Overview
Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom
Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. 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.
Senior Hardware Architect (x2 positions)
Location options: Templecombe, Crawley and Cheadle (Minimum 3 days onsite)
About the team
Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) design, develop and support Sonar Systems applications for anti-submarine warfare and mine hunting. This is a fantastic opportunity for Senior Hardware Architects to join a close-knit, friendly and hardworking team.
About the role
* To perform a subset of the system engineering activities required to develop a component or sub-system within the Anti-Submarine warfare (ASW) Conformal Array Projects.
* To be technically responsible for the hardware architecture and its consistency with the solution/system architecture.
* To coordinate with the Lead Hardware Architect to ensure the top-down refinement of the solution is consistent with the Sonar Hardware Products (SHP) strategy and constraints including COTS selection and components reuse.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
* Analyses the customer's and other stakeholders' needs whatever the used means (e.g. advanced studies, simulations, mock-ups, models, prototypes).
* Describes the requirements, functions and interfaces on the component or sub-system.
* Formalises the specification and the architectural design to develop the component or sub-system.
* Prepares and performs the component or sub-system verification and validation tests.
* Ensures that hardware architecture stability is maintained across lifecycle phases from Bid to Delivery.
* Directs and coordinates hardware architecture studies.
* Approves the technical, technological, and methodological choices taken in respect of the selected hardware architecture.
* Guarantees adherence to in-scope standards, reuse policy and product development plans.
* Identifies modelling, simulation and prototyping opportunities.
* Coordinates product definition and assessment of trade-offs between cost, customer requirements and technological possibilities.
* Prepares the Design & Justification Files.
* Provides knowledge on state-of-the-art hardware architecting, considering future developments.
* Monitors technological developments.
* If mechanically or electrically biased in experience, leads the design elements specific for that discipline.
About You
Skills:
Essential:
* An ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and demonstrate:
o Good interpersonal skills,
o Good communication and presentation skills,
o Proactive "can-do" mentality,
o Logical problem-solving approaches.
* Ability to understand and implement Product Line Engineering strategies
* Ability to technically lead design and development activities, interfacing with other technical disciplines as required.
* The holder of the role must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following:
o Systems Engineering Toolsets, Practices and Lifecycles
Desirable:
Hardware design and development.
Experience:
Essential:
* A minimum of five years' experience in a Systems Engineering role in an appropriate engineering field, e.g. Maritime, Aerospace, Defence.
* Equivalent experience in a relevant technical field, either mechanical or electronics design will also be considered.
Desirable:
* Experience working on underwater acoustics and/or sonar.
* The design of equipment for the sub-sea environment.
* Experience with Design for Cost / Design for Manufacture, manufacturing specifications and transition to production environment.
Qualifications
Essential:
* L6 Qualification (degree or equivalent in mechanical/electronics/electrical engineering or scientific discipline).
Desirable:
* Chartered Engineer
* L7 Qualification (Masters or equivalent in mechanical/electronics/electrical engineering or scientific discipline).
Security clearance
Due to the nature of the work at Thales, many roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however if not currently held, the successful applicant must undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a Non-ITAR country may be considered. Visit the UK Security Vetting site for guidance.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to reside in the UK for the last 5 years; in some circumstances a minimum of 3 years may be accepted with additional overseas checks.
What We Can Offer
We're committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We offer market leading training, development and experiences, with mentorship and coaching, and a variety of internal opportunities. We hire from within as a priority, so you’ll have opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matter, and we offer flexibility to do what’s important to you, including part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or flexible start/finish times. We support working patterns that suit you and help you reach your ambitions.
Benefits
Alongside a competitive base salary, Thales offers a benefits package, including:
* Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
* Hybrid working
* Pension Scheme
* 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
* Life Cover
* Progression and Development Opportunities
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and mental wellbeing app
* Employee discount schemes on major brands and retailers
* Development-focused targets and relocation support if required, plus learning and career opportunities
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity and inclusion.
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In line with Thales Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide identity, work eligibility in the UK and employment/education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance. For details on required evidence, refer to DBS NSV guidance.
Thales UK is committed to an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments for neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition. To request an adjustment or if you need this advert in an alternative format, contact Resourcing Ops or the Early Careers Team.
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