Our apprenticeships are designed to give you an insight into a wide variety of areas of work and the chance to explore where your skills and interests lie.

Through a combination of on-the-job learning and practical skills development, you’ll work on real projects from day one that offer scale and variety, collaborating with others and creating meaningful impact on the world around us. You’ll work towards your professional qualification; whichever path you take, your future starts here.

Not only will you gain valuable 'on the job' experience and work towards professional qualifications but you'll also earn a meaningful salary from day one. We’re proud to be paying Real Living Wage for our Level 6 Apprenticeships.

You'll be making a sustainable difference in people's lives, shaping cities, reimagining transport and transforming nuclear energy. And with the opportunity to work across a variety of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, defence, technology, and aerospace.

Here’s what your role as an apprentice will involve:

Developing your skills in a wide range of exciting projects

Learning and using relevant design software

Being involved in client meetings and assisting in building key client relationships

You’ll get to understand and learn digital skills, to help us harness technology in new ways

Your mentors will support you as you study towards nationally recognised qualifications and accreditation

You'll have dedicated time to spend at college or university to focus on your studies

Please apply here.

As an Electro-Mechanical Degree Apprentice in our Energy, Great Grid Partnership team in Birmingham you will work alongside a team of experts to help deliver nine major onshore electricity transmission upgrades in the UK, known as the Great Grid Upgrade. You will get the opportunity to help provide services across the whole project lifecycle, from early-stage development through to detailed design.

Please apply here.

As a Project Engineer Apprentice, you will assist in the planning, execution, and management of engineering projects and contracts, while developing technical expertise, building customer relationships, and driving operational excellence. Through dedicated mentorship, continuous learning, and a commitment to delivering innovative solutions, Schneider Electric aim to cultivate the next generation of skilled Project and Contract Engineers. This contributes to Schneider Electric's mission of advancing efficiency and sustainability in energy management and automation.

At the Leeds plant, Schneider Electric specialises in manufacturing and assembling electrical distribution and control equipment, including switchgear, transformers, and components that support energy management and automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Order Management: Process and manage customer orders from receipt to dispatch, ensuring they are delivered on time, meet customer specifications, and stay within budget.

Customer & Department Liaison: Liaise with customers and factory departments on approvals, manufacturing, delivery, site work, and inspections.

Contract Documentation: Prepare and submit contract documentation (e.g., electrical schematics, manuals, risk assessments).

Contract Review: Review contract performance regularly to ensure deadlines and quality are met.

Progress Reporting: Provide feedback to the Team Manager on the progress of all contracts.

Work Progress Monitoring: Monitor work progress and report any issues or deviations for future bids.

Collaboration with Teams: Collaborate with tendering, production, and sales teams to manage contracts and meet customer requirements.

Please apply here.

The Technical Project Engineer Apprentice role is part of the EcoFit team in Schneider Electric’s Leeds business. EcoFit focuses on delivering sustainable solutions for upgrading and retrofitting existing electrical equipment. These solutions aim to improve energy efficiency, extend the lifespan of infrastructure, and minimise environmental impact without the need for complete replacements. By implementing EcoFit, customers can optimise their operations while meeting sustainability goals.

In this role, you will manage customer orders from receipt through to engineering design and project delivery. This includes overseeing customer relationships, organising and leading customer meetings, and managing multiple orders for a range of legacy products, including medium and low voltage equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

Order Management: Process and manage customer orders from receipt to dispatch, ensuring they are delivered on time, meet customer specifications, and stay within budget.

Customer & Department Liaison: Liaise with customers and factory departments on approvals, manufacturing, delivery, site work, and inspections.

Electrical Design Creation: Create electrical designs, wiring diagrams, and work instructions for manufacturing.

Contract Documentation: Prepare and provide necessary contract documents, such as wiring diagrams, user manuals, export documents, and risk assessments.

Contract Review: Regularly review contracts to ensure performance targets are met.

Contract Reporting: Report contract performance updates to the Team Manager.

Please apply here.

As a Technical Sales Apprentice, you will have the opportunity to kickstart your career by developing essential skills and knowledge required to be a key member of the sales team. You will work closely with customers and partners to promote and sell Schneider Electric’s full product portfolio.

Through hands-on experience, you will gain exposure to various aspects of the business, which may include working in different departments, projects, and locations across the UK. This apprenticeship is designed to help you build your professional expertise while contributing to Schneider Electric’s growing range of technical products and solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Knowledge: Learn the fundamentals of Schneider Electric products and solutions.

