Senior Manufacturing Engineer - (Electronics & Testing)
Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom
Hours: 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week
Thales is a technology company that is part of the global Thales organization. Thales teams deliver cutting-edge solutions to armed forces all over the world. We are Europe’s number one supplier of defence electronics.
The Role
Thales Underwater Systems is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer with an electronic and testing bias to join our team in Templecombe, as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in our Towed Array work cell.
You will contribute to the definition, implementation, and maintenance of the Industrial Strategy for existing products (work cell embedded) and new products (transverse activity extending between upstream/downstream) through day-to-day technical support to the onsite industrial footprint.
You will also play a key role within the wider Industrial footprint for key products, driving the right behaviours in Design for Manufacture within Engineering and Projects. Another key element to the role will be supporting procurement as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Industry to ensure that our supply chain delivers robust products.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
* Contributes to the Manufacturing engineering phase and the successful introduction into production of new and legacy products within a defined production centre/area.
* Works with the Engineering teams through the Design, Development and Qualification phase to review Product Defining Data (PDD) and ensure it is suitable for manufacture.
* Preparing all data for and running Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) on behalf of industry.
* Identify opportunities for manufacturing equipment capital purchases with financial assessment (Cost-Benefit Analysis & ROI’s) completed in order to drive business competitiveness.
* Assessing the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of products by reviewing the product maturity with project teams to identify and minimise manufacturing risks.
* Is accountable for the definition, setup, preparation and optimisation of manufacturing processes and tooling for a defined area, or product line.
* Contributes to compliance of the production process with all Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) applicable regulations.
* Defines and optimises manufacturing documentation, tools, workflows for manufacturing and inspection based on the information supplied by upstream R&D engineering departments.
* Contributes to the technological innovation to reduce costs and workflows, whilst guaranteeing the feasibility and reproducibility of the process.
* Attending Material Review Boards (MRBs) and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) on behalf of manufacturing.
* Elaborates and implements tests & control plans for manufacturing equipment.
* Contributes to establishing and guaranteeing targeted cost at an early stage of development.
* Contributes to the capitalisation of the experiences fed back from the production line to ensure lessons learnt are captured in new product introduction.
* Contributes to the definition and the application of applicable baselines, as well as support, to the end users of the manufacturing process.
* Develops the skills within the function and provides the appropriate training.
Your Skills and Experience
* Proven experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, gained from an Electronic assembly/fabrication/testing background.
* Awareness and use of continuous improvement techniques and implementation of lean manufacturing.
* Experience of manufacturing systems.
* Understanding/awareness of connected industrial concepts.
* Industrial experience of implementing new technologies (including change management and impact analysis).
* Strong communication skills & experience training team members.
Thales Benefits
* 4 day working week.
* 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays).
* Pension contributions up to 7%.
* Healthcare Cash Plan.
* Life insurance.
* Stock options (SharingThales) every 2 years.
* Enhanced maternity and parental leave.
* Generous training budget and allowance to attend conferences/workshops.
* Gym and well-being memberships, Cycle to Work.
* Discounts on major retail outlets.
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app.
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