Junior DRACAS Analyst

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

12/16/2024

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the 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. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Junior DRACAS Analyst

Belfast

We have a new opportunity for a Junior DRACAS Analyst to join the Through Life Support Engineering (TLSE) business line based at our Belfast site. You will be providing support to development and support projects by using the DRACAS process and tools to identify fault-trends and problems, risks and opportunities, cost and performance drivers; propose effective mitigation activities and track to completion.

Duties will include the following:

• Collate failure/incident data from all appropriate sources for the serviced Projects;
• Set up new project DRACAS in the software tool (Favoweb) with assistance as required
• Mine historical DRACAS data from various sources to assist bids;
• Ensure data is entered accurately and coherently on to the DRACAS tool;
• Identify trends, problems and Cost/Performance characteristics in the incidents;
• Co-ordinate and assist with root cause analytics to determine the true nature of the occurrence
• Generate Project DRACAS reports summarising the results and recommending action plans;
• Support recommended action plans with appropriate business case;
• Liaise with Project engineering teams and Subcontract Managers to understand and agree DRACAS concerns;
• Generate and maintain Project DRACAS Plans;
• Prepare for, convene and participate in DRACAS Review Boards;
• Attend other Project meetings as required;
• Ensure assigned Work Packages meet schedule, budget and quality;
• Generate estimates for DRACAS work;
• Administer and maintain the Company DRACAS tool as agreed;
• Comply with all relevant Company management system processes;
• Comply with the Project management plans and codes of practice.
  
  
  

Skills and experience required:

• Technical background desirable
• Data input and manipulation skills essential
• Knowledge of quality management systems desirable
• A level(s) in maths / Engineering / science desirable.
• Demonstrates behaviour that is consistent with the Thales Key Values and Management Charter.
• Maintains an ethical approach to business, in line with the Thales ethics policy.
• Demonstrates behaviours appropriate to the position
  
  
  

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.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the 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. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

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

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 overseas checks.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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