Direct Entry Systems Engineer Templecombe 2024

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.

The role

Thales UK has an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Systems Engineering Team in Templecombe.

This role will be working within one of or growing business units, Maritime Mission Systems (MMS); a team dedicated to working on some of the next generation, cutting edge sonar technologies. Our Systems team provide innovative solutions to the full engineering life cycle for Submarine, Surface Ship, Airborne and Minewarfare sonar systems, Command and Control and full Combat Systems.

This role would suit a Graduate ready to complete their studies in 2020, looking to kick start their career, or individuals with foundational experience in a related Engineering discipline with a desire to undertake a role in System Engineering.

What can we offer you?

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 organization. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes:

• Performance Related Bonus
• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
• Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Life Cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts.

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Working and supported by our team of experts, you will take on a variety of responsibilities which will form part of the core of your development. You will collaborate with wider Engineering teams in Cheadle as well as work with teams across other locations. Key duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• System definition activities – requirements definition, functional and physical definitions
• Engagement with, and presentation to, the Customer & End-User
• Analysis of system performance
• Product development; research & development.
• Monitoring of emerging detailed design within various implementation teams – acoustic, hardware, mechanical, software etc
• Preparation of infeed to system level-design reviews
• Integration, Verification, Validation & Qualification (IVVQ) planning and execution, including platform trials from time-to-time
• Preparation for requirements sell-off and contract acceptance with Customer
• This role presents ample opportunity to learn and develop in Systems Engineering; unlike our Graduate programme you will not rotate around on placement.

About you

Essential

Thales is committing to hiring individuals with a “can do” and positive attitude with a willingness to learn and improve on skills and knowledge.

We are open to all applications from individuals who have a real interest to learn and succeed in a career in Systems Engineering with either relevant education or experience in a relevant scientific discipline e.g. systems, software, hardware, electrical/electronics, mechanical, communications etc.

We would not expect anyone to hold all of the below, but below are some of the key attributes we are looking for in our Systems Engineer:

• Relevant experience gained through academic or work-place activities, e.g. modelling, project work, analysis, etc
• Knowledge of acoustic design and/or performance in underwater environment
• MatLab, or equivalent, experience.
• Personal drive and ambition to develop systems engineering skills
• Strong analytical abilities with a methodical approach
• System modelling skills
• Demonstrable experience working as part of a team

Personal

• Must be able to obtain Baseline Security Clearances, then full Security Cleared.
• Full UK Driving License advantageous.
• Looking for UK eyes only

About us

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.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.

To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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