Analogue Engineer

Location: Templecombe

Location:

Cheadle, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Under Water Systems (UWS)
Our purpose is to be the leading provider of underwater sensors and decision superiority, helping navies across the world keep our friends, families and all of us safe. We cover four sectors:
Mine Counter Measures, Anti-Submarine warfare, Services and Future Capabilities.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

To carry out general engineering tasks as required by the business.

Responsible for the design and development of RF and electronic items within the CAP group, including but not limited to antennas, tuners and RF distribution units.

Work in collaboration with the architects, solution engineers and business development teams to develop innovative, cost effective and compliant solutions to the customer needs.

Actively make steps to learn from other members of the Thales family. Share their knowledge and experience with other members of the team.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

To create and agree a development plan with the team leader and then take responsibility for following the plan and requesting assistance as needed.

To carry out design activities in a team environment with other engineers.

Work collaboratively with production and procurement to produce cost effective, easy to manufacture design solutions.

Provide support to the preparation of detailed estimates and bids.

To develop the Analogue Design, Simulation and Testing core capability within MMS.To support the team leader in the development of the less experienced engineers in the areas of Engineering Design, use of Engineering Tools and Thales Design Processes.

With the Team Leader develop the teams knowledge in Design for Manufacture and Product Line Engineering.

Support the Hardware Bid and Product Manager to implement Process Improvement and Product initiatives within the team.

Skills Essential Highly  skilled in Electronics and Hardware Engineering.

Good understanding of Engineering Design life cycles and the interaction with system engineering

Knowledge of the application of engineering techniques to the design & manufacture of electro-mechanical products.

Good interpersonal skills with different

Proactive “can-do” mentality

Ability to work in a team environment

Must have Microsoft Office suite experience

The individual will be expected to demonstrate a high level of autonomy.

Logical approach to problem solving

Desirable

Digital and Analogue Electronic Design.

RF DesignPCB layout design

Experience:

Essential Previous experience of the systems engineering lifecycle, including detailed requirements analysis and decomposition, together with the ability to deal with technical aspects in all the allied disciplines

Lead design engineer for electromechanical products

Background in Radio Communication and / or acoustic communications in a submarine environment

Defence industry background.

Analogue / Comms / RF / electrical experience

Desirable

Understanding of Naval platforms.

The key areas of design undertaken for which previous experience would be beneficial will include:

-Design of communications equipment in the RF field

The design of sonar assemblies and equipment for the sub-sea environment.

The design of deployment systems

Design and development of Hardware Engineering Products.

Design / specification of packaging  Eyes Only:

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions.  This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.  

If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may…