Electromechanical Maintenance Engineer

Thales Group; Jiutepec; On-site; MXN 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Group in Cuernavaca, Mexico, maintains and improves equipment used in wire embedding, lamination, and SMD processes for smart cards and secure identity products. This hands‑on role offers practical challenges and learning opportunities from experienced engineers within our Cuernavaca plant.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnose failures, analyze production data for improvements, and participate in trials and engineering changes while keeping meticulous records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechatronics, Electronics or related engineering field.
• 1–2 years experience maintaining industrial equipment.
• Strong skills in electronic diagnostics, automation and programming, mechanics and pneumatics.
• English at least B1 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily preventive and corrective maintenance on plant production equipment.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot electronic, electrical, mechanical and pneumatic failures.
• Analyse data from production systems to identify improvements.
• Lead follow‑up projects to detect and solve recurring machine issues.
• Support trials, validations and engineering changes; maintain maintenance records.

Skills

English (B1)

Electrical diagnostics

Automation

Programming

Mechanical skills

Pneumatics

Education

Mechatronics or Electronics engineering

Tools

PLC programming

Automation systems

Job description

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Location: Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.

About the Role

Love working with machines, electronics and automation? Join our plant in Cuernavaca and help keep our production lines running. You’ll maintain and improve the equipment used in wire embedding, lamination and SMD (electronic component assembly), the processes behind our smart cards and secure identity products. It’s hands‑on work, with real technical challenges and experienced engineers to learn from.

What You’ll Do

• Perform daily preventive and corrective maintenance on plant production equipment
• Diagnose and troubleshoot electronic, electrical, mechanical and pneumatic failures
• Analyse data from production systems to identify improvement opportunities and corrections
• Lead follow‑up projects to detect and solve recurring machine issues
• Support trials, validations and engineering changes, and keep maintenance records up to date
• Provide and receive remote technical support to teams outside the country when needed
• Work in full compliance with Safety, Quality and Security standards.

Must-Have

• Degree in Mechatronics, Electronics or a related engineering field
• 1-2 years of experience in industrial equipment maintenance
• Skills in electronic diagnostics, automation and programming, mechanics and pneumatics
• English B1 or higher.

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.