2026 Software Engineering Apprentice - Cheadle

Level: 6


Employer: THALES UK LIMITED


Location: Dolphin House

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you have an inquisitive mind? Are you looking for an employer who will sponsor you through a degree, whilst providing valuable and exciting on-the-job experience within a global, innovative and industry-leading organisation? If so, read on to see what Thales has to offer…
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Duration: 4 Years

Expected start date: 07/09/2026

Hours per week: 37 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

You will be a key member of a diverse team of software engineers, solving the complex challenges our Royal Navy and export customers face in keeping the world a safe and secure place. This will involve working with specialists from across the Thales global business and pushing the boundaries on topics such as Artificial Intelligence and novel computing architectures to enhance our products.

You will be encouraged to own your development plan covering the technical and professional skills needed to meet your ambitions. You will be fully supported by your team to make this a reality. Software engineering has a varied career path and you will have opportunities to gain skills and further qualifications on topics such as architecture, design, coding and testing. You will be a valued member of a software sprint team developing solutions and will work with wider disciplines such as systems engineering to define what is needed and what is valuable to the end user.

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Together, we create the ingenious technological systems and innovations that impact and improve people's lives every single day. Even if you haven't heard the name Thales before, you've definitely benefited from our inventiveness. We reinvest 20% of our sales in Research & Development in the UK. We support businesses, organisations, and governments in addressing tomorrow’s major challenges by developing advanced Defence, Security, Cybersecurity, Digital Identity, and Aerospace solutions, in the most sustainable, responsible, and ethical manner.

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  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: 5 subjects including Maths & English
  • grade: 9 - 4 or A-C

As a Software Engineering Apprentice you will be studying towards a BSc in Digital and Technology Solutions, following the Software Engineering Pathway.  This is a Gold accredited programme under the Tech Partnership Degrees.  For the duration of this 4 year programme you will be given one day per week in which to attend Manchester Metropolitan University.  For the other four days you will be working at the Cheadle site, in the business, applying your university learning to real world projects and gaining a breadth of experience with your teammates. 

     At the end of the apprenticeship you will be working as a software engineer within the Thales UK businesses.

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

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  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills