Mechanical Engineering Placement in Crawley

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

As a Mechanical or Digital Electronics/Firmware Technician in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), you will have the opportunity to work within engineering teams focused on the development and delivery of products and programmes to a wide variety of customers in the Military domain. This could include:

• The development of our next generation electronic warfare (EW) systems
• The development of our next generation aircraft surveillance systems
• Supporting one of the several studies we are undertaking to shape the future of Surveillance systems

The role takes active hands-on responsibilities for delivery of a bite sized engineering development project solution. It will also provide opportunities to work with engineers and develop skills in Mechanical, Digital Electronics/Firmware and/or Electrical engineering.

As a People 1st Employer, we are passionate about providing you with opportunities to advance your engineering career and are committed to giving our employees the support they need to reach their professional goals.

Areas of expected development:

• Planning/ Documenting/ recording of the test / product equipment and understanding different levels of design maturity.
• Understanding and practices good safety management of designs and our site.
• Knows how to record and resolve behavioural faults and failures.
• Is a team player with a “can-do” attitude that performs effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment and promotes the values of inclusiveness and diversity.
• Experience of working within a development environment, maintaining compliance to relevant design standards.
• Communications skills, both verbally and written, with the ability to present and explain technical and complex problems, tailored appropriately for the audience.

Technical & Leadership Competencies:

• An understanding of Hardware Engineering and Hardware Engineering Processes and Practices, including knowledge of Hardware Product Lifecycles.
• Developing standard PC skills MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.
• Understands requirements and traceability of evidence.
• Leadership skills following the Leadership@Thales Model.
• The reporting of the progress of engineering activities to stakeholders (Inc. establishing appropriate metrics with forecasts).

Reporting & Key Stakeholders:

• Functionally accountable to the Mechanical Discipline Team Manager with the support of a Future Talent Development Manager.
• Operational reporting responsibilities to the project Hardware Engineering Manager or Discipline Team Manager (for discipline improvement tasks).

About Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR):

UK purpose – helping our customers to see the unseen has never been more important. The world today is more unstable and volatile than it’s been since the Cold War. International conflict and increasing global tensions mean that customers need the outstanding performance of our products and the expertise of our people more than ever. Customers both in the UK and our key allies around the world rely on our products and services to keep our world safe and protect our democracy, our values and our way of life.

The Work Environment:

At Thales, we believe in flexible SMART working and have the expectation this role will be delivered through a combination of remote and office/lab based collaborative working. When working in the office, you will be based at the largest Thales site in the UK, featuring access to a wide variety of resources including manufacturing, environmental and electromagnetic test facilities and specialised laboratories. The modern site includes a subsidised restaurant, a café, break out spaces, bicycle storage facilities and more. Our environment is designed to encourage collaborative working, and you will be surrounded by many specialists with extensive knowledge of their fields. Proactive individuals will find that there are many opportunities available in such a large and multi-disciplinary organisation, which makes Thales an excellent career choice. At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all.

Benefits:

• Private medical insurance
• Buying or selling annual leave
• Cycle to work schemes
• Employee discounts
• Paid volunteering day
• Stocks and shares
• Annual bonus
• Much more depending on the role

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring.