AIT Technician

Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain
A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.
Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Position Summary – Key responsabilities and principle tasks

The successful candidate will be inserted in a team performing tuning and testing of several products. The tasks will include:

• Manual tuning of Passive and Active-RF and Digital boards (i.e. Filters, Channels, IMUX, VCOs, SSPAs, LNAs, frequency converters…), mainly in S and Ku bands.
• Modules and equipment tuning and test, including pre-acceptance and acceptance campaigns with automatic test benches.

Skills and ideal experience

• Experience in similar position
• Experience using RF instruments such as network and spectrum analysers,  RF Generators, bolometers…)
• Knowledge in space industry (specific rules in clean area and flight hardware).
• Multi-cultural mindset
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
• Enjoys developing and performing through teamwork, and promoting improvements and change.
• Able to develop productive and effective relationships in order to gain support and achieve results
• Team work spirit
• Accuracy and focus on final result
• Willing to face challenges
• Dinamic and initiative spirit

What do we offer?

• Thales Concilia: a set of advantages and free services and others at reduced prices.
• Free and healthy canteen.
• Enjoy discounts and special promotions on products and services thanks to Club Ahorro.
• 22 working days of vacation, 6 days of free disposal and closing days that do not consume vacations at Christmas and Easter.
• Thales Flex: Personalized flexible compensation plan in which you can choose how to distribute your salary (health insurance, childcare vouchers, transportation and training).
• Annual bonus.
• Fixed profit bonus of 739,76€.
• Sharing Thales program: become a Thales shareholder.
• Pension Plan with monthly contributions on your behalf to your Pension Plan.
• Wellness Plan: thematic webinars and access to our company clubs.
• Medical and physiotherapy service at the workplace.
• We continuously create an inclusive, respectful and cooperative environment.

#SPACEFORLIFE

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!