Maintenance Engineer

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. We are looking for a Supportability Engineer/ Maintenance Engineer to join Akkodis team in Hengelo, the Netherlands. About your future job Your contributions encompass the effective support of new and existing systems during the entire lifecycle. From influencing the system design in its initial state, through sustaining supportability characteristics during the In-Service phase, until the eventual system decommissioning. You will collaborate with product development and project teams where our equipment is being developed. Your main activities will be: Analyze and develop cost-efficient and effective maintenance solutions by creating the Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) in order to help guarantee the maximum operational availability of the Thales systems delivered to our customers; Determine repair and maintenance requirements, identify maintenance significant items and propose required maintenance activities and resources; Support the project manager in delivering the developed solution in both the bid and project phase and tailor it to the end user specifications. To do so, you will also connect to customers, prime contractors and subcontractors on the proposed support concepts. Write (part of) proposal texts and perform cost calculations for the offered solution. To realize this, you will be able to use a suite of mathematical tools to generate the needed statistical data. A typical week; During this delivery period your time is spent on analyzing a product and figuring out which components might require maintenance, both preventive and corrective. This is done by comparing the design with previous iterations, reading specifications, analyzing drawings, talking to engineers and, of course, your own judgement/experience. Therefore you can call or meet with different experts and perform a lot of your analysis and research behind your desk. If needed (and available) you can also visit the product itself. Based on the information you gathered you will need to decide on the breakdown of the maintenance activities. Especially in the beginning you can align your decisions with experienced colleagues, who will be happy to help you gain more experience. With analysis complete you will be able to determine the service interval and complexity of the task to replace or repair components within a system. It will allow you to determine (with the help of certain tools) what the most cost-efficient maintenance approach will be. This analysis will be part of the delivery you’ll make towards the customer. We are looking for a person who Has a finished Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, another relevant field or previous relevant working experience. Is interested in system engineering and supportability engineering principles and analysis with a wide variety of complex technical products; Has knowledge and experience with PLM (product lifecycle management) tooling such as Windchill or Teamcenter and experienced BOM’s (Bill of Materials)/PBS (product breakdown structure); Has knowledge of developments in maintenance and service logistics (e.g. corrective, preventive and condition-based maintenance, Integrated Logistics Support) Has good communication skills coupled with a proactive, practical and convincing approach. Likes working in a new and challenging environment and contributing to the further development of our team. Is Fluent in English, German is a plus. Akkodis is a global leader in the engineering and R&D consulting market - we bring digital and engineering solutions together, creating a smarter future for everyone. Akkodis' 50,000 engineers and digital experts are spread among 30 global locations. Our success (€4 billion annual revenue) is built upon extensive cross-industry experience of more than 38 years. Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospaceakkodisgroup.com

Location: Nederland, NL

Posted Date: 4/4/2025