Project Engineer Apprenticeship

Description

Job Description: 

• Perform practical work in a safe and controlled manner to ensure both quality of work and the safety of yourself and others
• Oversee preparation and finalisation of experimental investigations
• Support with experimental investigations
• Support the analysis and report on results of experimentation
• Support the production of prototype designs based upon experimentation results
• Manufacture prototypes for visualisation as well as test purposes
• Manage suppliers to ensure ordered parts are delivered on schedule, to cost and to specification
• Provide regular update on progress to line manager
• Ensure that Tribosonics is a healthy and safe working environment
• Conduct work for Tribosonics in a professional manner
• Assist with other tasks as requested, including being responsible for the laboratory or office on a rota basis
• Play a role in improving the company.

Performance indicators:

• Follow works procedures carefully
• Results are both accurate and repeatable
• Results recorded in a clear manner and well documented
• Compliance to H&S regulations and Tribosonics practices
• Read and understand risk assessments
• Prepare lab/workshop with correct materials and equipment
• Pack away materials and equipment after testing
• Source materials and equipment from suppliers
• Carry out testing
• Recording of data/findings
• Take responsibility for testing documentation
• Be professional if carrying out work on client sites
• Carry out data processing
• Plot results in suitable formats (Excel)
• Care taken with data formatting
• Assist with the writing of reports
• Data and results sufficiently documented and archived so they may be used in the future
• Research other solutions and carefully document findings
• Brainstorm possible solutions
• Sourcing components from bill of materials
• Carry out machining on milling machine and lathe
• Manage the process of outsourcing more complex machining tasks
• Prototypes are to be of high quality
• Create method statements, risk assessments
• Create packing lists and resource sourcing
• Support line manager during industrial visits.

Personal qualities the candidate must have:

• An interest in engineering
• Determination to succeed
• An interest in solving problems.

Skills required:

• Good analytical skills
• Good IT skills (able to do word processing, use spreadsheets, send and receive emails and use the internet)
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Some experience working with hand tools.

Employer description:

Tribosonics is a transformational technology business taking its unique sensing technologies into uncharted and valuable territories, to deliver scale and impact. We drive transformation at scale by combining our unique sensing technologies with a value driven commercial problem-solving approach. This enables us to extract smart, targeted data that delivers significant value for business and industry.

Things to consider:

Please ensure that you are able to travel to this employer.

Qualification Requirements:

Degree Apprenticeship entry requirements
A minimum of two A-Levels at grade B or above, including a mathematical based subject and a science, technology, engineering or an additional mathematics related subject; an Engineering BTEC Level 3 with 120 credits at distinction or merit level; or equivalent qualifications such as Cambridge Technicals. Plus five GCSEs at grades 4 to 6, including mathematics, English and a science, technology or engineering related subject.