Rail Signalling Degree Apprenticeship (level 6) - Manchester
Siemens · North West · M20 2UR
About the role
Level 6 Degree Apprentice: Rail & Rail Systems Senior Engineer 🚄✨
Ready to dive into projects that impact millions of lives daily? 🌍 Join us and kickstart your career journey, blending real-world experience with awesome structured development. Through epic technical training, dedicated apprenticeship days, and awesome mentoring, you'll level up your skills while working on projects that actually matter. 🚀
Team up with fellow apprentices across the company, showcase your wins 🏆, and smash your Business Impact Project by suggesting game-changing improvements to our business processes. You'll be assigned a role from day one, giving you a clear development path and a permanent gig waiting for you once you successfully complete the apprenticeship. 🎉
As a Degree Apprentice, you'll be working towards a recognized apprenticeship standard, building up those key knowledge, skills, and behaviours with us and your training provider.
This role aligns with the LEVEL 6, Rail & Rail Systems Senior Engineer standard.
The program is delivered in block release, estimated at 36 months. We're partnering with London Southbank University for your training. 🎓
You'll make a difference by:
- Gaining hands-on engineering skills by learning to design, build, test, install, and maintain signalling and control systems. 🛠️
- Putting your academic knowledge to work on live projects, helping to develop and deliver signalling and control solutions across the UK rail network, while mastering industry standards and processes. 🛤️
- Growing professionally, building evidence towards professional registration (like EngTech), and getting involved in inspiring STEM and volunteering activities. 🌱
What you’ll need to succeed:
- A Levels at BBB, including Maths and/or Physical Sciences (120 UCAS points) OR
- Level 3 Rail Engineering Apprenticeship OR
- BTEC National Diploma DDM, including Level 3 Mathematics and Physical Sciences (128 UCAS points) OR
- EAL Technical Extended Diploma in Engineering Technologies, D, including: Further Engineering Mathematics; and other relevant options for Electrical, Mechanical or Civil engineering OR
- Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, with at least half the course in Mathematics and Physical Science subjects (122 UCAS points) OR
- Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 120 UCAS points, including Maths and Physical Sciences.
- You must have 5 GCSEs at grade A-C (or reformed grades 4-9) including Maths and English, or equivalents. 💯
- Sharp logical thinking, a drive to self-learn and research, and a creative spark for problem-solving. 🧠💡
- The ability to work independently, safely, and responsibly. Take ownership of challenges and ideas, and be keen to lead and drive change. 💪
- A passion for collaborating with others to discover innovative solutions. 🤝
Transform The Everyday with us!
We celebrate your unique identity and perspective. We're committed to providing equal opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Bring your authentic self and let's transform the everyday together! ✨
We're a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter – they're here to help! 😊
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As part of our recruitment process, all applicants for apprenticeship positions will need to provide proof of their qualifications (achieved and in progress) before any job offer can be made. This ensures everyone meets the educational requirements for the role. 📄
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How to apply:
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Key responsibilities
- Deliver a Business Impact Project by proposing a change to a business process.
- Learn to design, implement, test, install and maintain signalling and control systems.
- Support the development and delivery of signalling and control solutions on live projects.
- Collaborate with other apprentices across the business.
- Build evidence towards professional registration, such as EngTech.