Field Service Engineer

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 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.

Field Service Engineer

Faslane

Primary Purpose of the Role:

You will be a member of Faslane based Field Services team, supporting the planning and conduct of predominantly marine engineering activities on our customers vessels. These activities will encompass both corrective and preventative maintenance on Marine Engines, Generators, Hydraulic Systems and Electrical Power Systems or may be an advisory role as required.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

The Marine Engineering Support Technician provides front‑line technical support to vessels during operations, maintenance periods, and refits. The role involves diagnosing and rectifying engineering defects, conducting scheduled maintenance, and supporting harbour and sea trials. You will maintain engineering records to MCA/ISM standards, produce defect and maintenance reports, and escalate issues when required. The position requires strict adherence to Health & Safety procedures, export control regulations (including ITAR), and safe systems of work. Occasional after‑hours, night work, and sea‑going duties are expected, along with ongoing personal and professional development and ad‑hoc tasks aligned with the role.

Be able to work in restricted spaces – the USV engine space has been designated a restricted space rather than confined but it is extremely tight and not everyone will be able/willing to access the compartment.

Key performance Indicators against Responsibilities and Tasks:

This role of the Field Service Engineering Team is continually monitored for performance and some of the following Key performance indicators (KPI’s) will be used

• Quality of work produced against agreed standards.
• Delivery to timescales.
• Delivery to budget.
• Performance against Thales key values.
• Performance against mandatory training and the development of team competence in Thales Sonar and Electronic Warfare Systems.

Skills

• Ensure Health and Safety compliance, including Risk and COSHH Assessments, and safe working systems.
• Support vessel defect rectification through fault diagnosis, testing, and trials at harbour and sea.
• Maintain engineering records and write defect and post-maintenance reports per MCA/ISM standards.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and escalate issues to the Service Delivery Manager as needed.
• Participate in sea trials and occasional after-hours or night work.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

Connect with Fiona Tal, Talent Acquisition Partner #LI-FT1 who is eager to explore together with you this exciting opportunity.

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional

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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