Industrial Process Engineer

Job description

Location: Reading, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

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.

Job Title: Industrial Process Engineer

Location: Green Park, Reading

Role: Full Time

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

We're looking for an Industrial Process Engineer to join our Manufacturing Engineering function. You will be part of the wider Industry team that support the OME business.

The Industrial Process Engineer for the project will define the direction for the industrial orientation of new products, processes, standards or operational plans based upon the business strategy of Thales UK.

What this role has to offer you

• A key representative for the Industrial function operating within Engineering team during the design, development, and industrialisation of the
  product life cycle where you will gain a great overview of the entire business process.
• You will be fundamental to developing the production strategy, the design of both product and production environment as well as estimating processes, identifying articulating and documenting Thales capabilities and requirements, then maintain and monitor to ensure engineering, production and delivery meet those agreements.
• The experiences gained in this role could position you well to develop your career as a process expert, an industrialisation expert, Manufacturing Engineering manager or UK Industrial Architect.
• Working with the Manufacturing Engineering Function to define the industrialisation and production strategy and agree financial commitments (estimates) to deliver the strategy.
• Ensure reliability and competitiveness of the technological solutions so that the design can be economically produced following the principles of 'Design for Manufacture' and 'Design to Cost' within the constraints of the Industrial capabilities and wider supply chain.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Defines and validates external supply chain capabilities including assistance with procurement in identifying suppliers with appropriate capability in support of off-shore scenarios
• Contributes to technological choices in the Bid and design phase and ensures the efficient implementation of them in the production processes
• Responsible for both industrial process and industrial test definition within a project
• Ensuring that products meet customer requirements in terms of manufacturing costs (both recurring and non-recurring), quality and lead time
• Validation of the MRL (Manufacturing Readiness Level) and proposes the related action plan to reach the targeted MRL
• Plans the production preparation activity and develop processes
• To influence / optimise the development for manufacturability within project constraints.

About you

• Leadership and Communication Skills
• Expert knowledge in Industry or configuration management
• Wide Supply Chain capability knowledge
• Knowledge of Lean principles including one piece flow, Ishikawa analysis etc
• Problem solving skills including root cause analysis
• Sufficient familiarity with recurring cost and non-recurring cost to perform both estimating and to challenge / optimise cost budgets.
• To be competent to challenge costs

What we can offer

• 4 day working week
• Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Life Cover
• Progression and Development Opportunities
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing ap
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailer

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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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