Systems Engineer

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

Thales 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.

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. 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 five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, 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

Thales Integrated Airspace-protection Systems (IAS) UK designs, manufactures and services a range of cutting-edge technologies and capabilities ranging from air surveillance and mission planning solutions to missile and space propulsion systems. An opportunity has arisen within our Multi-Domain Mission Support Systems (MD MSS) team for a Systems Engineer. In the face of ever-evolving threats, mission success hinges on seamlessly integrating disparate data streams and platform communications to provide a unified view of the battlespace and allow coordinated actions with unprecedented precision. MD MSS is a cutting-edge system that delivers this capability, acting as a key enabler to military planning, weaving together and exploiting critical information from across the battlespace, from near-real-time intelligence feeds to data communications. MD MSS ensures that commanders have the right information at the right time, supporting rapid decision-making and decisive action. MD MSS is not just a system; it's the key to mission success.

Primary Purpose & Key Interactions:

The systems engineer working within a multi-discipline team including with system architects and system, software and hardware design engineers will define and deliver the product.  The systems engineer will report to the Systems Lead and Engineering Delivery manager within the product team and a Systems Line Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

The role will require collaborating with the product team as a Systems engineer in the design and development process, covering one or more of the following

• Requirements capture, development and management,
• System definition incl. behaviour & performance
• Sub-system design,  interface control  and component specification, incl. speciality considerations through Security, Safety and Integrated Logistic Support
• Develop and optimise the design through system trades, analyses and prototyping
• Maintain and update System Build information
• Support formal and ad-hoc Hardware, Software, Data and Security Release processes
• Support the application deployment at Naval & Air domain sites.

Essential Skills & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree (BEng, BSc) or equivalent in a Numerate, Scientific or Engineering Discipline
• Ability to demonstrate skills in System Engineering or similar design processes
• High degree of technical expertise, problem solving skills and/or innovation.
• Ability to demonstrate effective written and verbal communicate skills
• Ability to demonstrate working within a team under pressure.
• Able to deliver, overcome barriers and make things happen

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Defence Industry Experience
• Systems Engineering Experience

Behaviours

• Goal orientated and delivery focussed.
• Display innovation and self-motivation.
• Be able to work in a high pressure environment;
• Demonstrate dedication and determination in assigned tasks

Special Requirements:

• Ability to travel in the UK and Internationally.
• Ability to attain SC clearance without caveats

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

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