Thales

Product Sustainability Engineer

Thales

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Glasgow • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • You will directly contribute to the on-going development of the Land, Naval, Air and Autonomy products and systems.
  • You will provide support to the Safety and Technical authorities, the product safety team and the wider organisation by undertaking both environmental and materials analysis for our products.
  • This covers all elements of environmental and materials analysis (such as energy use, materials, contaminants) and some safety analysis as required.
  • Evaluate and approve materials to meet regulatory and sustainability requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental and chemical regulations (e.g. REACH, RoHS, UK/EU legislation).
  • Work with suppliers to obtain, review and manage material declarations and chemical composition.
  • Apply Eco-design principles to support sustainable product development from concept through end-of-life.
  • Conduct and support Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to assess environmental impacts of materials and products.
  • Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, procurement and quality teams.
  • You will identify to the Safety Authority any concerns regarding the safety of a product during manufacture, or the application of policies and processes, providing environmental & materials analysis in support of products.

Requirements

  • Background in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry or a related discipline
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of environmental regulation and chemical compliance
  • Proven experience in a materials engineering, materials compliance or sustainability-focused role
  • Experience with Life Cycle Analysis and sustainability assessments – not essential
  • Understanding of chemistry and materials properties
  • Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting
  • Knowledge of polymers, metals or composite materials
  • Experience conducting Risk and COSHH assessments
  • Engineering lifecycle experience
  • Build positive and effective relationships with stakeholders, including team members and customers
  • Effective communication, interpersonal and influencing skills; able to influence product design authorities successfully
  • Tenacity and resilience when faced with resistance or challenges
  • Attention to detail
  • Willingness to share knowledge, develop others and learn.
Benefits
  • Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you 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.
  • We support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Materials EngineeringMaterials ScienceChemistryEnvironmental RegulationChemical ComplianceLife Cycle AnalysisData AnalysisRisk AssessmentCOSHH AssessmentEco-design Principles
Soft Skills
CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsInfluencing SkillsRelationship BuildingAttention to DetailTenacityResilienceKnowledge SharingTeam DevelopmentCollaboration