Test Equipment Engineer

Location: Belfast, 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.

Thales UK are currently looking for a Test Equipment Engineer to Join our growing team within our expanding Belfast Castlereagh site.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a cross functional team working across both out major production lines in Defence and also Space.

Description of Job:

The successful Test Equipment Engineer will ensure the availability and suitability of all FTE (Factory Test Equipment) across both our Belfast and Crossgar Sites.

Main duties and Responsibilities will include:

• Production PoC for all FTE issues
• Maintain FTE Functionality.
• Diagnose faults to board at component level and carry out the necessary repairs to maintain the FTE.
• Co-ordinate the resolution of any faulty software with Test engineering.
• Ensure test hardware and software revision is as per current Baselines.
• Maintain and control test software computer disks used on FTE.
• Administer Support and Calibration Contracts with outside support companies and oversee all visits from these companies.
• Raise and complete Tooling and Test Equipment Authorising Sheets using the ETIS computer system, against the repair and modification of FTE.
• Setup and maintain a computer based register for FTE, (DefCon 611 register) and a register of Instruments associated with them.
• Determine and maintain the required level of FTE spares.
• Compile MIS’s for the environmental testing of product, using data from the appropriate production conditioning specifications.
• Program and setup the environmental test chambers for the temperature screening and vibration testing of production hardware.
• Liaise with other functions to resolve FTE issues.
• Co-ordinate and progress the introduction of all new FTE and modifications to existing FTE.

The Ideal Candidate will have the following Knowledge and Experience:

• A good working knowledge of Electrical engineering, pneumatics, cryogenics and environment testing.
• A working knowledge of ATE Systems, including the Labview Data Acquisition System.
• Ability to setup and maintain the database of FTE.
• Knowledge of the safe working conditions associated with Test Equipment in explosive and environmental test areas.
• Good communications skills.
• Ability to obtain a high level of Government security clearance.

If this position sounds like it could be of interest then please apply today or get in touch for more information!

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

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