Together, we create the ingenious technological systems and innovations that impact and improve people's lives every single day. Even if you haven't heard the name Thales before, you've definitely benefited from our inventiveness. We reinvest 20% of our sales in Research & Development in the UK. We support businesses, organisations, and governments in addressing tomorrow’s major challenges by developing advanced Defence, Security, Cybersecurity, Digital Identity, and Aerospace solutions, in the most sustainable, responsible, and ethical manner.

Working Hours :
Monday- Thursday- 8 hours a day (8:00am to 4:30pm) Friday 5 hours (8:00am to 1:00pm)

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Team working