Radius Systems is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Apprentice Application Engineer to join its Technical Team.

This exciting apprenticeship combines practical workplace experience with college-based learning, allowing you to develop the technical knowledge, engineering skills, and professional behaviours needed for a successful career.

Wage: £16,816 a year

Training course: Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)

Hours:

• Monday–Thursday 8.00–17.00
• Friday 8.00–15.30 (38 hours 30 minutes a week)

Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration: 3 years 6 months

Positions available: 2

What you'll do at work

You will work closely with the product technical support, product development, compliance, marketing, and commercial teams to gain an in-depth understanding of the following:

• Pipeline material selection, using your engineering skills to determine the most appropriate material for a given application
• Pipeline design and installation
• The provision of product technical support to Radius Systems customers and Radius Systems Internal Teams
• Product quality control – to gain an understanding of the manufacturing and quality procedures used in the manufacture of Radius Systems products
• Product compliance to understand the product approval process
• Product field support, in the correct installation of Radius Systems products including field troubleshooting
• Marketing in the development of product and technical support literature, with a key emphasis on ‘clarity of information’
• Where required, you may also experience business functions outside of Engineering, such as Finance, Customer Service, Quality, Applications, and Sales to gain a full understanding of our business

Where you'll work

Radius House
Berrstow Lane
South Normanton
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 2JJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

Training course

Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
• Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
• Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
• Apply scientific, technical, or engineering principles.
• Apply problem-solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
• Organise, plan, and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
• Identify, organise, and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.
• Produce job-specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals, and specifications.
• Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
• Record information - paper-based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
• Follow standard operating procedures.
• Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes, and machinery.
• Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections, or tests.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques.
• Apply team-working principles.
• Communicate in writing with others, for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
• Carry out and record learning and development activities.
• Apply equity, diversity, and inclusion procedures.
• Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
• Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
• Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
• Apply scientific, technical, or engineering principles.
• Apply problem-solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
• Organise, plan, and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
• Identify, organise, and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.
• Produce job-specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals, and specifications.
• Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
• Record information - paper-based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
• Follow standard operating procedures.
• Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes, and machinery.
• Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections, or tests.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques.
• Apply team-working principles.
• Communicate in writing with others, for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
• Carry out and record learning and development activities.
• Apply equity, diversity, and inclusion procedures.