Apprentice Test Technician
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Company: LRW ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Location: Buckinghamshire, MK11 3EW
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £19,500.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000046820
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Application Deadline Date: 21/08/2026
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Start Date: 06/10/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with 1 hour for lunch.
Brief Description
You'll work within the vehicle emissions and climatic testing department at LRW Engineering Associates LTEC facility, occasionally assisting with non-vehicle testing activities at other MK business sites.
Training to be Provided
You will work towards the: Propulsion Technician Apprenticeship. Standard Training will be delivered through day release to MK College alongside your workplace learning.
Future Prospects
Following successful completion of the apprenticeship, demonstrating talent and the ability to work hard, a full-time Test Technician role in Automotive/Motorsport may be on offer, as well as access to other careers paths in the wider engineering sphere.
Vacancy Detail
What will the apprentice be doing? As an Apprentice Test Technician at LRW Engineering Associates, your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing vehicles for test including inspections, fuel preparation, battery charging, installation of instrumentation and mechanical fitting of components such as aftertreatment systems and ECU’s.
- Running, maintaining, and diagnosing faults on chassis dynamometers (2wd and 4wd)
- Emissions and Particle Analysers, and HVAC plant equipment in an efficient and pro-active way
- High precision driving of a wide variety of customer vehicles.
- Testing vehicles in extreme temperature conditions and modes to verify compliance to worldwide regulations and legislation (CFR 1066, WLTP, Euro 6 & 7)
- Undertake initial data analysis to verify results and integrity of tests conducted and feedback concerns
- Liaise with members of in-house and customer staff in a professional manner
- Maintaining a test facility including equipment calibration tasks, calibration gas bottles, test consumables, workshop tooling and equipment
- Follow business HSE policy and ‘Safe System of Work’ (SSoW) practices to high voltage systems
- Any other tasks that are reasonably assigned to you by your line manager, including development activities, which are within your capability and grade
Other Information
A full clean driving licence would be advantageous due to the potential travel element of the role. If you do not have a driving license or access to your own vehicle, please consider how you get to and from the workplace and college. A genuine interest in automotive engineering should be clearly demonstrated.