Thales puts up laser prize: offers electronics engineering jobs
There it was, sitting in Gaberlunzie's GoogleMail inbox, which is a bit like Pandora's box, too many things fly out of it! The one line simply read Electrical Engineer Job - www.glasgowareag51.com
World class Electrical Engineer job at Thales Optronics Glasgow. Perhaps the link should also be on their Scottish Technology Prize website.
The graphics are intriguing, but a bit frustrating as the sighting target doesn't achieve much without clicking on the fairly hard to see sectors. But perseverance will discover that there are also jobs at Bury St Edmonds and Staines.
But in Glasgow there really are jobs. The electrical engineering job is really for a Training consultant and a Bid Manager is also wanted at Thales Optronics, but if your heart really lies in electronics engineering, there are eight jobs currently available, closing date at the end of July.
Alternately if you don't fancy the Glasgow graphics approach, you could always try:
Web: http://www.thalesgroup.com/Careers/jobs-offers.html
http://www.thalesgroup.com/extra/academia/index_en.htm
The appeal of a laser prize
Back in May, Thales launched the Thales Scottish Technology Prize for lasers a competition aimed to strengthen links between Thales and the Scottish academic community and to identify opportunities for collaborative working between Thales and universities in Scotland. Accordingly representatives from University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow, University of Dundee, St Andrews University, University of the West of Scotland, Heriot-Watt University, The Robert Gordon University and The University of Aberdeen were all present at the launch.
A substantial prize fund is on offer, with a first prize of £40,000 to support the winner's current technology and applications research, as well as smaller personal cash prizes for the winner and finalists. Prizes will be awarded for the most innovative ideas for using new laser technology applicable to Thales' laser business which is currently manufactures over 100 laser systems per month at its world-class facility in Glasgow. The company is an important source of high-tech, high-skill employment in the region.
The competition is open to all staff and students attending Scottish universities. The winner and finalists will be announced at a Prize Giving Ceremony in December 2008 and will hopefully for Thales turn it from Glasgow's best kept secret into the place for electronics engineers to work.
Current work includes night sights for Challenger 2 tanks, plus Warrior and Scimitar armoured personnel carriers (used by Scots soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan), advanced optronics masts, for the Royal Navy's new Astute-class submarines.