Plessey
Plessey is a component manufacturer of microLED displays technology.
The company does not make its own products, instead, Plessey makes microLED displays for other companies – world leaders in consumer technology. Plessey’s microLED displays are integrated amongst many other key components to enable content to be viewed in consumer products such as televisions, smart watches, mobile phones and augmented reality and mixed reality headsets.
Existing display technologies that you might see in the market today include LCD and OLED. However MicroLEDs are the first brand new display technology to be commercialised in more than a decade which means that Plessey is at the forefront of some of the most cutting-edge technology in the world.
Example Engineering Roles at Plessey: Equipment Engineers, Process Engineers, Electronic Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineers, IT Engineers, Software Engineers.
Apprenticeship Opportunities: Usually 2-3 higher apprenticeships available each year. The company looks for good GCSE’s in Maths and Science plus a qualification above GCSE to convey that the HNC/Foundation degree Maths element will be achievable.
Graduate Opportunities: Usually 4 or 5 a year available in various areas. An Electronics / Physics Degree is required.
Did you know?
A microLED is a microscopic LED. An LED stands for a Light-Emitting Diode which is a type of solid-state lighting that uses a semiconductor to convert electricity into light.
Today's LED bulbs can be 6 to 7 times more energy efficient than conventional incandescent lights and cut energy use by more than 80 percent.
Good quality LED's can have a useful lifespan of up to 50,000 hours. This means an LED switched on for seven hours a day, 365 days a year, can last for nearly 20 years before you need to replace it.
Top Facts
150 Employees in Plymouth.
Plessey's site is located at Roborough near the gateway to Dartmoor.
