Summary
Leeds-based company OneSubsea, a world-leading subsea technology and solutions provider, are looking for an ambitious and dedicated apprentice to work towards becoming a highly-skilled Design Engineer by following a 4-year programme, putting engineering principles into practice on real projects.
Wage
Competitive
Competitive wage offered
Competitive starting salary & benefits including flexi benefits.
Training course
Engineering design technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Duration
4 years
Positions available
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
OneSubsea recruit apprentices to follow a 4-year programme. Their apprentices get the chance to develop product knowledge and skills in, leadership, customer interaction and delivery of all aspects of the Engineering scope and to put engineering principles into practice on real projects.
Each apprentice is assigned a mentor and is given coaching and support throughout the apprenticeship scheme. The scheme gives the apprenticeships opportunity to study at college and then to use that knowledge and skills in the workplace.
Typical duties include:
* Producing project specific detailed designs
* Designs include technical drawings in 3D AutoCAD
* Updating drawings as required for projects
* Producing drawings for manufacturing
* Downloading and uploading of latest information for online portals for projects
* Liaison with suppliers both internal and external regarding projects
* Liaison with clients regarding queries raised for projects
Where you'll work
Queen Street
Leeds
LS10 1SB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
APPRIS CHARITY LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering design technician (level 3)
What you'll learn
Course contents
* Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
* Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
* Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
* Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
* Select materials and parts.
* Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
* Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
* Provide feedback on engineering designs.
* Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
* Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
* Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
* Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
* Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
* Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
* Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
* Read, interpret and establish design intent.
* Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
* Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
* Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
* Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
* Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
* Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
* Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
* Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
* Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
* Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
* Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
* Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
* Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
* Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
* Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
* Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
* Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
* Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
* Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
* Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
* Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
* Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
* Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
* Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
* Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
* Select materials and parts.
* Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
* Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
* Provide feedback on engineering designs.
* Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
* Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
* Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
* Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
* Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
* Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
* Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
* Read, interpret and establish design intent.
* Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
* Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
* Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
* Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
Your training plan
Engineering Design Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
* Year 1 - 1 Day a week at Appris Training Centre, Bradford: BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence - Mechanical)
* Year 2 & 3 - 1 Day a week at Appris Training Centre, Bradford: BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge - Mechanical)
* Year 2 to Year 4 - Workplace qualification: EAL Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Technical Support Technician (Drawing)
* Internal training, development and mentoring with highly skilled engineers in a variety of project and support-based areas and other engineering-related duties and requirements
* In your 4th Year, you will continue to work towards your occupational competency in engineering and prepare for independent end-point assessments
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
* Engineering (grade C)
* Maths (grade C)
* Physics (grade C)
Other in:
Engineering (grade Pass)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship 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
* Creative
* Initiative
* Patience
Other requirements
Candidates need to be 18+ years of age to apply.