Thales Ome - Innovation & Design Intern

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.
Title: Thales OME - Innovation & Design Intern
Our Opportunity
At Thales, our focus is cool technology.
Talented people are key to our success. If you're an ambitious, top-class graduate in the making, we'd love to welcome you to join us for a 3 month internship at Thales - OME. Thales is deeply committed to the development of young engineers and recognises the importance of growing a pipeline of talented individuals. Internships are a fantastic route to meet us, work on projects with us and experience life at Thales.
Our teams are endlessly supporting the innovation and evolution of a fascinating array of products!
We have multiple internship opportunities in Thales UK Optronics & Missile Electronics (OME) over summer 2024. This opportunity sits within Engineering, specifically Innovation & Technology.
Location
The internships are within the OME business of Thales and will be based in Glasgow. Thales embrace flexibility when it comes to working patterns and we will be happy to discuss options that best suit you.
What We Are Looking For
We are seeking a talented Innovation & Product Design Intern, who can apply their creativity and skills across a number of our Optronics projects. As part of a global innovation strategy to drive user centric innovation, we have established an innovation hub within the Glasgow office. The aim of the innovation hub, branded the Design Centre, is to promote innovation methodology and to deliver products that excite existing and new markets. Working for the innovation and technology manager, you will assist with enabling project teams to understand the benefits of user-centric design, industrial design systems, human factors and UX.
Desired Skills/Knowledge

• A good visual communicator; sketching and familiarity with graphics packages are desirable.
• Conceptualisation and development of new products, creating aspects of form and function, aesthetics, physical and psychological interfaces between users and products.
• Knowledge of UX design.
• Conceptual sketching, ideation, and CAD modelling.

Minimum Educational Requirements
Candidate will have completed at least year 3 of Honours course by summer 2024.
Acceptable disciplines:

• Product Design
• Graphics Design
• Human Factors

By the end of the placement, the candidate will be able to

• Facilitate workshops/exhibitions and promote UX design
• Visually communicate outcomes from workshops
• Visually communicate new product concepts

Salary and Benefits
Compensation for this placement is pro rata GBP22,500 per annum. You will also receive pro-rated benefits in line with Thales employees.
Your application
Please complete an online application if you are interested in pursuing an internship with us. If your application is successful we will reach out.
If we do not have the right opportunity right now or you are not quite ready, we would still like to connect and discuss future opportunities with you!
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.
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.
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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