As an Engineering Apprentice, you'll learn and build real mechatronic engineering skills in a supportive team environment. Mechatronics combines mechanical engineering, electronics, and software. You'll develop practical skills, work on challenging engineering problems, help deliver solutions to meet deadlines and quality expectations, and learn how engineering decisions balance performance, cost, and manufacturability. You'll spend 1 day per week at college and 4 days working in engineering departments.

Level 5 Higher Level Apprenticeship, Foundation Engineering Degree (FdEng) in Mechatronics with South Eastern Regional College in Bangor. 1 day per week college attendance for lessons, lectures and tutorials. 4 days per week working in engineering departments. Initial rotation plan followed by specialisation in a particular engineering function. On successful completion, scope to progress onto BEng in Mechatronic Engineering at Ulster University.

Competitive salary of £24,000 per annum; Performance-related pay uplifts; Holiday entitlement of 201 hours a year plus company day and bank holidays; Contributory Company Pension; Health Care Cash Plan; Hybrid/flexible working options; Employee assistance programme; Learning and development support; Employee discounts and wellbeing initiatives; Life Cover; 80 Hours Volunteering per year (first two years); Private medical insurance; Buying or selling annual leave; Cycle to work schemes; Paid volunteering day; Stocks and shares; Annual bonus.

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