Thales

Location: Reading, 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. Location: Doncaster/Reading (other Thales sites could be considered) We are looking for an experienced Cryptographic Services Architect to join our Secure Communications & Information Systems business. This is a unique opportunity to lead the architecture, design, and delivery of cutting-edge cryptographic solutions across a portfolio of secure and mission-critical projects. Working within our established Cryptographic Services Practice, you will play a pivotal role in shaping secure solutions that support...

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. Environmental Test Technician 🕒 Shift pattern support required Thales UK | Manufacturing & Engineering | Full-time Do you enjoy hands-on technical work and being part of a collaborative team? Are you looking to grow your career in a supportive environment where your contribution is valued every day? We’re looking for an Environmental Test Technician to join our friendly and skilled team. In this role, you’ll support our production teams —playing an essential part in the quality and reliability of our products....

Location: Reading, 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. Communications & Networking Research - Software Solution Lead Reading | Hybrid (minimum 3 days onsite) | Permanent Closing date for applications: Monday 17th July 2026 Help Shape the Future of Connectivity Are you a communications and networking expert who thrives on turning cutting-edge ideas into working solutions? At Thales Research and Technology (TRT) we're looking for an experienced engineer with a deep technical background in wireless communications, networking and connectivity systems to...

Location: Crawley, 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. Portfolio Quality Assurance Manager Crawley Are you an impactful Quality professional ready to take your next step in leading and managing a portfolio of projects within an engineering or defence environment? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Portfolio Quality Assurance Manager to join our A2IS domain in Crawley. As the PQAM, you will lead the activities within your domain, delivering cost effective, efficient Quality Assurance to meet Customer / partner requirements and Thales business objectives. You will work...

Location: Crawley, 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. Quality Assurance Manager Crawley Are you an inquisitive and impactful individual looking for an exciting, dynamic and interesting new role in Quality Assurance?  Where no two days are ever the same?  And where you can use your judgement and risk based thinking to support the programmes at Thales through many different decisions during the project lifecycle?  If so, we’d love to hear from you as we’re currently looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to join our team in Crawley. What the role has to offer:...

Location: Templecombe, 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. Hybrid working arrangement: 3 days per week on site (based on full time hours) Working hours: Full time 37 per week (8 hours Mon-Thurs and 5 hours on Fri) Are you an experienced industrialisation professional with a passion for turning complex designs into production-ready solutions? As an Industrial Architect, you'll work across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and project teams to define and deliver industrial strategies that drive innovation, efficiency and business success. Acting as the link between...

Location: Oxford, 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. Due to the growth of our Propulsion Centre of Excellence at our Harwell site, we’re making new hires into our propulsion systems team. This is an excellent time to join if you have space propulsion experience (chemical or electrical) and want to take real technical ownership on satellite programmes. Governments and private industry rely on us to create satellite‑based systems that provide trusted, anytime‑anywhere connectivity and positioning—helping care for our planet, manage its resources thoughtfully, and explore our...

Location: Carolina Court Doncaster, 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. Cyber Security & Digital Identity (CDI) From secure software to biometrics and encryption, CDI technologies and services enable businesses and governments to authenticate identities and protect data, so they stay safe and enable services in personal devices, connected objects, the cloud and in between. The Role Thales is transforming to a cloud-operating environment. In this new role, you’ll be helping to build and support a digital platform within the UK Digital Competence Centre (Best-In-Class),...

Location: Crawley, 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. Join Thales at a pivotal time as we expand our Cyber Security capability across critical national infrastructure, defence, and aerospace programmes. As a Penetration Tester, you’ll play a key role in identifying vulnerabilities across complex systems and helping secure technologies that truly matter. From secure software to biometrics and encryption, our CDI technologies and services enable organisations to confidently authenticate identities and protect data with care and precision. We support businesses and governments in...

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. Team Leader - Production & Repair – Weekend shift - Fri, Sat, Sun Lead, Support, and Inspire a High-Performing Team We're looking for a collaborative and proactive Team Leader to help guide our Production and Repair team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys combining hands-on technical expertise with people-focused leadership, helping others succeed while ensuring the delivery of high-quality products and services. In this role, you will work closely with the Activity Manager to coordinate...

