Job Title: Digital Systems Architect
This is a key role which will support the concept and design activities for a nascent product line in Thales Training and Simulation, to provide Digital Twins for Test and Evaluation.
As a Digital Systems Architect, you will bring expertise in the Integration, Test, Evaluation & Acceptance of systems, and will support the Digital Twin team in designing a suitable architecture and selecting appropriate components to fulfill the vision/direction identified by the business development community.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design and develop the solution components of digital twin solutions SFRD, CFRD and customer projects, exploiting previous research and development in these areas
* Assist the architect in maintaining a set of reference Digital Twin concept designs to improve the deliverability of bids within the shortened timescales of CFRD opportunities
* Implement Make/Team/Buy methodologies for the selection of architectural building blocks (internal or external/COTS) within the Simulation Capabilities Product Line
* Liaise with the business line Product Line Managers for "Simulation Capabilities" to ensure UK domain concepts and aspirations are coherent and influence with wider BL strategic objectives
* Act as a key contributor of the "Strategy to Product" performance initiative as sponsored by the wider business line
Requirements:
* Ideally a graduate with a Master's degree of an Engineering School (Electronics, Aeronautical/Space Engineering, Computer Science)
* Proven experience in Software and/or Hardware, Systems Engineering and IVVQ activities
* Opportunity to strengthen your expertise in one of the following areas: conception, requirement management, development, test, integration or validation
* You want to solve complex problems and be plunged into a challenging environment
* Recognised as a team player and enjoy collaborative work
* You have synthetic and helicopter view of the organisation
* Resourceful, analytical and structured
Security Clearance statement:
Due to the sensitive nature of much of the work, all applicants must be eligible for Security Clearance (SC level minimum)
What We Can Offer:
* We're committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.
* We hire from within as our first priority, so you'll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
* 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.