Test Technician - Shift

Thales Group; Templecombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a forward-thinking company, seeking a dedicated Test Technician to join their team in Templecombe. This role involves ensuring the quality of a world-class Sonar system, crucial for the Royal Navy's operational success. You will engage in testing and fault diagnosis of electronic circuits, utilizing advanced test equipment. The company values employee growth, offering extensive training and development opportunities. With a commitment to flexibility, you can tailor your work pattern to suit your lifestyle. If you're ready to advance your career in a dynamic manufacturing environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Market leading training

Career development opportunities

Mentorship from industry experts

Qualifications

• Experience in production test departments with strong electronics knowledge.
• Ability to work under pressure and follow detailed processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth testing and fault diagnosis of electronic assemblies.
• Compile test results and record transactions within Oracle B1.
• Program electronic devices and use various test equipment.

Skills

Testing and fault diagnosis

Analogue and digital electronics

Circuit interpretation

Data recording

Microsoft Office

Education

Relevant technical qualification

Tools

Proprietary test equipment

Oracle B1

ATE

Scopes

Network and spectrum analysers

Function generators

Job description

Location: Templecombe, 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 the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, 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.

Test Technician– Shift

Templecombe – Onsite

4 different working patterns available:

3 x 12 hour fixed shifts Monday-Wednesday and Thursday-Saturday Day & Night.

Great uplifts available dependent on shift.

What the role has to offer:

• The opportunity to work and deliver on a world-class Sonar system that plays a vital role in supporting the Royal Navy’s operational excellence.
• Develop and build your career with Thales, a team and company that is genuinely committed to your growth.

Our Opportunity

We have a new exciting opportunity at Thales Underwater Systems for a Test Technician to work within our Towed Array manufacturing cell based in Templecombe. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for the next step up in their career or someone interested in working in a manufacturing environment that has the key fundamental skills to carry out the role. The key focus is to ensure we provide a consistently high quality of product on time to support the production line.

Key Responsibilities and tasks:

• Carry out in depth testing and fault diagnosis of analogue and digital PEC’s.
• In depth testing and fault diagnosis of electronic and electrical assemblies and their sub-assemblies.
• Test and fault diagnosis of electronic circuits to component level using a range of proprietary and specialist test equipment including scopes, network and spectrum analysers and function generators.
• Test and fault diagnosis using ATE.
• Programming of electronic devices using varied methods.
• Compile test result sheets and record operation transactions within Oracle B1.

About You:

This particular role requires someone with collaborative positive behaviours. This particular role can be demanding at times, often with tight timescales, therefore, a flexible work ethic is essential.

In addition:

• Experience of working in a production test department.
• Be able to record data.
• The ability to follow processes and instruction.
• Able to interpret circuit diagrams and identify faults to component level.
• Must be able to identify and carry out actions required with minimal supervision.
• PC literate in the use of Microsoft Office Tool set.

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.

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

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. 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.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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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