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Manufacturing Technician (Test)

Thales


Job Location:

Glasgow - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 September 2026 (4 days ago)
Application Deadline: 9 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Glasgow United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83000 employees on five continents. With over 7500 people in the UK operating across defence space aerospace and digital security we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Manufacturing Technician Test

Location: Glasgow

Role: Permanent and Fixed Term Opportunities

Hours: 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week

Were looking for a number of Test Technicians to join our Naval Manufacturing team. Our Test Technicians carry out in depth testing and fault diagnoses of complex electro-optical units PECs and sub-assemblies.

The roles are based out of our Glasgow manufacturing site. You will work a 4 day week Monday to Thursday and work 9.25 hours per day. Start time is flexible between 6:00am and 7:30am and you get 30 minutes unpaid for lunch. There is also free on-site parking and an on-site canteen

What youll do

  • Test and repair various electronic systems and sub-assemblies to component level.

  • Diagnose faults and contribute to material review boards (MRBs) and root cause analysis.

  • Perform complex Manufacturing operations in accordance with the associated documentation provided to the quality standards expected in a timely and professional manner.

  • Adhere to the defined Company processes when carrying out all tasks

  • Adhere to company Health and Safety processes at all times

  • Ensure any incidents are logged correctly and escalated to H&S leaders as appropriate.

  • Input and support any continuous improvement actions being worked on within Industry

  • Manage and record build configuration of product

What youll need

  • Experience working in a production test department

  • An HNC in electrical/electronic engineering would be advantageous.

  • Ability to interpret circuit diagrams / schematics and identify faults to component level

  • Ability to Identify and carry out actions required with minimal supervision

  • PC literate in the use of Microsoft Office Tool set

  • Able to secure SC clearance with no restrictions

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At Thales we ensure equal opportunities pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance buying or selling annual leave cycle to work schemes employee discounts paid volunteering day stocks and shares annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes employee networks wellbeing policies and inclusive features here.

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