Military & Veterans RME Mechatronics Apprentice - East Midlands Locations 2026 - Fixed Term Contract

This role focuses on those who have military experience and/or are military spouses/children interested in working in the private sector. Amazon’s military recruiting team is available to discuss opportunities within Amazon. Thousands of former military personnel are driving innovation and customer experience at Amazon. This apprenticeship provides hands-on experience in both electrical and mechanical engineering within Mechatronics Maintenance.

As an apprentice in the Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team, you’ll maintain a wide range of equipment and workspaces while upholding Health and Safety best practices. You’ll learn to keep colleagues safe, prevent machine downtime, and enhance equipment availability and the operational environment. You’ll work with advanced technology, including robotics, automated systems, and smart sensor technology.

• 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

During the apprenticeship, you’ll learn 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’ll respond promptly to breakdowns, investigate, and implement solutions, and you’ll contribute ideas for long-term improvements.

Throughout the apprenticeship you will work towards an Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering (Mechatronics Maintenance). The first 12 months are a full-time residential program at external training facilities or Amazon training centres. If you live outside a commutable distance, accommodation will be provided during term time for these first 12 months, and travel expenses will be supported. In later years you will combine day or block release study for your HNC in Engineering or Mechatronics with on-the-job training at Fulfilment Centres, Sortation Centres, or Delivery Stations. You’ll learn from experienced technicians and engineers and participate in real engineering projects. You’ll support 24/7 operations in shift patterns that reflect real-world engineer schedules. You’ll join a diverse and passionate team of engineers.

Amazon is committed to inclusion and a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve, with employee-led affinity groups to foster mentorship and belonging. We’re continually raising our performance bar and providing knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career development opportunities.

This apprenticeship trains you for maintenance roles such as mechatronic maintenance technician, maintenance engineer, mechanical fitter, and electrical engineer, with opportunities for progression within the RME team and across Amazon.

Important: As part of recruitment and enrolment, candidates must provide proof of all required qualifications. Original certificates or certified copies must be submitted. The deadline for providing qualification certificates for the RME Mechatronics programme is 17 July 2026. Applications without verified qualifications by this date will be unsuccessful. Failure to provide proof of qualifications by the deadline may result in withdrawal of any conditional offer. Previous qualifications will be reviewed for funding eligibility.

• Be a UK national, or a non-UK national with the right to work in the UK, or an EU national with settled status in the UK, and have lived in the UK/EEA for 3 years or more prior to commencing the apprenticeship (September 2026)
• If on a visa, have permission to work and reside in England for the entire duration of the programme (September 2030)
• Be a resident of the UK for the entire duration of the programme
• Not be registered to study on a UK government funded course ending August 2026 or later
• Be 18 years old or older before entering an Amazon building (September 2026)
• Have a minimum of 3 GCSEs at Grades 9–4 / A–C (or equivalent): Maths, English and a science/technology subject
• Previous qualifications will be reviewed for funding eligibility; those not eligible may have offers withdrawn
• For qualifications obtained outside the UK, a UK ENIC Statement of Comparability is required
• This position is a 36–48 month fixed-term contract.
• You must NOT already hold a qualification in a similar subject at the same or higher level
• The apprenticeship assumes little or no prior knowledge/experience of the occupation

• Five GCSEs at Grades 9–4 / A–C (or equivalent), including Maths, English and a science/technology subject
• Achieved or studying towards a T-Level in Engineering, or A-Levels with bias toward science & technology, or another Engineering subject

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to success. We make recruitment decisions based on experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.

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