Analogue Engineer in Stockport

Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom.

Under Water Systems (UWS) Purpose: To be the leading provider of underwater sensors and decision superiority, helping navies across the world keep their friends, families and all of us safe. We cover four sectors: Mine Counter Measures, Anti‑Submarine warfare, Services, and Future Capabilities.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

• Carry out general engineering tasks as required by the business.
• Design and develop RF and electronic items within the CAP group, including antennas, tuners, and RF distribution units.
• Collaborate with architects, solution engineers, and business development teams to develop innovative, cost‑effective, compliant solutions to customer needs.
• Learn from other members of the Thales family and share knowledge and experience with the team.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Create and agree a development plan with the team leader, take responsibility for following the plan and request assistance as needed.
• Carry out design activities in a team environment with other engineers.
• Work collaboratively with production and procurement to produce cost‑effective, easy‑to‑manufacture design solutions.
• Provide support for the preparation of detailed estimates and bids.
• Develop the Analogue Design, Simulation and Testing core capability within MMS.
• Support the team leader in developing less experienced engineers in engineering design, use of engineering tools, and Thales design processes.
• Develop the team’s knowledge in design for manufacture and product line engineering.
• Support the Hardware Bid and Product Manager to implement process improvement and product initiatives within the team.

Essential Skills:

• Highly skilled in electronics and hardware engineering.
• Good understanding of engineering design lifecycles and interaction with system engineering.
• Knowledge of the application of engineering techniques to the design and manufacture of electro‑mechanical products.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Proactive “can‑do” mentality.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Microsoft Office suite experience.
• High level of autonomy.
• Logical approach to problem solving.

Desirable Skills:

• Digital and analogue electronic design.
• RF design.
• PCB layout design.

Essential Experience:

• Previous experience of the systems engineering lifecycle, including detailed requirement analysis and decomposition, and ability to deal with technical aspects in all allied disciplines.
• Lead design engineer for electromechanical products.
• Background in radio communication and/or acoustic communications in a submarine environment.
• Defence industry background.
• Analogue / comms / RF / electrical experience.

Desirable Experience:

• Understanding of naval platforms.
• Design of communications equipment in the RF field.
• Design of sonar assemblies and equipment for the sub‑sea environment.
• Design of deployment systems.
• Design and development of hardware engineering products.
• Design/specification of packaging solutions.

UK Eyes Only: Due to the nature of the work, this role requires a UK National and achieving Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. If not currently held, the successful applicant must obtain and maintain SC Clearance before commencing employment. Dual nationals from a non‑ITAR country may be considered with MOD approval. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last five years.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The position is open to all qualified candidates.

Benefits:

• Private medical insurance.
• Paid annual leave accrual and sale options.
• Cycle‑to‑work schemes.
• Employee discounts.
• Paid volunteering day.
• Stocks and shares.
• Annual bonus.