Thales
System Architect
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More than 85,000 colleagues worldwide work daily to make the world a safer place. In the Netherlands, Thales employs 2,500 people, with around 250 based at Thales Huizen, which holds a leading position in highly qualified radio and network communications.
At Thales Huizen, we deliver cutting-edge, dependable network and security solutions worldwide under the name “SOTAS”. Our systems guarantee optimal communication, regardless of extreme conditions enabling informed decision-making. In the cybersecurity market, we offer services to permanently ensure security, performance and resilience of our customers’ critical information systems and industrial infrastructure to guarantee their digital sovereignty in a constantly evolving cyber threat environment.
The Solution Engineering Team in Huizen (10 fte) performs all system engineering activities for the realization of the successful SOTAS product portfolio. SOTAS is the IT infrastructure and communication solution that is installed in Military Vehicles.
To strengthen our group, we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated
Solutions architect / System Architect (Military Communcations Solutions).
About the job
As a Solutions / system architect, you will work within a multidisciplinary team on the consultancy, design, development and validation of highly complex military systems. These systems are built on very reliable electronic hardware with a growing dominant software content. You will be part of a team with systems-, software-and hardware architects and sometimes with representatives of customers, suppliers of subsystems and other parties involved.
The main tasks are:
With a deep understanding of our solution and the domain of our customer, you are able to help them to find the optimal solution and capture the requirements in models
Being part of our Team means that you will be involved in various activities: there will be a moment to discuss your solutions with the consultants, and there will be time to define the interaction between our systems and other systems in the vehicle. You will frequently meet with your team to learn from each other and to discuss the progress as you strive for continuous improvement.
You are able to define the functional behavior of the system;
Perform the technical design and analysis of the system;
Define interfaces between the Thales subsystems, the customer solution and 3rd party systems;
Define the work for the Software and Hardware Competence Teams.
What you’ll bring
You have a completed degree in Electronic Engineering, Software Engineering or similar field;
You have been working in a R&D department developing products with electronics, driver software and application software
You have experience in a domain where reliability, availability are considered key, like avionics, telecom, medical and defense technology
You have great communication skills and you are able to work in multidisciplinary teams;
You have high level of creativity, initiative, pragmatism and persuasiveness;
You have affinity with agile development;
What you’ll gain:
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.
About Thales
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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