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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, defense, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Thales Nederland is active in the Defence and Security sectors and is, with about 2000 employees, a top provider of high-tech jobs. Product innovation and swift anticipation of the newest technological possibilities are the mainsprings of our business. Thales Nederland is a world leader in the naval radar market, producing high-tech radar systems that continuously push technology boundaries. These radar systems consist of active electronically scanned phased array antennas that combine different technological disciplines at high levels of integration. Thales Nederland is part of the Thales Group, which has a workforce of 70,000 in more than 50 countries making it one of Europe’s largest electronics companies.

The development of modern phased array radars requires a multi-disciplinary approach in which the functional concept, the antenna, the electronics, and the electrical and cooling infrastructure are addressed simultaneously. In this multi-disciplinary team, the working area consists the development of new antenna and/or microwave concepts, introduction of new technologies and development of new Radar front-end designs. For our HW development engineering team, we are searching for a

(Electronics) Component Engineer

About the job

You are responsible for the introduction and registration of electronics components (catalog materials and customized derivatives) used for the design of electronic functions implemented in high-end analog and digital circuits and realized on PCBs. In your job, you will be the linking pin between design teams, purchasing, obsolescence engineering and component vendors, providing advice and guard the balance between technology, quality, cost and logistics, often in an international environment.

Your work will cover:

•    Build and maintain expertise in the assigned components product category by doing market re-search on trends/developments, participating in seminars/conventions, studying literature etc.;

•    Maintain (technical) contact with component vendors, suppliers, buyers, manufacturers and Thales sites;

•    Maintain the electronic database (off-the-shelf and customized parts);

•    Discuss and implement policies w.r.t. electronics components;

•    Ensure the availability of suitable components (technology, applicability, vendor selection, etc.) required to build our products; select, introduce, approve, document and manage purchased components;

•    Analyze and develop solutions to resolve issues associate with obsolete components and supplies.

What you’ll bring

•    You have a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering;

•    You have a background in hardware design;

•    You are independent but not individual;

•    You are creative, enterprising and problem solving;

•    You are an enthusiastic and persistent personality with good communication skills;

•    You are fluent in English. Dutch and French are a plus.

Wherever your passion lies, Thales can help you make the best use of your skills and creativity. As a contractor at Thales, you can expect to experience:

• An interesting job within a team of experts in an international high-tech environment.

• Room for and attention to personal development and personal initiative.

• The opportunity to grow within the organization, whether in a technical, managerial, commercial or international capacity.

• A flexible work environment with a focus on maintaining a good work-life balance.

Thales offers untold opportunities to take part in fascinating projects and overcome ambitious human and technological challenges. As a contractor, you’ll be part of a community of experts bringing together innovations from the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace. Collaborating to find solutions to the biggest challenges in the most difficult conditions.

Drawing on a diversity of expertise, perspectives and cultures, we are able to provide the best possible solutions to our customers. Together, we can harness the extraordinary power of technology to build a future we can all trust.

Randstad, as the EMEA Thales talent acquisition partner, is responsible for finding and contracting talent for the contingent roles at Thales. If you are selected for a role you will be engaged or employed by one of the Randstad recruitment companies in EMEA and will not be an employee of Thales.

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This position offers a one-year contract with the opportunity to transition to a permanent contract at Thales Nederland after the first year.

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