Military RME Mechatronics Apprentice - West Midlands Locations 2026 - Fixed Term Contract

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RME Mechatronics Apprentice – Launch Your Engineering Career with Amazon

This role focuses on those who have military experience and/or are military spouses or children interested in working in the private sector. Amazon’s military recruiting team is available to discuss the many opportunities within Amazon. At Amazon, thousands of former military are driving innovation and raising the bar on customer experience.

Fascinated by the mechanics behind automated systems? Want to master both electrical and mechanical engineering while working with cutting‑edge technology? Amazon is the perfect place to launch your engineering career in Mechatronics Maintenance.

As one of the world’s most advanced technology‑driven companies, we are powered by automation, robotics, and continuous innovation. From cutting‑edge robotic arms to complex conveyor networks and smart sensor technology, you will work with the systems that keep millions of customer orders moving. This apprenticeship gives you the chance to become a multi‑skilled maintenance technician in both electrical and mechanical disciplines, gaining hands‑on experience with industry‑leading equipment that will shape your future in engineering.

The Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team at Amazon is fundamental to our operations – they’re the ones keeping vital machinery running at all times. As an RME Mechatronics Apprentice you’ll maintain a wide range of equipment and workspaces while upholding Health and Safety best practices. You will learn to keep your colleagues safe and prevent machine downtime, boosting the availability and quality of our equipment and enhancing the operational environment. You will work with exciting technology – some of which only exists at Amazon.

Your role will cover a broad range of activities including installation, testing, fault‑finding, and ongoing planned maintenance of complex automated equipment.

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• Carrying out proactive and preventative maintenance
  
• Carrying out reactive repairs, and fault diagnosis in a live distribution warehouse.
  
• Using the latest tools to maximise equipment effectiveness
  
• Making modifications and upgrades to existing equipment
  
• Upholding health and safety policies and practices
  
• Working on continuous improvement projects.
  

Throughout your apprenticeship you will learn valuable skills including fault diagnosis, preventative maintenance, fluid power systems assembly and testing, mechanical device maintenance, electrical equipment wiring and testing, hydraulics and pneumatics, and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) operations. You will respond promptly to breakdowns, investigate, find, and implement solutions quickly, and suggest long‑term improvements. From CAD design, 3D printing, to overseeing general site maintenance and repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most aspects of Amazon’s technical operations.

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• UK national, or a non‑UK national with right to work in the UK, or an EU national settled in the UK, with 3 years’ residency prior to commencement (September 2026).
  
• If on a visa, it must enable you to legally work and reside in England for the entire duration of the programme (September 2030).
  
• Resident of the UK for the entire duration of the programme.
  
• Not registered to study on a UK government‑funded course ending August 2026 or later.
  
• 18 years old or older before entering an Amazon building (September 2026).
  
• Minimum of 3 GCSEs at Grades 9‑4/A‑C (or equivalent) in Maths, English and a science/technology subject.
  
• Must not already have a qualification in a similar subject at the same or higher level than this apprenticeship.
  
• This apprenticeship assumes the candidate has little or no knowledge/experience of the occupation.
  

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• 5 GCSEs at Grades 9‑4/A‑C (or equivalent), including Maths, English and a science/technology subject.
  
• Achievement or study towards a T‑Level in an Engineering subject or A‑Levels with a bias towards science & technology, or another Engineering subject, or studying for A‑Levels with a bias towards science and technology.
  

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