Customer Support: Support customers by selecting products and developing solutions, while understanding technical specifications and drawings.

Customer Visits: Visit customer sites to understand their needs and how Schneider Electric can help.

Project Management: Manage a list of projects, ensuring both short-term and long-term plans are in place. Sell a complete range of Schneider Electric products that suit the customer’s needs.

Relationship Building: Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers.

CRM Excellence: Use CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tools to track all customer interactions and opportunities, making sure to document everything clearly.

Please apply here.

Our Directed Energy capabilities cover both the fundamental knowledge behind the Science of this emerging technology, and the integration of our closely aligned Engineering Teams and Facilities.

Our teams are critical to providing Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) and associated technologies that will provide the military with tools that enhance defensive and offensive capabilities, and you will be joining QinetiQ at a time when there is global interest and budgets to provide viable capability.

Our Laser and Radio Frequency DEW activities require a broad range of engineering skills, which means you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team on a range of customer projects, working alongside Laser and RF Subject Matter Experts to design and develop new novel solutions, and help to transition existing systems into production. Through this work you will have the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the principles of both electrical and mechanical disciplines, and skills in design, testing, analysis, reporting, verification, safety assessment, quality assurance, and management of projects.

This work has many aspects that you will find to be highly rewarding from a personal perspective, and you will be helping to develop technology that will save lives and protect the UK’s sovereign capabilities.

Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

QinetiQ is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all background, come and be part of our team!

Our Benefits (the list is not exhaustive):

• Adaptive working
• Personal Development fund
• On demand learning, access to courses, modules, and lectures via multiple digital learning platforms
• Coaching and Mentoring
• 25 days annual holiday excluding bank holiday
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Flexible Benefits package
• Employee discount portal
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee-led networks

Please apply here.

Our teams come from a variety of science, engineering and mathematics backgrounds.They conduct research and assess weapons systems that range from long-range missiles to small arms, providing advice that enables our Customers to ensure that these critical assets are effective and safe. They have a detailed knowledge of the technologies embedded within the weapon systems and conduct both analysis and practical evaluation of these systems.

This particular role involves conducting qualification, evaluation and assessment of general and complex weapon systems, as well as providing expertise in weapon engineering and ammunition assessment. The role involves practical test and trials and also analytical work to understand functionality, performance and safety.

You will work alongside other teams at Fort Halstead who are also involved in the evaluation and testing of weapon systems and explosive materials in order to ensure that systems are both safe and perform to the highest levels. Our work is unusual, but absolutely critical to saving lives and protecting our sovereign nation. You will be working with a number of science and engineering teams, all with a common interest and passion for their technical areas and in supporting our Customers.

Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

QinetiQ is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all background, come and be part of our team!

Our Benefits (the list is not exhaustive):

• Adaptive working
• Personal Development fund
• On demand learning, access to courses, modules, and lectures via multiple digital learning platforms
• Coaching and Mentoring
• 25 days annual holiday excluding bank holiday
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Flexible Benefits package
• Employee discount portal
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee-led networks

Please apply here.

Our Directed Energy capabilities cover both the fundamental knowledge behind the Science of this emerging technology, and the integration of our closely aligned Engineering Teams and Facilities.

Our teams are critical to providing Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) and associated technologies that will provide the military with tools that enhance defensive and offensive capabilities, and you will be joining QinetiQ at a time when there is global interest and budgets to provide viable capability.

Our Laser and Radio Frequency DEW activities require a broad range of engineering skills, which means you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team on a range of customer projects, working alongside Laser and RF Subject Matter Experts to design and develop new novel solutions, and help to transition existing systems into production. Through this work you will have the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the principles of both electrical and mechanical disciplines, and skills in design, testing, analysis, reporting, verification, safety assessment, quality assurance, and management of projects.

This work has many aspects that you will find to be highly rewarding from a personal perspective, and you will be helping to develop technology that will save lives and protect the UK’s sovereign capabilities.

Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

QinetiQ is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all background, come and be part of our team!

Our Benefits (the list is not exhaustive):

• Adaptive working
• Personal Development fund
• On demand learning, access to courses, modules, and lectures via multiple digital learning platforms
• Coaching and Mentoring
• 25 days annual holiday excluding bank holiday
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Flexible Benefits package
• Employee discount portal
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee-led networks

Please apply here.