Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

Thales UK provide a support service to a range of RN systems. The Field Services Engineer will provide dedicated support for the Optronics Mast Visual System at the dockside on submarine platforms based at Faslane Naval base and at the Glasgow site.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Meet vessels on arrival for early, accurate debriefing of ship’s staff.
• Assist ships’ staff to investigate, report, and resolve defects, keeping the stakeholders informed of all

situations that may give rise to the need for corrective action.

• Assist in ensuring a timely and appropriate response to Customer enquiries
• Strive to reduce the number and duration of open OPDEFs for Visual Equipment.
• Assist the Dockyard Manager in maintaining logs of work carried out in the dockyard, documenting

problems and their resolution for future reference and reporting to stakeholders.

• Review in store maintenance plans, logs and equipment requirements, sparing inventory and

perform in-store maintenance activities as required.

• Monitor upkeep and calibration of any locally stored equipment to ensure availability when required.
• Assist in maintenance of platform Build Standard Records.
• Advise on any areas of handbooks / documentation / training that are deemed non-optimal or

deficient for investigation or action.

• Advise customer on upcoming scheduled maintenance / liaise with RN on maintenance windows in

the operational schedule.

• Conduct reviews of onboard equipment, spares, general equipment condition, onboard preventive

maintenance records and suggest improvements where appropriate.

• Compile risk assessments for planned work.
• The Glasgow site tasks will be predominantly supporting the Industry and Engineering teams in a

diverse range of activities; product development, IVVQ, product rollout, internal / external training

etc.

• Be willing to learn different systems onboard HM Submarines and Warships based within HMNB

Clyde (Sonar/Electronic Warfare/Communications) and other dockyards as required.

• Be willing to learn and support the new autonomous MMCM system once integrated within HMNB

Clyde.