Quality Engineering Technical Higher Apprenticeship

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Quality Engineering Technical Higher Apprenticeship

Launch an exciting career by joining our Airbus Apprenticeship programme. Our Apprentices receive industry-leading training and support to gain the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to enable them to make an immediate contribution within the aerospace industry.

Quality Engineering is a transnational team providing quality assurance as part of Airbus Commercial Aircraft to develop designs and technologies for both our new aircraft programmes and the development of our existing products. 

We work closely alongside our engineering teams to assure our products comply with all the regulatory requirements, maintain safety standards, and safeguard Airbus’s reputation.

An apprenticeship in Quality Engineering will give you the opportunity to work across all the Airbus Commercial Aircraft programmes. You will gain a working knowledge of the development, production and in-service processes used to create passenger aircraft, freighters and private jets. Starting your career in Quality Engineering provides a wide breadth of experience giving you a solid foundation for progression throughout Airbus.

What you will be doing:

From the very start of your apprenticeship, you will spend two days a week working within the quality engineering teams at the Airbus facility at Filton (Bristol). The rest of the time you will study with Weston College towards your Engineering Manufacturing Technician Level 4 qualification.

In second year and beyond, you will progressively spend less time at college and more time engaged in projects and activities within the business.

Throughout your apprenticeship you will complete a number of placements within quality engineering and other related functions. You will undertake various quality assurance activities such as Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), root cause analysis, problem solving, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), big data analysis and design assurance. 

You will gain an excellent understanding of how quality engineering contributes to the successful design and delivery of modern commercial airliners. You will gain experience of working as part of a large multi-disciplinary transnational team engaged in the forefront of aerospace engineering. You will learn how to put into practice the latest quality methods and make use of the most modern digitalisation tools.

Requirements:

In order to be eligible to this apprenticeship, you must have a minimum of:

• 3 A Levels A to C which must include Maths OR one Science related subject

OR

• Access to Higher Education Diploma

OR

• Level 3 Vocational Equivalent subject to validation

AND

• GCSE Maths and English Language – Minimum of Grade 4/C

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Attention to detail
• Intuition and inquisitiveness
• Persistency
• Willingness to learn and develop yourself
• Submit your CV including all your grades and if they are predicted or achieved
• Submit a Cover Letter explaining why you would like to work as a quality engineer for Airbus

Important Information:

GRADES:If you are on predicted grades, your offer will be conditional to achieving the required grades before the apprenticeship start date.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

Our apprenticeship roles do not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas & Immigration to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.

About Airbus

Apprenticeships with Airbus“It’s an amazing career start - you’re getting hands-on experience and all course fees paid, whilst you earn a salary!”

Achieve extraordinary things!

At the forefront of innovation and a proven leader in global aerospace, Airbus designs, manufactures and delivers cutting-edge commercial aircraft, helicopters, military transporters, satellites and launch vehicles, as well as providing data services, navigation, cyber and communications security, urban mobility and other solutions for customers on a global scale. At Airbus, we draw on each other’s expertise and experience and put our passion and determination into exploring sustainable aerospace developments. We connect to the best minds. We make bold decisions. We find smart solutions. We get the world’s most advanced technologies off the ground.

Earn while you learn, no course fees!

As an apprentice at Airbus, you’ll be taking your first steps towards building your career. We’ve carefully designed our apprenticeship programmes to give you valuable practical training while you complete your college or university studies.

Your studies will be paid for and you’ll earn while you learn, so you’ll be off to a racing start at the end of your apprenticeship. At the same time, every day at Airbus brings something new and exciting to do. What you do will make a real difference – on the ground, in the sky and in space.

How to apply

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Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.