Apprenticeship Standards Space Engineering Technician
About the role
Space Engineering Technicians are involved in supporting the development, manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing of complex, high value space hardware and ground-based equipment. This apprenticeship is designed as a 48 month programme.
See also
Space Engineering Technicians are occupied in the design and production of satellites and the components and subsystems they comprise, along with production, operation and maintenance of highly specialised ground support equipment used to support development and testing of satellites before launch.
Typical duties can include:
- Planning, preparing and carrying out inspection, fabrication or assembly of spacecraft components and subsystems
- Operate equipment, subsystems and systems (such as analysis tools, ground support equipment and flight assemblies) in compliance with written operational procedures
- Build and test precision components and assemblies such as electronic boards, deployment mechanisms and fuel/cooling pipework to design specifications
- Carrying out inspection activities on equipment, components and systems (for example, use of microscopes to inspect electronics assemblies; helium leak testing of thermal-vacuum chambers, thermal cycling and optical alignment)
Standard
On-programme
We provide a clear learning programme to take apprentices from entry through to the gateway for end-point assessment.
You can use our on-programme offer regardless of whether you are using Pearson as your end-point assessment organisation or not.
Qualifications
Learning resources
English and maths resources
We have a wide range of resources and useful tools to complement your programme, including assessment tools, podcasts and training events.
