Manufacturing Technician

at  Thales

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
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.

• Perform Manufacturing operations in accordance with the associated documentation provided to the to ISO 9001 quality standards expected in a timely and professional manner.
• Adhere to the defined company processes when carrying out all tasks
• Laser technician required to build and test opto-mechanical and electrical systems.
• Assembly and test of laser production products, including optic/laser alignment, fault finding, environmental testing and laser ranging.
• Optical and electrical sub assembly building of advanced laser products.
• Setup and use of complex electro optical tooling and test equipment.
• Knowledge of calibration, ESD, optical handling and quality control.
• Able to read mechanical, optical and electrical drawings.
• Working to class 6 cleanroom standards.
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills and be able to work as part of a team.
• Input and support any continuous improvement actions being worked on within industry
• Manage and record build configuration of product
• Familiar with ERP MRP system Oracle or similar.