GKN is a global engineering group offering a Degree Apprenticeship in Aerospace Engineering, which will prepare you for a career within their engineering and design teams over a four year programme. The minimum entry requirements are two A-levels at grade A*-C. These must include mathematics and science (physics or chemistry). Your first year will be spent at college, learning the basics of engineering and manufacturing and working towards a suitable engineering qualification. The next three years will be spent working with the engineering and design teams across the business to learn all the different aspects of engineering, design and manufacturing. You will continue to attend college on a day-release basis to gain your qualifications.

There are 3 core areas to the programmes:

• Design Engineering: Design engineers use their skills from the early phases of concept development right through to the design work required to support in-service product repairs and upgrades. You will work closely with our customers to provide innovative structural design solutions to a variety of wing related components, sub-assemblies and complex integrated assemblies.
• Analysis: Working closely with all the engineering functions, the structures analysis team apply the engineering sciences of solid mechanics and materials to ensure the performance of the products in terms of strength, durability and weight.
• Mechanical Engineering: Manufacturing Engineers operate across the whole business, from product conceptualisation through design, procurement, manufacturing and end product support.