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Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Hardware Engineer

Crawley, Templecombe, or Cheadle – Hybrid Working

Thales UK provides armed forces with crucial military technology, including sophisticated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting Acquisition and Reconnaissance (C4ISTAR) systems. The aim: to provide a cohesive, rapid response capability to protect our service personnel and defend national interests. We have invested more than £2bn in the UK within the last 10 years and are the second largest defence systems supplier globally.

We are now expanding our Maritime Mission Systems team and are actively recruiting for a Hardware Engineer. The role will have key contribution in the Engineering Development Lifecycle for an array of critical mission systems such as Sonar, Antennas and RF units.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

To support the design, development, manufacture and test of electronics hardware and assemblies within MMS Hardware Engineering discipline as required. Hardware Engineers are involved throughout the product engineering lifecycle, from initial design concepts through to supporting production and in-service product support. Responsibilities include working on programmes to develop deliverable equipment such as sonar electronics and hardware, RF antennas, tuners and RF distribution units.

Key responsibilities

To support the design, development, qualification and production of MMS hardware.

Involvement in the full engineering (DDQS) lifecycle from design, development, supporting integration and qualification activites, production and delivery. Involvement in design for cost/manufacture activities and producing technical reports as required to support deliveries

Take responsibility for continuous personal development, with support from the Portfolio Hardware Engineering Manager, to build a fulfilling career development path within Hardware Engineering

Working collaboratively with Operations to support the production and test of deliverable hardware

Essential experience & skills required

Experience working with hardware/electrical equipment design, testing or production in an appropriate engineering, manufacturing or scientific field. For example electrical and electronic engineering, physics, manufacturing and manufacturing engineering, product/equipment testing, mechanical or electrical engineering

Knowledge of Electronics engineering and the design and development of electronic hardware

Ability to contribute to hardware design and development activities, interfacing with other team members as required.

Relevant degree or equivalent qualification such as an HND

Desirable

Experience working on RF electronics, analogue circuitry, RF antenna.

The design of equipment for the sub-sea environment.

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 some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

You must hold or be eligible for SC Clearance - please refer to the UKSV website for more information

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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. Some vacancies may require 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 80,000 employees in 68 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.

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