Craft Apprenticeship - Structures Test (Aerospace)

Location: Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom; onsite apprenticeship. Year 1 combines study at Weston College with two days per week onsite at hirify.global Filton from February to June; Years 2–4 are based onsite at hirify.global Filton.

Salary: £19,185 starting salary

Company

hirify.global is a world-leading aerospace company developing and testing advanced aircraft structures and sustainable aviation technologies.

What you will do

• Support structural test campaigns for components, test specimens, rigs, hydraulic systems, and aircraft wings.
• Perform machining using lathes, mills, and surface grinders to create or modify simple components.
• Assemble mechanical systems and install sensors, inclinometers, string potentiometers, and high-speed cameras.
• Use metrology techniques for precise physical measurements and manufacture cables and bespoke connectors.
• Install and commission control and data acquisition systems while supporting laboratory activities from preparation through execution.
• Depending on the specialisation, perform equipment calibrations, maintain calibration records, troubleshoot faulty equipment, and support ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 compliance.

Requirements

• Current legal authorisation to work in the United Kingdom is required.
• At least five GCSEs are required, including Maths at grade C/4 or above, English at grade C/4 or above, and three additional GCSEs at grade C/4 or above.
• Equivalent or higher qualifications may be considered for the three additional GCSEs, subject to validation.
• Hands-on workshop skills and experience using a variety of tools and equipment.
• Curiosity, effective communication, teamwork, problem-solving ability, and an interest in aerospace and sustainable civil aircraft.
• CV with predicted or achieved grades and a cover letter explaining motivation for the role and industry.

Nice to have

• Practical experience from DIY projects, building or repairing things, model making, technology projects, cooking, baking, beauty work, or similar activities.
• Interest in mechanical testing, data acquisition, advanced calibration, or metrology.

Culture & Benefits

• Four-year-and-three-month apprenticeship combining academic learning, structured training, and hands-on work.
• 35-hour working week with half-day Fridays.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension, success share, and additional flexible benefits.
• Opportunities to travel to other hirify.global sites, including Hamburg and Toulouse, and to external suppliers.

Hiring process

• Applications close on 15 November 2026.
• Offers are conditional on evidence of the required grades, pre-employment checks, and completion of online forms.
• BPSS screening is required; UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control approval may also be required depending on the role. Apprenticeship roles do not meet the minimum requirements for migrant-worker visa sponsorship.