Hardware Engineer Apprentice
NORTHROP GRUMMAN UK LIMITED
London (SW1Y 4EL)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 3 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 June 2026
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Summary
A key member of the Hardware Engineering team, responsible for delivering hardware engineering across control systems, electrical, production, and mechanical disciplines. Duties include design engineering, component selection, development, testing, qualification and manufacturing support, plus hardware implementation and production delivery.
- Wage
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£25,000 a year
- Training course
- Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:30
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 21 September 2026
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Electrical/mechanical design engineering for existing and new control systems for Naval applications
- Create, modify, maintain and manage electrical/mechanical designs
- Component selection and system implementation
- Analyse and justify electrical/mechanical based designs and component selection
- Resolve electrical/mechanical issues throughout hardware design, development, manufacture, integration and qualification
- Create, modify maintain and manage technical documentation to support contractual deliverables
- Produce, maintain and manage calculations to support electrical/mechanical design engineering tasks
- Design, develop and support hardware testing activities
- Assist with hardware obsolescence management, working closely with Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineering to specify, select and deliver suitable alternative hardware
- To be aware of and comply with company standards of conduct and all relevant statutory requirements
Where you'll work
2nd Floor Clareville House
26-27 Oxendon Street
London
SW1Y 4EL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
Training course
Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Design functional electronic systems and circuits from component level
- Utilise modern CAD technology to implement circuit design with understanding of considerations for heat dissipation, electrical interference and other industry specific considerations affecting layout
- Write and document structured code to comply with industry norms and to allow others to understand and subsequently maintain/modify the code
- Utilise modelling techniques for circuit design, embedded software development and thermal management
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practice of design for market, design for manufacturability, design for testability and design for maintainability
- Ability to develop a test plan for a product that they have developed
- Ability to explain the process by which a product is introduced into production, including what aspects are discussed at what stage and with whom and how development gateways work
- Ability to develop a basic project plan including resource planning, time planning, use of contingencies etc. Also techniques for predicting pinch points and strategies for timescale recovery
- Awareness of international standards and compliance requirements for the products designed by the employer. Ability to discuss the differences between legislative and non-legislative requirements
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of basic business fundamentals including costs, overheads, gross margin, net margin, profit, and cash
- Ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of basic health and safety principles both in the general workplace and specific to electronic circuit design
Training schedule
Day release, once a week at LSBU's Southwark campus
More training information
For more information on the BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering Apprenticeship at LSBU:
https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/course-finder/electrical-electronic-engineering-apprenticeship
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Flexible and responsive
- Self-motivated
- Good interpersonal skills
- 'Can do' attitude
Other requirements
All applicants must hold:
- A Level BBB including Mathematics and/or Physical Sciences (120 UCAS points) or;
- BTEC National Diploma DDM, including Level 3 Mathematics and Physical Sciences (128 UCAS points) or;
- EAL Technical Extended Diploma in Engineering Technologies, D, including: Further Engineering Mathematics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering Principles; and other options relevant to Electrical and Electronic Engineering or;
- Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, with at least half the course in Mathematics and Physical Science subjects (122 UCAS points) or;
- Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 120 UCAS points and including Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Key Considerations:
- Be willing to travel where required.
- Be comfortable attending an in-person interview and giving a presentation.
- Security clearance - Due to the nature of our work, many roles are subject to both security and export controls. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you currently hold or have held in the past. Further details are available on the Government website.
To be eligible for this role, you must be a sole UK national. You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government security clearance, without any restrictions, in line with the job role and requirements.
If you are a dual national or hold previous 'Other' nationality, you will be expected to produce full formal documentation prior to hire, our recruitment team will be able to advise what documentation is required.
About this employer
We make the UK and our allies safer through our Defence and Cyber and Intelligence businesses. We offer our early careers joiners the opportunity to explore the latest technologies and solve some of the world’s most complex challenges.
After this apprenticeship
- Following successful completion of apprenticeship and meeting internal criteria there may be a promotion to Hardware Engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033121.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Friday 3 July 2026 at 11:59pm)