Test Technician

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 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.

Position: Test Technician - Manufacturing

Location: Templecombe

The role:

Due to demand we're looking for a Test Technician to join our Maritime Mission Systems business unit in Templecombe.

Job Description

We're looking for someone who has exposure to in depth testing and fault diagnosis of electronic & electrical assemblies. The testing will range from system level down to individual PEC's, fault finding to component level.

We offer fantastic support and hands on training to help get you up to speed, as what we're working on really is one of a kind - along with a 4 day working week, 9.25 hours a day, Monday to Thursday

What you'll do:

Understanding of testing and fault diagnosis of Analogue and Digital PEC's .

• Exposure to testing and fault diagnosis of electronic and electrical assemblies and their sub-assemblies.
• Test and fault diagnosis of electronic circuits to component level utilising a range of proprietary and special to type test equipment including scopes, network and spectrum analysers and function generators.
• Test and fault diagnosis using ATE - Knowledge of operating Teradyne L321 and using Labview based ATE would be an advantage.
• Programming electronic devices using a variety of methods.
• Compilation of Test Results sheets & recording operation transactions within Oracle B1.

Nice to haves - but not essential:

• Experience of working in a production test department.
• Able to interpret circuit diagrams and identify faults to component level.
• Must be able to identify and carry out actions required with minimal supervision.
• Good communicator at all levels, with proven influencing skills.
• PC literate in the use of Microsoft Office Tool set.
• Knowledge of Oracle B1.

Desireable:

• Experience of working with Configuration and Document Management systems.
• Experience of assembling, maintaining and modifying STTE in accordance with defining documents.
• Knowledge and experience of lean and continuous improvement techniques such as FMEA, Value Engineering, Kaizen, 5S, 6 Sigma.

What we can offer

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

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.

Flexibility

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.

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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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