As an Obsolescence Management Engineer Apprentice, you will develop the technical knowledge, practical skills and professional behaviours needed to become a confident and capable engineer. Working as part of the Obsolescence Management Component Engineering team, you will support the delivery of systems and equipment solutions, ensuring projects are supported and managed throughout production and during their agreed support contract within budget. Responsibilities include supporting equipment requirements and design activities, contributing to project reviews, participating in product testing and mitigation activities, assisting with engineering investigations and problem solving, visiting customer sites where required, and working with experienced Obsolescence Manager/Component engineers on live projects.

Level 6 Applied Professional Engineering Apprenticeship with Warwick University following the Electrical/Electronic Technical Support pathway. Blended learning approach combining on-campus teaching (approx. 12 x 3-day blocks per academic year), virtual coaching sessions, online learning resources, and self-directed learning activities. Years 1-2: Build broad engineering foundation across mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, materials engineering, design engineering, and computational engineering. Years 3-4: Progress onto specialist pathway and apply learning to real projects within Obsolescence Management function in Crawley.

Competitive salary of £24,000 per annum, performance-related pay uplifts, holiday entitlement of 201 hours a year (plus a 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). University tuition fees fully paid.

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