Engineering Degree Apprenticeship - 2025 - London

About Hitachi:

Hitachi Rail is driving the Mobility Transition - helping every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport. Our mission is to deliver superior, original technology and products for mobility projects around the world. Our products are designed to make sustainable mobility a reality across all areas of the global railway sector.

Everything that they do at Hitachi Rail is underpinned by their values;

Wa (Harmony): They need to show respect to their colleagues, their suppliers, their clients and their stakeholders. You show respect to earn respect.

Makoto (Sincerity): Colleagues should act with integrity in all they say and do, this shows that Hitachi are sincere in holding to their stated values. They maintain fairness in all their dealings; their reputation is founded on how they go about our business.

Kaitakusha – Seishin (Pioneering Spirit): Lead with ambition, seeking new challenges; Hitachi are not afraid to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of their business.

At Hitachi Rail you will have the opportunity to contribute to society through the development and delivery of superior, original technology and products that power sustainable connectivity.

General Engineering Apprenticeship

Location: London

Are you looking for an employer who will sponsor you through your qualifications, whilst providing valuable and exciting on-the-job experience within a global, innovative and industry leading organisation?

This exciting General Engineering Apprenticeship will develop your skills in both systems design and hardware engineering. You will rotate between the disciplines being responsible for the production of designs, design estimates, design programs and design work packages for bids, services and projects, as well as the designing and implementation of the engineering solutions in accordance with programme and product requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop your understanding of Engineering through structured learning and on-the-job training
• Deliver tasks on time and to the required quality
• Work as a team-player asking for guidance and direction where necessary
• Develop knowledge and skills within the engineering discipline
• Effectively communicate engineering issues related to own tasks

Degree Apprenticeship Programme:

Through this degree apprenticeship, you will be getting to understand engineering from the ground up with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry. As an Engineering Apprentice, you will be studying towards a BEng in Railway Engineering at the London South Bank University.

The Railway Engineering is an inter-disciplinary course, designed to meet the increasing demand (national and international) for transport engineering professionals requiring technical skills in sustainable, integrated and intelligent rail infrastructure and rail systems. Graduates of the programme will be able to design, build, operate and?manage successfully the sophisticated and complex interfaces characterising existing and new railways and infrastructure

Who Hitachi are looking for:

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are motivated, committed and keen to learn. A self-starter who is able to manage their time, show initiative and has a genuine interest in engineering and Hitachi Rail. Successful candidates will show self-discipline and an aspiration to achieve a degree qualification.

Entry Requirements:

• 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; and other options relevant to Electrical, Mechanical or Civil 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
• Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).

Closing date: Applications will close at 11.59pm on Saturday 31st May 2025, this is the only time Hitachi will be accepting applications this year.

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK.

Hitachi's commitment

Hitachi are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. They believe in embracing the passion and potential of their people, and to achieve this they offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. Hitachi hire from within as their first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within their diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters and that's why Hitachi offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, they support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, they will be in contact.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. They welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is their commitment to create an inclusive environment - Hitachi are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.