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Design engineers improve product performance and efficiency while researching and developing new manufacturing ideas and systems.
You'll normally need a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree to become a design engineer. You could choose from subjects like:
Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering qualifications may also be welcomed by employers.
You'll usually need 1 or 2 A-Levels, or equivalent, for a foundation degree or higher national diploma. You'll need 2 to 3 A-Levels, or equivalent, for a degree.
You may be able to start by taking a product design and development engineer degree apprenticeship. You'll usually need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A-Levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship.
You can apply directly for jobs if you have experience and qualifications in a particular branch of engineering, for example mechanical, aerospace or energy engineering.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties will depend on the project, but you could:
You can use your design skills to work in industries from construction and biomedical engineering to electronics and renewable energy. You can also improve your career opportunities by working towards incorporated or chartered engineer status and registering with an industry professional body.
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Were looking for someone keen to gain hands-on experience, develop practical skills, and achieve the standards needed to succeed in this role.You’ll be expected to:Manage a workcollege balance.Work and communicate within multiple teamswork areas.Take responsibility for own learning and workload.
Your apprenticeship will last 36 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Water Industry Treatment Process Technician, Level: 3 (wastewater pathway) standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.You will need to be mobile in this role, well contribute up to 500 towards driving lessons and tests to help to get you on the road!
Joining Jersey Electricity on our exciting apprenticeship programme you’ll not only learn the skills you need to build a great career, but you’ll also become a pioneer of a better, more sustainable future for our planet. We have positions available in our Service Delivery team as an Apprentice Craftsperson. In this role, you will provide support in a technical service, electrically installing, repairing, and troubleshooting our distribution assets which include our overhead and underground cabling networks.
Our apprentices are well looked after, with a generous salary, 26 days of leave (excluding bank holidays), a 500 contribution towards learning to drive, and many more benefits.Your apprenticeship will last 36 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Water Industry Treatment Process Technician, Level: 3 (wastewater pathway) standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.
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