Apprentice Design & Development Engineer
ELFAB LIMITED
North Shields Tyne & Wear (NE29 8SD)
Closes in 30 days (Saturday 13 September 2025)
Posted on 13 August 2025
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Summary
The role will allow the apprentices to learn and develop new skills within a range of engineering, technical and design expertise. Duties include: concept feasibility, design, development, launch and production. Additional activities will include rapid prototyping, assembly, testing, validating and performance analysis
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 22 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Reporting to an Engineer Lead, the engineering apprentice will have the opportunity to develop both a practical and academic understanding of engineering. Throughout the apprenticeship, engineers at the beginning of their career will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and learning to various business initiatives and engineering programs.
The engineering apprentices primarily work on all stages of product creation and modification. They support activities ranging from early concept feasibility, design and development stages right through to final preparation for launch and customers. This includes working on rapid prototyping, assembly, testing, validating and analysing performance. Typically working closely with engineers to bring new concepts to life or supporting redesigns of existing products.
Development:
Developing skills within an engineering apprenticeship will allow you to be involved in complex work. You will learn to be able to:
- Apply safe systems of working.
- Make a technical contribution to either the design, development, quality assurance, manufacture, installation, commissioning, decommissioning, operation or maintenance of products, equipment, systems, processes or services.
- Apply proven techniques and procedures to solve engineering/manufacturing problems.
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills in communicating both technical and non-technical information.
- Develop a commitment to continued professional development.
Learning Specific Specialist Knowledge:
- Understand mathematical techniques, formulas and calculations in a product design and development environment.
- Understand material applications and methods of testing (destructive and non-destructive).
- Understand Computer-Aided Design (CAD) methods and applications.
- Understand material joining applications and systems.
- Understand mechanical, electrical, electronic and process control systems.
- Understand measurement, monitoring, testing and diagnostic methods and techniques.
Learning Specific Specialist Skills:
- Read and interpret relevant data and documentation used in the design and development of components, assemblies and systems
- produce components and prototypes using a wide range of hand-fitting techniques.
- Produce assemblies and jigs using a range of materials and techniques.
- Prepare and use lathes, milling machines, as well as other general or specialist high technology equipment such as 3D printing/additive manufacturing techniques.
- Use a range of mechanical, electrical and electronic testing devices and equipment
- Apply mechanical principles and joining techniques to develop products, devices and equipment.
- Apply electrical and electronic principles to develop products devices and equipment.
- Identify, diagnose and rectify design problems through the whole creation process including design studio, workshops, test environments or under laboratory conditions.
- Contribute to the business by identifying possible opportunities for improving working practices, processes and/or procedure.
Where you'll work
Alder Road
West Chirton Industrial Estate
North Shields Tyne & Wear
NE29 8SD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence) - Technical Support.
- Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge).
Delivery method and location to be confirmed.
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Based in North Shields and USA, Elfab are a leading provider of pressure relief solutions worldwide. Basically bursting disks. They manufacture Pressure Relief Safety Devices, Pressure relief bursting discs, rupture discs, bursting panels, OEM discs, explosion vents and detecting devices Our Purpose is ‘Protecting life. Solutions for a safer, cleaner world.’ Following this purpose, we offer products and services related to all aspects of pressure management. We manufacture rupture discs, explosion vents and burst detection systems to protect people, plant and the environment around the world. Our services include specialised engineering and design consultation, product training seminars, site surveys and a stock consolidation programme. Our manufacturing facilities in Broken Arrow (USA) and North Shields (UK) are supported by six regional sales offices and over sixty approved representatives worldwide. OsecoElfab is part of the Halma Grou
After this apprenticeship
- An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence.
- Potential for full time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
- Transferable skills that are invaluable in the wider world of work.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337163.
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Closes in 30 days (Saturday 13 September 2025)
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