Test and Repair Apprentice - Level 3 Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician

Position: 2026 Test and Repair Apprentice - Level 3 Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician
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r0298245location: crawley, united kingdomin fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us.

At thales uk, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of aerospace, defence, security and space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
** 2026 test and repair apprentice - level 3 maintenance operations engineering technician
**** start date:
** 07 september 2026
** salary:** £24,000 per annum
** employee type:
** permanent
* * location:
** crawley
* * working schedule:
** monday – friday, 37 hours a week (8 hours monday – thursday, 5 hours friday)
** what the role has to offer:
*** earn while you learn
* job specific training experience
* recognised qualifications
* permanent role from day one
* tuition fees for university or approved training providers are fully covered
** what you’ll be doing:
** through our test and repair apprenticeship, you’ll be making the most of your talents, getting to understand the manufacturing function; and doing so with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry.the first few weeks will be spent in assembly learning the key safe ways of working and the mechanical skills throughout the shop floor;

assembly techniques, wiring and looming, soldering and electrostatic discharge (esd) safety. You will be set up with all the relevant tooling and software needed to work throughout thales.once armed with appropriate skills you will move to a focussed sequence of learning. A rotation plan will start once you have completed your manufacturing key skills training, you will progress to working in test and repair using a lot of complex and interesting facilities.

Through this time, you will learn you will gain experience & knowledge in different types of customer equipment. You will spend time in other departments in manufacturing rotating through different disciplines of assembly & integration, test, repairs and fault finding and planning and manufacturing engineering.over this time, you will have learnt many different skills in mechanical and electrical criteria within accordance with ipc 610 (acceptability of electronic assemblies) / 620 (requirements and acceptance for cable and wire harness assemblies).you

will become a key member of the team, with technical knowledge and practical expertise in the use of both common and specialist tools and equipment, including the use of a variety of measuring, testing, diagnostic aids/equipment and processes to ensure individual components, assemblies and/or integrated systems meet the required specification.
** apprentice programme
** as a test and repair apprentice you will be working towards a level 3 apprenticeship following the
** maintenance and operations engineering technician standard**. For the duration of this 3–4-year programme, you will be given one day per week in which to complete your studies with crawley college. For the other 4 days, you will be working in the business, applying your learning and gaining a breadth of experience
** who we’re looking for:
** we are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are motivated, committed and keen to learn. A self-starter who can manage their time, show…