Trainee Engineer Jobs in Nigeria

Who is a Trainee Engineer?

Trainee Engineer is a young graduate who join an organization to gain hands-on engineering experience. These practical experiences include installation, assembling, testing, commissioning, operations and maintenance of equipment, machines and systems.  Trainee engineers often work under experts' supervision to get various tasks and projects done.  Research has shown that retaining engineering graduates is vital because construction skills shortages are real. While there will enough learning for a trainee engineer to do, he/she should stay committed and be consistent.

Roles and Responsibilities of a Trainee Engineer

Trainee Engineers are saddled with several responsibilities because of how broad the career path is. However, with the support of supervisors, they learn to get the work done. Some of the essential skills required of a trainee engineer include the following:

• Innovation
• Critical reasoning
• Creativity
• Resilience
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Technical skills

A trainee engineer performs varieties of activities. These activities range from assisting in designing structures to building them systems. The significant roles of a trainee engineer include the following:

• Conduct research and present solutions to practical engineering problems under the supervision of a qualified engineer.
• Communicate with subcontractors to give adequate information about a project.
• Perform drawing, drafting and modelling 
• Developing time and cost estimates for a project
• Attend meetings, complete and submit a professional report as regards any project

There are different paths to tread as a trainee engineer, and as you progress in your career, you should try out any of these.

Design Engineering

Design Engineers do the magic of transforming interesting ideas into real products. This requires matching creative energy with engineering. These engineers also improve already-made products to boost their efficiency. They operate on durable products such as car engines, kitchen equipment, medical instruments and many other devices. Design engineers ensure that consumers have a good experience using the products. They also make sure that these products are safe to use. Most of the time, design engineers do a lot of research to arrive at design ideas that are cost-friendly and durable. 

Mechanical Engineering

The job of designing, manufacturing, testing and refining mechanical systems belongs to trainee mechanical engineers. They carry out most of these tasks under the close supervision of a chief engineer. Mechanical Engineering jobs are in high demand, and there's a surge in the number of job opportunities available. As a trainee, you're open to a lot of experience that will build and develop your skills.

Software Engineering

Usually, a trainee software engineer starts by working on small programming tasks under the supervision of a lead programmer. Majorly, software engineers develop programmes and operating systems. Hence, a trainee will lean towards these tasks - designing and determining the interface of a product.  A trainee software engineer can find a job if any company uses software. Most organizations need help and clarity with their software; some even need new applications. However, these tasks are carried out better when a trainee software engineer is familiar with the following programming languages:

• Java
• Java Script
• SQL
• C++
• C#
• Python 

Trainee software engineers work with a team to get the work done. While working with the team, they build code structures to ensure users have a good time using the application. A junior software engineer in Nigeria earns an average base salary of 982,635 naira per year.

Civil Engineering

Trainee civil engineers spend time gaining experience in handling construction in an environment. The tasks involved include planning, designing, and managing building construction and equipment. The facilities include roads, bridges, dams, railways, boreholes and several others. Trainee engineers, under the supervision of an expert civil engineer, ensure that roads are correctly constructed, and there is access to water pathways. They also ensure that the project is completed and safe for use. A trainee engineer can work in private or public organizations and eat good.

Network Engineering

These engineers work as a support team for the information communication unit. In training, they are responsible for executing and maintaining a communication network between an organization or even between organizations. Trainees can either specialize in being back-end or front-end engineers to ensure network maintenance repair and return. When problems are with an organization's vast network, they troubleshoot to resolve them. Monthly, trainee network engineers in Nigeria earn between #120,000 - # 280,000, depending on the organization.

Production Engineering

Production engineering is a mix of manufacturing, engineering and management. So, trainees take on experience in achieving production in the most effortless and budget-friendly way. Trainees can work in manufacturing sectors such as clothing, cars, computers, tools and equipment. Since experience level determines the salaries, a junior production engineer is assumed to have less than 2 years of experience . The wages for that category range between #150,000 - #170,000 monthly.

Finally

Not to say that these are the only trainee engineer jobs in Nigeria; there are several. Also, some organizations are on the lookout for trainees. So, if you're a fresh engineering graduate who wants to pursue a career in these fields, you can. Use your time, passion and tools to gain experience and earn money.