Thales Templecombe, United Kingdom

Overview

The role: Senior Manufacturing Engineer with an electronic and testing bias, based in Templecombe. You will join the Thales Underwater Systems team in the Towed Array production cell as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. This position has a 4 day week (Monday–Thursday) and 37 hours per week.

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment. We manufacture defence mission systems across land, sea and air, and support a flexible working pattern where possible to suit lifestyle and ambitions.

Location – Templecombe, United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Manufacturing engineering phase and the successful introduction into production of new and legacy products within a defined production centre/area (transverse scope).
• Collaborate with Engineering teams through the Design, Development and Qualification phase to review Product Defining Data (PDD) and ensure it is suitable for manufacture; analyse and initiate changes to PDD during the product lifecycle.
• Prepare data for and run Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) on behalf of the industry.
• Identify opportunities for manufacturing equipment capital purchases with financial assessment (Cost-Benefit Analysis & ROI) to improve competitiveness.
• Assess the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of products to minimise manufacturing risks.
• Define, setup, prepare and optimise manufacturing processes and tooling for a defined area or product line, including layout and infrastructure considerations.
• Support technological innovation to reduce costs and improve workflows.
• Attend Material Review Boards (MRBs) and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs); actively manage failures and changes.
• Develop test procedures and methods for manufacturing equipment, including programs, benches and interfaces.
• Capture lessons learned from production for new product introduction and capitalise those insights.
• Define and apply baselines and provide support to end users of the manufacturing process.

Your Skills And Experience

• Proven experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, ideally in electronic assembly, fabrication, or testing.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.
• Knowledge of manufacturing systems.
• Practical industrial experience in introducing new technologies, including change management and impact analysis.

Due to the nature of Thales work, this role requires security clearance. This position may require the applicant to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC). See UK safeguarding guidance for further details. Eligibility for full SC usually requires five years UK residency, with some circumstances allowing three years. Thales may request evidence of identity, eligibility to work, and employment/education history as part of Baseline and Security Clearance processes.

Thales UK is committed to inclusive recruitment and supporting applicants with a disability or neuro-diverse conditions. Reasonable adjustments are available during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment or for questions about the recruitment process, contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles or the Early Careers Team for graduate roles.

Employment Details

• Employment type: Full-time
• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Aviation and Aerospace; Component Manufacturing; Defense and Space Manufacturing

Great journeys start here. Apply now and join Thales to help keep people safe and supported.