Test Technician (M/F)

ThalesVienneEURESpublished 08/17/2026
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Job Description:

Location: Chatellerault, France

Building a future of trust together

Thales is a world leader in high technologies specializing in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly 4.5 billion euros per year in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 85,000 employees in 65 countries.

Our commitments, your benefitsSuccess driven by our technological excellence, your experience, and our shared ambitionAn attractive compensation packageContinuous skill development: training paths, academies, and internal communitiesAn inclusive, caring environment that respects employee work-life balance***Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life

In Châtellerault, join one of our two THALES sites and take part in the future of aeronautics with us! Easily accessible from Paris, Tours, and Poitiers, you will thrive in a city rich in culture, green, and without a hint of traffic jams! Discover our opportunities within our global avionics repair center or our production site for inertial platforms, gyrolasers, and optronic equipment support.

Within the UAC Repair unit, you will be in charge of the test room on the night shift. Depending on the workload in the test room, you may also be required to perform repair and/or retrofit operations on aeronautical, military, and/or civil equipment.

In this context, your main missions will consist of Ensuring the management of the T3 test room

  • Perform manufacturing and/or repair operations in your technological field of specialization, in accordance with technical documentation and applicable standards
  • Use the resources made available to you and control the conformity of your own work
  • Respect the standard times defined for each operation
  • Execute operations according to the scheduling established by the information system
  • Report any deviation from standards or any anomaly via the Andon system
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement process by proposing areas for improvement and participating in problem-solving actions

Who are you? You are recognized for a rigor that will allow you to respect aeronautical standards and various Thales procedures. You are able to adapt to a demanding and evolving repair environment. You have a taste for teamwork and electronic repair. Do you master technical English, which will notably allow you to understand technical documentation to successfully carry out repairs?

If you have the desire to discover a high-technology environment such as the aeronautics field, do not hesitate to join a professional and dynamic team in which you will perform daily.

Thales, a Handi-Engagée company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our greatest asset. Apply and join us! As the position may require access to information subject to national defense secrecy, the selected person will undergo a security clearance procedure, in accordance with the provisions of articles R.2311-1 et seq. of the Code de la défense and the IGI 1300 SGDSN/PSE of August 09, 2021.