Industrial Process Engineer – Thales

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. We provide defence and armed forces solutions across land, sea, and air, including systems for early warning, threat neutralisation, and protection across the battle-space. We offer flexible working patterns where possible to support your lifestyle.

Overview

Join Thales UK as an Industrial Process Engineer within the OME (Optronics and Missile Electronics) manufacturing team to deliver industrialisation activities and support through production. You will report to the Manufacturing Engineering Management team and apply process engineering techniques across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Estimate costs and schedules to support bids (direct and in-direct costs).
• Support New Product Introduction (MRL, PRR, FAI, DFx, tooling and test equipment).
• Review engineering definition files and create/approve manufacturing files.
• Define assembly and test processes.
• Manage non-conformance and engineering changes in production.
• Monitor product costs and contribute to KPI targets with the Workcell/APRU Manager.
• Identify and implement improvements using Lean techniques.

What You’ll Need

• Experience of manufacturing engineering processes in a similar environment.
• Excellent team player and communicator; able to work with diverse teams.
• Strong relationship builder; able to manage stakeholders at different levels.
• Flexible, fast learner with good time management and prioritisation.
• Degree level in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with industry tools (Oracle, Palma, Mestec).

What We Can Offer

Market-leading training and development opportunities, with mentoring from skilled colleagues. We hire from within as a priority and support diverse career paths within our global organisation.

Flexibility

Role is predominantly on site with a hybrid working model where feasible.

Equality

Thales is an equal opportunities employer; diversity and inclusion are integral to our success. We may require identity and work eligibility verification, and some roles require security clearance. For details on the evidence required for Baseline and Security Clearance, see the Defence Business Services DBS NSV Agency.

Additional

Thales provides a wide range of career opportunities globally and is committed to an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. If you need adjustments during recruitment, please contact Resourcing Ops or the Early Careers Team.

Supplementary

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Aviation and Aerospace • Component Manufacturing • Defense and Space Manufacturing