Electronic Test Technician
2 months ago
Crawley
Location: Crawley, United Kingdom In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible. 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. Job title: Integration and Test Technician Location: Crawley Employee type: Permanent We are looking for a Test Technician to join our aerospace team at Thales Crawley site. Are you up for a challenge? Do you want to work with a highly regarded team who will support your learning and development? Do you want to be part of a team of specialists that are designing solutions that make tomorrow possible, today? ........Then look no further What the role has to offer: • Development Opportunity, • Job Satisfaction - involvement in testing of products, fault diagnosis to customer delivery and repair/servicing, • Large support network within the function You will be working within the large operations/service centre team within the Thales Aerospace Division to test and fault diagnosis on deliverable Customer and System sub-assemblies to component level. Survey, repair and upgrade customer equipment as directed by Test Team Leader/CAM/Project Management as appropriate. Provide technical support to Project and Engineering Teams and contribute to the development and evaluation of innovative approaches or solutions to ongoing issues or problems. As part of the role you will utilise and adopt techniques, including but not limited to the following: • Write, create and verify PTS(Product Test Schedule) documents derived from PAS (Product Acceptance Specification)., • Test and diagnose complex faults on deliverable customer sub-assemblies and System LRUs to ensure compliance with specification., • Survey, repair and upgrade customer equipment to Thales standards., • Calibration and maintenance of required STTE(Special To Type Equipment), • Ordering and returning of test equipment as required, • Produce estimate for completion of work, • Support System test activities to ensure System requirements and delivery dates are met to agreed quality and costs., • Support activities of Test Technicians to ensure test requirements are understood and achieved., • Ensure that all documentation is compliant to Thales standards. You will need to be self-driven and have attention to detail as well as having the following: • Minimum of an ONC or equivalent degree or equivalent demonstrable experience in a test environment preferably within Defence/Aerospace/Engineering., • Good fault diagnostic skills to component level, • Wiring, repair and soldering skills, • Knowledge of a variety of test disciplines required within the test department, • Show initiative and possess good communication skills, both written and verbal, • Intermediate IT skills in Microsoft Office packages, • Possess or eligible to obtain SC level security clearance, • Desirable: 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 skilled and experienced individuals within the function. We hire from within as our first priority, so you'll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation. Hours Standard working hours are Monday to Thursday and you will be able to choose when you start and when you finish. It is 9 1/4 hours per day with a half hour for lunch. Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales. #LI-MC2 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. Great journeys start here, apply now!
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