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.
Industrial Process Engineer
Do you have an interest in Engineering? Are you up for a challenge? Do you want to work with a highly regarded team who will support your learning and development? Do you want to be part of a team of specialists that are designing solutions that make tomorrow possible, today? ……..Then look no further
What the role has to offer:
Development Opportunity
Job Satisfaction - involvement in product solutions from concept to customer delivery and repair/servicing
Large support network within the function
Diverse and challenging role
Our Opportunity
You will be working within the large manufacturing team within OME (Optronics and Missile Electronics) to deliver Industrialisation activities and support through production and reporting into the Manufacturing Engineering Management team.
As part of the role you will utilise and adopt techniques, including but not limited to the following, at different times depending on the phase of the product lifecycle that you are working on:
Estimating to support bids, including direct and in-direct costs and schedule capabilities
New Product Introduction (incl. MRL, PRR, FAI, DFx, Tooling and Test Equipment)
Reviewing the Engineering definition file and creating and approving the manufacturing file
Define the process of assembly and test
Managing Non-conformance and Engineering Change in production
Monitoring product costs
Working alongside a Workcell/APRU Manager to deliver to target KPI’s
Identifying and implementing improvements using various Lean techniques
About You
You will need to be self-driven and have attention to detail as well as having the following:
Experience of Manufacturing Engineering processes within a similar environment
Excellent team player and communicator. Able to work effectively within and across a variety of different teams.
Strong relationship builder, able to successfully manage stakeholders at different organisational level of Industry
Flexible team member and a fast learner
Focussed on meeting deadlines with good time management and prioritisation skills
Educated to degree level in a relevant Engineering discipline
Ability to use Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.)
Experience of Industry tools (Oracle, Palma, Mestec)
What We Can Offer
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by skilled and experienced individuals within the function. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility where possible.
Due to the needs of the role, this role is predominantly based on site, however, Thales has a hybrid-working model that enables home working when this is suitable for the activities being conducted.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.
If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.
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Skills Required
- Experience with manufacturing engineering processes in a similar environment
- Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience using industry tools such as Oracle, Palma, and Mestec
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Stakeholder relationship-building and management skills
- Self-driven, detail-oriented, flexible, and able to learn quickly
- Good time management, prioritization, and deadline-management skills
Thales Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thales and has not been reviewed or approved by Thales.
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with employer contributions and matches, profit sharing, and share purchase opportunities are emphasized across multiple regions. These elements are positioned as competitive components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
Thales Insights
What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
