Level 6 Rail & Rail Systems Engineer Apprenticeship – Signalling & Control Systems

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be working in the asset management function of Engineering Services giving you the opportunity to widen your knowledge, understand and skills in asset management and engineering assurance. Along with part time education and internal training throughout the scheme, you’ll upskill yourself in the relevant skills and competencies required for Network Rail.

Upon successful completion of the Level 6 qualification, you will be able to use your experience to become a fully effective professional with the opportunity to continue learning and developing in a specialist area.

Who you are matters

We’re looking for technical minded people with an innovative and forward-thinking approach to problem solving. You are passionate about work, are motivated, and enjoy working as part of a team.

You’ll need to have one of:

• L3 Network Rail or equivalent Rail apprenticeship
• A Level BBB including Maths and/or Physical Sciences (120 UCAS points)
• BTEC National Diploma DDM, including Level 3 Maths and Physical Sciences (128 UCAS points)
• EAL Technical Extended Diploma in Engineering Technologies, D, including Further Engineering Mathematics, and other options relevant to Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering
• Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, with at least half the course in Maths and Physical Science subjects (122 UCAS points)
• Equivalent Level 3 qualifications worth 120 UCAS points and including Maths and Physical Sciences

You’ll also need to hold 5 GCSE’s A-C/4-9, including Maths and English, or equivalent.

At Network Rail, we invest in your future, exposing you to the different areas and aspects because you will play a key role in the future of the organisation and its contribution to the country. In return, we respect individuals who are driven, hardworking and uphold Network Rail’s values and behaviours.

What you’ll get out of it

On successful completion you will have achieved a qualification in Railway Engineering.

By the end of the Apprenticeship, you’ll know and have a deep understanding and experience of rail signalling and control systems engineering including:

• The requirements, methods and techniques for safe routing, spacing and control of trains e.g. degraded mode, fixed block signalling, automatic train protection. Interface with track assets and bonding/connections
• Rules for the operational interfaces of the railway.

You’ll also be able to:

• Apply rail signaling and control systems skills e.g. independence of design, alignment to an operating railway, close out of issue logs.
• Produce rail signaling and control solutions for the railway industry based on known and defined concepts and principles and new and novel approaches.

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