Location: Templecombe, 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. 🚢 We’re Hiring: APRU/Production Manager Lead a mission‑critical manufacturing team delivering products that protect and empower global naval capability. Thales Templecombe  is home to world‑class Under Water Systems manufacturing, and we’re looking for an APRU Manager (FMC) to lead one of our most critical operational units. This role is central to delivering high‑integrity naval products on time, on cost and to the highest levels of quality and safety. If you're passionate about operational excellence, people...

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...

Location: Belfast, 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. Trials Team Leader Location: based in Belfast, onsite with optional 1 day hybrid working per week Other: permanent, full-time Travel: flexibility to work overtime and travel extensively within the UK and internationally, often at short notice and for periods of up to four weeks, to support operational and project requirements is essential Take the lead in delivering complex defence trials that directly support the development and validation of world-leading air defence capabilities! What the role has to offer...

Location: Templecombe, 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. Under Water Systems (UWS) Our purpose is to be the leading provider of underwater sensors and decision superiority, helping navies across the world keep our friends, families and all of us safe. We cover four sectors: Mine Counter Measures, Anti-Submarine warfare, Services and Future Capabilities. Primary Purpose of the Role: To manage the Systems Engineering Process to company and international standards for defined packages of work.  To provide line management and technical leadership to Systems Engineers....

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. Role: Optronics & Missile Electronics (OME) Sales Manager - (Sea Sector) – Glasgow Location: The preferred location is Glasgow, although Reading could be taken into consideration for the ideal candidate.  This role offers a hybrid approach to office and remote working. Travel in the UK and around the world (approximately 50-60%) is an essential part of the role – although use of video/team calls where it is appropriate or acceptable to do so should be considered. Summary: Due to rapid business growth, we are...

Location: Reading, 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. Role: Optronics & Missile Electronics (OME) Sales Manager (Air Sector) - Reading Location: The preferred location is Reading, although Glasgow could be taken into consideration for the ideal candidate.  This role offers a hybrid approach to office and remote working. Travel in the UK and around the world (approximately 50-60%) is an essential part of the role – although use of video/team calls where it is appropriate or acceptable to do so should be considered. Summary: Due to rapid business growth, we are...

Location: Remote UK, 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. Job Title: Regional Sales Manager - Identity Access Management (IAM) - France and French Speaking countries Location: Remote UK, ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time. Mandatory Requirement: This position strictly requires full professional fluency in both French & English. Position Summary: As we continue to expand our operations, we are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Regional Sales Manager to join our dynamic Identity Access Management team. As the Regional...

Location: Crawley, 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. Head of Industrial Excellence Lead Transformation. Drive Performance. Shape the Future of Manufacturing. We are looking for an experienced Head of Industrial Excellence to lead our continuous improvement, digital transformation, data analytics, and performance management activities. Leading a multidisciplinary team of Lean Leaders, Digital Engineers and Data Analysts, you will champion Lean principles, embed a culture of operational excellence, and deliver measurable business improvements through digitalisation and...

Location: Templecombe, 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. Head of Industry – Under Water Systems (UWS) Are you ready to lead industrial excellence in a purpose-driven organisation? At Thales UK , we are seeking a visionary Head of Industry to drive performance, innovation, and transformation across our Under Water Systems business—helping keep people safe worldwide. The Role You will lead the full industrial ecosystem, ensuring delivery across planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics. With accountability for both performance and customer satisfaction,...

Location: Templecombe, 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. Integrated Airspace Protection Systems (IAS) Our main purpose is to protect and defend. We provide rapid integrated solutions for detection, coordination, fire control, engagement and support. We cover three sectors: Surface Attack & Air Defence (UK), Air Defence (International) and Air Operations & Services as well as Space. Systems Safety Engineer Summary This is a key role within Thales to ensure that we design and deliver products that can be certified to international standards and can be safely used...