Mechanical Engineer

Location: Crawley, England, United Kingdom
Regular Employment, Full time 

Thales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.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.

Mechanical Engineer

Crawley

Our Avionics team is looking to recruit a Mechanical Engineer to provide overall critical support on a variety of complex engineering programmes. The portfolio of work would include OE, R&D Projects, Bids and Client Delivery. This is a brilliant opening for anyone who has had experience of mechanical design and analysis and would like further exposure to Aerospace sector.

Working across both Civil and Military programmes, you’ll have the opportunity to further develop your experience and capability within early lifecycle high technology programmes. You’ll gain exposure across emerging technologies which could also include internal programmes which as the development of our next generation SATCOM Terminal or supporting studies to shape the future of aircraft connectivity.

As an overview of the role, you’ll be:

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, to design, develop, prototype, prove and maintain high quality, mechanical engineering in accordance with stakeholder requirements and specifications, and processes to meet project operational requirements.
• Creating and performing fundamental mechanical analysis and suitably present this back to the project team.
• Creating mechanical designs and manufacturing data packs for a variety of products, using PTC Creo in accordance with BS8888 considering design for manufacture, assembly and test.
• Undertaking conceptual mechanical design
• Performing theoretical assessment of the design and its associated requirements to ensure that equipment performance requirements are met, including structural, dynamic, thermal analyses and SWaP.

To have success in the role, we would need you to have the following:

• A competent understanding of the fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, including stress, vibration and thermal assessment.
• Experience of Mechanical Engineering Products from conceptual design, through development, verification and validation, and finally through Product certification and/or Product qualification
• Materials knowledge covering metals, composites and surface treatments
• Working knowledge of Mechanical CAD, Creo is desirable but not essential
• Degree qualified or equivalent within a Mechanical or Aerospace/Aeronautical biased Engineering discipline

Beyond our ability to offer you the opportunity to work on world class technology, we also offer a flexible environment, allowing you to achieve the work-life balance you desire. 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. Our standard hours are 37-hours per week.

Thales offers an extensive benefits package, this includes bonuses link to performance, annual salary reviews and career development plans through our extensive Internal First hiring policy. If you have an interest in pursuing this opportunity, or would like to know more before applying, please feel free to get in touch with Callum on 07583 746334. Alternatively, please apply and we will be in contact once we’ve reviewed your application.  

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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.

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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