Overview

Product Support Engineer at Thales

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Hybrid – 50% travelling to customer site

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

The role will require travel up to 70% of the time.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in fault-finding activities, technical investigations, reviews and improvement projects on complex Optronics products
• Investigate and address obsolescence, reliability and supportability issues arising within the product
• Engage with the customer and a multi-disciplinary team across the projects to develop and implement an optimum solution to any technical issues that the customer may experience
• Represent the company in technical interactions with external organisations
• Develop an understanding of the domain in which the product will be used
• Documenting findings, results and report writing
• Customer training

About you

• We are looking for a proactive and motivated individual qualified in Electronics or a relevant STEM subject to either Degree level or HND with industry experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure, individually and as part of the larger support and engineering teams
• Experience in the use of standard test equipment

Location

The position will be based at the Thales site in Glasgow with extensive travel to customer’s sites. The expectation is that 50% of time will be spent offsite with the remainder in Glasgow supporting our industry colleagues.

Security clearance

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

Connect with Fiona Tal, Talent Acquisition Partner who is eager to explore together with you this exciting opportunity.

Inclusion and recruitment

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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