Developing innovative solutions to complex technical engineering problems.
Occupational Profile
The engineering sector is key to the UK economy and generates just over one quarter of total UK GDP. Engineering employers are projected to need over 180k people with engineering skills each year to 2022 and to help meet this requirement we need to double the number of graduates entering the industry. Our universities currently produce about 25k engineering and technology first degrees each year. The Post Graduate Engineer Standard will be critical in meeting the sector’s future skills needs. They will work in an area that covers a wide range of generic engineering disciplines which could include for example: software, integrated systems, mechanical, electrical, electronic, electromechanical, fluid power components/systems and materials. Typical occupations include:
- Research and Development Engineer
- Design and Development Engineer
- Systems Integration Engineer
- Quality Assurance/Compliance Engineer
- Test / Qualification Engineer
- Manufacture / Production Engineer
- Maintenance / Test Engineer
- Product Support (inc logistics) Engineer
- Decommissioning/ Disposal Engineer
- Supply Chain/Procurement
- Engineering Business Manager
Post Graduate Engineers develop solutions to engineering problems using new or existing technologies, through innovation, creativity and change and may have technical accountability for complex systems with their associated risks.
Summary of standard
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/post-graduate-engineer/
Full standard
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/media/1210/postgraduate_engineer.pdf
