Senior Industrial Process Engineer

Senior Industrial Process Engineer
Location: Crawley full-time (5 days/ week) onsite

If youre ready to shape how cuttingedge products are built and want real influence in a highimpact engineering environment wed love to hear from you!

What the role has to offer

• Endtoend influence: Ownership from latestage industrialisation through to steadystate production shaping how new products are manufactured

• Highimpact environment: Work within a multidisciplinary industrial engineering function (IPEs Architects Cost Engineers) on complex highreliability defence products

• Continuous improvement & innovation focus: Opportunity to embed Industry 4.0 lean methodologies and advanced manufacturing practices across the shopfloor

Our Opportunity

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and working within the Industrial Engineering function this role leads the late stages of industrialisation and supports the production of released products while driving continuous improvement. As a Senior Industrial Process Engineer you will deliver the industrial capability for new products support existing ones and lead MRL 68 activities ensuring compliance with MRL APQP and safety standards. Youll optimise shopfloor processes through datadriven improvements contribute to earlier industrialisation phases identify Industry 4.0 opportunities and mentor the wider IPE team.

Were looking for someone with proven industrial engineering manufacturing or NPI experience strong lean and DFM/DFA capability and the communication and influencing skills needed to work effectively across teams and drive delivery. This role offers the chance to work on highly technical lowvolume products across four business areas providing both depth and variety in a cuttingedge engineering environment.

If youre an experienced manufacturing or industrial engineering professional who thrives on solving complex problems shaping how products are built and driving real improvements on the shopfloor this is a role where you can make a genuine impact and grow your career.

Building a Future we can all trust.

Thales relies on our skilled talent in Manufacturing Supply Chain Management LEAN and Logistics to deliver our products and services to existing and new customers all over the world. From production of credit cards drivers licenses and passports to maintenance repair and operationsactivities on electrical and mechanical equipment coming out of commercial aircrafts this robust job family is a launching pad to develop your technical and behavioural skills to prepare you for future career growth.

Industrial Process Engineering plays a pivotal role in bringing new products to life - guiding them from the Bid Phase through Design into full Production and then supporting them throughout their operational lifecycle. Its a discipline where innovation meets practicality: designing the tooling processes skills and technologies that ensure every product component and repair is delivered efficiently reliably and to the highest quality standards.

The function brings together Industrial Process Engineers Senior IPEs Industrial Architects and Cost Engineers forming a collaborative team that shapes how products are industrialised and manufactured. From early concept through to steadystate production the team ensures solutions are robust competitive and economically manufacturable applying Design for Manufacture and Design to Cost principles while working within the capabilities of the organisation and its wider supply chain.

What we offer you

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package designed to support our employees wellbeing and professional growth which includes:

• Annual bonus (VCP)

• Pension match like-for-like up to 7% of annual base salary

• Life Assurance 2 x base salary minimum (8 x salary if part of the pension scheme)

• Income Protection 50% of salary less state benefits for 5 years

• Annual Leave 201 hours bank holidays plus 1 company day

• Private Medical Insurance - Couples cover

• 4 day working week 9.25 hours per day

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

• 24 hours paid leave for volunteering activities

• Access to flexible benefits and discounts dental insurance buying & selling annual leave cycle to work and many more

KeyResponsibilitiesand Tasks

• Lead and own the latestage industrialisation process (MRL 68) ensuring products are ready for fullscale manufacture

• Support earlier industrialisation phases in collaboration with the Industrial Architect

• Set bestpractice standards and provide technical leadership across the Industrial Engineering team

• Provide ongoing IPE support for production postlaunch (MRL 8) resolving issues and optimising flow

• Drive continuous improvement through VSM 5S TPM PFMEA control plans and InCIght methodologies

• Develop and optimise production processes including BOMs routings MES routes ERP setup and MI creation

• Ensure compliance with all health safety environmental and regulatory requirements across manufacturing processes

• Identify and implement Industry 4.0 opportunities to enhance capability efficiency and datadriven decisionmaking

About You

At Thales we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you dont match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience knowledge or skills needed for this role we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the worlds most critical challenges.

• Proven relevant experience in a similar role and/or transferable skills

• Background in industrial engineering manufacturing engineering or process engineering

• Experience of establishing new products into an industrial manufacturing environment

• HNC or HND in a relevant discipline an engineering apprenticeship and/ or equivalent proven experience

• Strong understanding of lean principles and continuous improvement

• Skilled in Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)

• Proven ability to convey information clearly confidently and appropriately to different audiences

• Demonstrated experience of working across departments building strong relationships and ensuring alignment

• Proven presence credibility and the ability to influence decisions and stakeholders constructively

• Experienced in presenting data updates and recommendations in a structured concise and easily understood manner

• Proven structured reasoning and sound judgement abilities

• Experienced in driving progress for both team and project objectives ensuring milestones are met

Join us as a Senior Industrial Process Engineer to shape new product industrialisation drive continuous improvement and build your career in manufacturing engineering!

UKEO (UK Eyes Only)

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held however if not currently held it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo achieve and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered.

Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: be eligible for full SC you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 some circumstances a minimum of 3 years residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted with additional overseas checks.

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