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Thales UK have an exciting opportunity for a Product Design Authority to work within Defence Mission Systems (DMS), specifically our Maritime Mission Systems (MMS) business unit; a team dedicated to working on some of the next generation, cutting edge sonar technologies, delivering to both customers in the UK and worldwide.
Over recent years, MMS has successfully positioned itself in growth markets and has doubled in size over the past ten years; to continue to deliver and continue growth, the MMS business is introducing a new operating capability and team in our Crawley office, working in partnership with our current MMS teams in Manchester and Templecombe. This is a new position in which we are looking for an experienced Systems Engineer, primarily to help deliver a new arm of Thales MMS from the Crawley site.
This is an exciting opportunity in an area of the business that currently is undergoing rapid and sustained growth.
As a senior member of the Systems community, the individual will be expected to be capable to take on the role of a Project/Product Design Authority for parts, or the whole, of a Sonar Design from bid to contract acceptance and completion. This will entail being responsible for Solution Compliance for a Bid or Project, acting as the primary technical leader of the bid or project team and acting as lead technical interface with the customer.
As a Product Design Authority, you will work as part of a dynamic and agile team, collaborating with wider engineering teams in Crawley as well as other UK and international sites. The list below is not exhaustive nor will individuals be expected to be able to undertake all of them. They are given as a guide for the expected duties of the role and grade:
Thales is committed to hiring positive “can do” individuals with an eagerness to learn and shape change. We would not expect an individual to hold all of the below skills and experience but here are some of the key attributes we are looking out for:
For more information, or to apply please contact Simon De’Ath on simon.de'ath@uk.thalesgroup.com.
Thales Maritime Mission Systems Customer Support and Services provides support and upgrades for in-service sonar systems for the UK Royal Navy and export customers. An increase in workload has created an opportunity for an experienced systems engineer to join the team. The work includes support to ongoing tasks in support of other sonars and system design on new products and support services. It may include visits to platforms and dockyards in the UK. In addition to direct Systems Engineering activities, there will be some work in assisting with the technical management of tasks undertaken elsewhere in the team. This will including planning the work, monitoring progress and updating the plans.
As a Systems Engineer in Flight Avionics, you will have the opportunity to be part of a team focused on the development and delivery of products and programmes to a wide variety of customers in the aerospace sector; covering both the Civil and Military domains. This could include;
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. This includes support in submission of Chartership applications, funding membership of a professional body, and access to a wide variety of learning resources through our comprehensive e-Learning Engine. Training courses such as our hugely successful Front-line Leaders Programme (for employees demonstrating leadership potential), coupled with our established mentoring and coaching programmes, offer fantastic opportunities for people committed to professional development to enhance their skill set. For people with ambition to attain greater levels of responsibility, either in a Technical or Managerial capacity, we also offer development pathways towards roles such as Solutions Engineering Manager, Product Design Authority, Solution Architect, or a recognised Thales Specialist or Expert.
Our purpose is to provide highly competent and disciplined System Engineering expertise to the FLX Business; thereby contributing to the safe and secure delivery of our avionic products and programmes in line with the cost, timescale and quality requirements of our customers and stakeholders.
You will be based at the largest Thales UK site, 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 cafè, 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.
Due to expansion we are recruiting for a Systems Engineer who can undertake both front-end lifecycle System Requirements & Design tasks, but who is equally capable of undertaking back-end Integration, Verification and Validation activities. With the opportunity to work across multiple projects at varies stages of the lifecycle including new and existing projects this is truly a varied role.
Tasks will include:
The successful candidate will need to be able to gain SC clearance. We will consider a relocation package for the right individual.
As a Solution Engineering Manager in Flight Avionics (FLX), you will have the opportunity to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams focused on the development and delivery of products and programmes to a wide variety of customers in the aerospace sector; covering both the Civil and Military domains. This could include:
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. This includes support in submission of Chartership applications, funding INCOSE UK and IET membership, and access to a wide variety of learning resources through our comprehensive e-Learning Engine. Training courses such as our hugely successful Front-line Leaders Programme (for employees demonstrating leadership potential), coupled with our established mentoring and coaching programmes, offer fantastic opportunities for people committed to professional development to enhance their skill set.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Systems Design Engineer in Thales OME Glasgow.
The successful candidate will be a talented Systems Design Engineer with experience of conceptual and detailed design, Integration and delivery, coupled with a proven capability of delivering mission system programmes.
The role can be based in Glasgow, but may be required to work at other Thales locations. Depending on the specific projects the role may require periods of time to be spent at Customer sites and/or integration facilities.
The candidate will have demonstrable experience interfacing with internal and external customers, understanding system requirements in the defence domain.
The role holder reports to the Systems Engineering Discipline Manager and will be allocated to projects in either the Naval Business area. The key individual responsibilities are:
The Systems Engineering team at Templecombe carry out Systems Engineering activities covering the full lifecycle for Mine Warfare products.
A vacancy has arisen for Product Design Authority in the Mine Warfare 2093 Product Team to work on both domestic and export programmes. The team is currently working on a number of projects, bids and SFR&D activities across the engineering lifecycle.
The Senior Systems Engineering Manager is a key technical resource within System Engineering. They are responsible for providing leadership to teams of system engineers, delivering innovative solutions to meet the quality, budget and schedule constraints. They are also responsible for managing the Systems Engineering Process, to company and international standards for major projects. This Includes significant Line Management responsibility in order to provide Systems Engineering and engineering decision authority.
The Senior Systems Engineering Manager will lead the technical development of major Systems engineering programmes. The role will take responsibility for engineering delivery, governance as well as engineering discipline leadership to the projects.
The main challenges are:
Thales UK have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer to work within Defence Mission Systems (DMS), specifically our Maritime Mission Systems (MMS) business unit; a team dedicated to working on some of the next generation, cutting edge sonar technologies, delivering to both customers in the UK and worldwide.
Over recent years, MMS has successfully positioned itself in growth markets and has doubled in size over the past ten years; to continue to deliver and continue growth, the MMS business is introducing a new operating capability and team in our Crawley office, working in partnership with our current MMS teams in Manchester and Templecombe. This is a new position in which we are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer, primarily to help deliver a new arm of Thales MMs from the Crawley site.
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will work as part of a dynamic and agile team, collaborating with wider engineering teams in Crawley as well as other UK and international sites. The list below is not exhaustive nor will individuals be expected to be able to undertake all of them. They are given as a guide for the expected duties of the role and grade:
In line with Thales’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. This vacancy also requires full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 65,000 employees in 56 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!
Let’s imagine for one moment that you have established a successful career in a sector such as defence, aerospace or automotive, you know that there are plenty of opportunities for systems engineers in the marketplace, however it’s not particularly appealing to you to move to a similar role/sector where the engineering development process is well defined and the opportunity to make a real difference is limited.
Now let’s imagine an opportunity where you are joining a highly regarded Systems Integration team whose remit is to create and implement best practice processes that will be hugely important in ensuring a high level of technical excellence across an organisation, whose focus is to accelerate the transformation of the UK’s energy system and ensure UK businesses and consumers capture the opportunities of clean growth.
If you’ve enjoyed and excelled at delivering complex projects and understand how to manage ambiguity. If you’ve learnt what processes work and which ones hinder a development project. If you have met difficult technical and commercial challenges, this opportunity might be the right one for you.
Collaborating across a range of teams who are working on a portfolio of exciting innovative projects, this is your chance to help us ensure our development process produces exceptional outputs.
Consultant - Systems Engineering