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About this apprenticeship
Are you someone who wants to build a safer world through smart, creative design?
At AVIRE, we design life-saving technologies for people in high-rise buildings. Whether it's an intercom that helps someone call for help during a fire, or a device that keeps lifts operational during an emergency, our products are trusted to protect the most vulnerable people in society. We are looking for a driven, imaginative apprentice to join our Product and Innovation team and begin their career as a design engineer.
This is a four-year degree apprenticeship, combining hands-on work at our design centre in Maidenhead with expert tuition from Newbury College. You'll graduate with a university-level qualification, debt-free and ready to step into a career where your ideas make a difference from day one.
You'll join a friendly, international team where you'll be supported to grow your confidence, develop your skills and play a part in designing products that matter.
Learn more about the team you’ll be joining at https://www.avire-global.com/en-uk/team/ or read about one of our current apprentices – Madison O’Donoghue’s -story at https://www.avire-global.com/en-us/team/madison-odonoghue/
What you'll do
Throughout the programme, you'll be immersed in real engineering work – not just observing but contributing from day one. You'll learn how to:
Design elegant solutions to complex safety challenges – turning early ideas into real products
Work through the entire design cycle – from sketches and prototypes to fully engineered solutions
Combine creativity and logic to make products that are not only functional but reliable, manufacturable, and user-friendly
Use 3D CAD software and simulation tools to test your ideas in the virtual world before they're built
Collaborate with engineers, manufacturers, and end users to balance performance, safety, and cost
Troubleshoot and refine designs based on testing and feedback – and feel proud of the final result
Think like a project manager – plan your time, manage risks, and see things through to delivery
Understand how global safety standards shape design decisions in the real world
Contribute to meaningful projects where every detail you shape could one day protect someone's life
This is a job where you'll see your designs brought to life in our labs and on production lines. And you'll do it knowing that every product you help create is designed to protect real people, in real buildings, in moments that matter.
Training
This is a four-year degree apprenticeship, combining hands-on work at our design centre in Maidenhead with expert tuition from Newbury College. You'll graduate with a university-level qualification, debt-free and ready to step into a career where your ideas make a difference from day one.
What you could go on to do
This could lead on to a permanent position on successful completion of the Degree Apprenticeship.
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