Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location – Templecombe

Hours - 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week

Thales Underwater Systems are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer with an electronic and testing bias to join our team in Templecombe, as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in our Towed Array production cell.

You will contribute to the definition, implementation, and maintenance of the Industrial Strategy for existing products (work cell embedded) and new products (transverse activity extending between upstream/downstream) through day-to-day technical support to the onsite industrial footprint.

You will also play a key role within the wider Industrial footprint for key products, driving the right behaviours in Design for Manufacture within Engineering and Projects. Another key element to the role will be supporting procurement as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Industry to ensure that our supply chain delivers robust products.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Contributes to the manufacturing engineering phase and the successful introduction into production of new and legacy products within a defined production centre/area. Transverse only
• Works with the Engineering teams through the Design, Development and Qualification phase to review Product Defining Data (PDD) and ensure it is suitable for manufacture. To also analyse and initiate changes to PDD throughout the design and product lifecycle.
• Preparing all data for and running Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) on behalf of industry.
• Identify opportunities for manufacturing equipment capital purchases with financial assessment (Cost-Benefit Analysis & ROI's) completed in order to drive business competitiveness.
• Assessing the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of products by reviewing the product maturity with project teams to identify and minimise risks manufacturing risks.
• Is accountable for the definition, setup, preparation and optimisation of manufacturing processes and tooling for a defined area, or product line, i.e. defining and agreeing layout and infrastructure for a product line, or manufacturing area.
• Contributes to the technological innovation to reduce costs and workflows
• Attending Material Review Boards (MRBs) and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) on behalf of manufacturing. Actively managing failures and changes.
• Elaborates and implements tests & control plans for manufacturing equipment. As such, defines and develops the test procedures and associated means (programs, benches, and interfaces).
• Contributes to the capitalisation of the experiences fed back from the production line to ensure lessons learnt are captured in new product introduction.
• Contributes to the definition and the application of applicable baselines, as well as support, to the end users of the manufacturing process.

Your Skills and Experience:

You will have proven experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, ideally gained from an electronic assembly, fabrication, or testing background. Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies and the application of lean manufacturing principles. Knowledge of manufacturing systems. Practical industrial experience in introducing new technologies, including managing change and conducting impact analysis.

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National from birth and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

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.