Location: Templecombe, United KingdomThales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.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.
System Architecture
PROFILE:
You graduated with a Master of Engineering or Computer Science or in University, and you have significant experience in architecture and engineering systems
You are a leader willing to engage and develop your team through the use of collaborative work and challenging approaches
You are responsible and show a great sense of initiative
You are convincing and persuasive
You like to be involved with the customer
You have good communication and relationship skills
COMPETENCIES:
You are aware of the description of the operational concept
You have a deep knowledge of the field and its technical strategy
You are familiar with operational analysis
You are able to work in co-engineering (Lean Thinking, Obeya...)
You understand the different actors involved in the project and are able to contextualise and change the perspective (political, economic, social, technical, environmental, legal...)
You are familiar with Concept, Design, Experimentation and Simulation tools, as well as modelling tools (such as MBSE)
You are familiar with working with Integration Verification Validation Qualification and Agile methods
NICE TO HAVE:
+ [Specific knowledge linked to the domain / product / project – to be filled in by Engineering Manager or Talent Acquisition]
LIFE AS A SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE ROLE
As a System Architecture Role within Thales, you will:
Define and recommend candidate architectures for the corresponding level (solution or solution element) to satisfy stakeholder expectations according to the standards and re-use policies, the technology roadmap and the business strategy
Establish the solution architecture by making trade-offs between stakeholder expectations, technical and technological solutions and costs, risks and schedule, document the associated artefacts (architecture justification in the design and justification file, product breakdown structure, system/segment design document) and approve the resulting lower-level specifications (internal or external)
Assist in the solution development cycle and in defining the co-engineering approach
Manage, all along the project life cycle, the assignment of the corresponding level requirements, the management of the performance evaluation and the critical parameters, the definition of the interfaces, the technical negotiation between the different stakeholders (internal or external)
+ [Other specific info - to be filled in by Engineering Manager or Talent Acquisition]
Connect with Fiona Tal, Talent Acquisition Partner #LI-FT1 who is eager to explore together with you this exciting opportunity.
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