Craft Apprenticeship - Structures Test
Core
Apprentice supporting the delivery of critical test campaigns for aerospace structures, including mechanical assembly, instrumentation installation, and metrology.
Role type
Junior IC aerospace structures test apprentice
Builds
Test specimens, rigs, hydraulic systems, and data acquisition setups for aircraft wing evaluations
Domain
Aerospace engineering / Structural testing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Machining (lathes, mills, grinders), mechanical assembly, instrumentation installation, metrology, cable manufacturing, control system commissioning
Preferred skills
Hands-on workshop skills, problem-solving, teamwork, passion for aerospace
Technologies
Lathes, mills, surface grinders, sensors, inclinometers, string potentiometers, high-speed cameras, multimeters, oscilloscopes, pressure gauges, temperature sensors
Responsibilities
Machining simple components, assembling test specimens and hydraulic systems, installing test instrumentation, performing precise physical measurements, manufacturing cables and connectors, commissioning data acquisition systems, calibrating measurement equipment
Seniority
Entry-level, structured apprenticeship
