Aeronautical Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Apprentice
StandardAero
Hampshire (PO13 0AA)
Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026
Posted on 10 February 2026
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Summary
As an Aeronautical Engineering Technician (Mechanical) apprentice, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring military and civil aircraft are maintained and are airworthy. You will be paid to study and gain practical skills to carry out mechanical maintenance activities on highly sophisticated aircraft, gas turbine engines and components.
- Wage
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£19,000 a year
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Yearly salary increase dependent on performance
- Training course
- Aircraft maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 7.00am - 3.30pm, Friday, 7.00am - 12.00pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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8
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
As an Aeronautical Engineering Technician (Mechanical) apprentice, you will:
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks on aircraft and components
- Perform basic maintenance activities including inspections, component removal and installation, defect rectification, and disassemble and build of gas turbine engines
- Interpret and work from aircraft maintenance manuals (AMM), illustrated parts catalogues (IPC), engineering drawings, specifications and process documentation
- Use hand tools, power tools, ground support equipment, and test equipment safely and effectively
- Accurately complete maintenance documentation, work cards, and job records in accordance with company and regulatory procedures
Over the course of the programme, you will study towards your Level 3 Diploma whilst acquiring the knowledge, skills and competence to operate as an aircraft maintenance technician alongside our adept team who will offer guidance and mentorship.
Where you'll work
Fleetlands Fareham Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO13 0AA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP
Training course
Aircraft maintenance technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Collect and interpret information or data to perform maintenance tasks.
- Record or enter information: paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any reporting requirements.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Apply safe systems of work. For example, risk assessments, COSHH, tool control and use of equipment and tools.
- Identify problems, collect evidence, analyse evidence, and determine the cause and maintenance activity required.
- Plan, organise and use resources to complete tasks.
- Follow instructions. For example, manufacturers and maintenance procedures.
- Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Apply mathematical techniques and engineering principles to solve engineering problems.
- Apply maintenance methods and practices. For example, remove, refit, replace, repair, systems or components.
- Test and check aircraft equipment or aircraft systems. For example, built in test equipment, flight control systems, line replacement units or items.
- Assess condition of aircraft components and aircraft equipment. Identify action required. For example, visual inspections.
- Select, check, use, store and control tools and equipment. For example, ground support equipment or test equipment.
- Apply good housekeeping, for example, prior to, during and after completion of the activity to the work area.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing.
- Consider the properties and characteristics of aircraft materials and the possibility of damage to aircraft whilst performing the activity. For example, barely visible impact damage.
- Select aircraft consumables for carrying out maintenance activity.
- Carry out pre-use checks of resources and ensure sufficient supplies of materials and consumables for maintenance activity.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion policies and procedures.
- Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, completion of aircraft servicing schedules or aircraft technical logs.
- Apply team working principles.
- Collect and interpret information or data to perform maintenance tasks.
- Record or enter information: paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any reporting requirements.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Apply safe systems of work. For example, risk assessments, COSHH, tool control and use of equipment and tools.
- Identify problems, collect evidence, analyse evidence, and determine the cause and maintenance activity required.
- Plan, organise and use resources to complete tasks.
- Follow instructions. For example, manufacturers and maintenance procedures.
- Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Apply mathematical techniques and engineering principles to solve engineering problems.
- Apply maintenance methods and practices. For example, remove, refit, replace, repair, systems or components.
- Test and check aircraft equipment or aircraft systems. For example, built in test equipment, flight control systems, line replacement units or items.
- Assess condition of aircraft components and aircraft equipment. Identify action required. For example, visual inspections.
- Select, check, use, store and control tools and equipment. For example, ground support equipment or test equipment.
- Apply good housekeeping, for example, prior to, during and after completion of the activity to the work area.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing.
- Consider the properties and characteristics of aircraft materials and the possibility of damage to aircraft whilst performing the activity. For example, barely visible impact damage.
- Select aircraft consumables for carrying out maintenance activity.
- Carry out pre-use checks of resources and ensure sufficient supplies of materials and consumables for maintenance activity.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion policies and procedures.
- Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, completion of aircraft servicing schedules or aircraft technical logs.
- Apply team working principles.
Training schedule
- The training will be delivered by South Hampshire College Group
- Your training will be delivered Day Release at CEMAST, Lee-on-the-Solent, PO13 9FU
- The schedule of this day release is to be confirmed
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Other in:
Desirable 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
- Team working
- Patience
- Able to follow instructions
- Accuracy
- Willingness to learn
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Passing a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check
- Our apprenticeship roles do not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas & Immigration to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. You must have permanent right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship to be eligible to apply.
- Being comfortable with working at height.
- You must be studying towards or have previously completed Level 2 Diploma Aerospace & Aviation Engineering (Foundation Competence)
About this employer
StandardAero is a leading global provider of Aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services including airframe and engine repair and overhaul, engine component repair, avionics upgrades, engineering services, interior completions and paint applications.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion of your apprenticeship programme, you could be offered a full-time permanent position with the chance to progress within the team
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012841.
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Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026
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