Aviation Systems Architect (AVS Innovation LAB)

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

In Singapore, Thales has been a trusted partner since 1973, originally focused on aerospace activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With 2,000 employees across three local sites, we deliver cutting-edge solutions across aerospace (including air traffic management), defence and security, and digital identity and cybersecurity sectors. Together, we’re shaping the future by enabling customers to make pivotal decisions that safeguard communities and power progress.

Summary:
You will join a forward-looking innovation lab – called International Avionics Lab – dedicated to exploring and developing next-generation aviation and digital solutions, located in Singapore. Operating at the intersection of avionics, cloud technologies and advanced software platforms, the Lab brings together multidisciplinary experts to design, prototype and demonstrate innovative operational concepts bringing improvements to air traffic management and airline/airport operations across Singapore, the Asia-Pacific region, and beyond. Our team works in an agile environment that fosters initiative, experimentation and innovative thinking, and is in constant relationship with local operational stakeholders.

You will shape the overall system architecture supporting the Avionics Lab’s innovation projects. Working closely with the Lab Director and engineering team, you help transform innovative operational concepts into robust technical solutions while ensuring coherence across airline and avionics systems, cloud platforms, data services and communication infrastructures.
 

Responsibilities:

• Gather and translate operational needs, business requirements (e.g. business case, requirement specifications, non-functional requirement specifications & use case models specific to the solution) and innovation concepts into structured system designs and technical solutions
• Define the system architectures of the Lab’s platforms and innovation demonstrators, thinking out of the box, and work collaboratively with the rest of the team to build a shared approach consensus
• Work in an agile, cross-functional multinational team, actively engaging to support the success of the team
• Guide engineering teams during design, integration and technical decision-making
• Lead selected technical projects and coordinate engineering activities

​Requirements

• Typically 6+ years in system engineering or architecture roles
• Background in aerospace, avionics, airline operations or air traffic management, large-scale platforms or complex software systems
• Degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• Solid understanding of aircraft systems and airline / avionics environments
• Familiar with avionics communication data exchanges principles
• Solid experience in solution architecture design, definition and development (Workflow, Data Architecture, System and Cloud Architecture) of aviation-related complex systems
• Capabilities to assess the cybersecurity of cloud technologies, architectures and deployments (e.g. how things are connected and potential risk areas)
• Knowledge of several programming languages (e.g. Python, C/C++, Kotlin, TypeScript, Ada or Java 6) or frameworks (React, Swing)
• Previous experience with AI/ML frameworks
• Distributed systems, cloud platforms, aviation systems integration, APIs, data platforms, networked systems
• Cloud technologies and Cloud-native architectures for system design and delivery
• Demonstrated experience guiding small teams and / or junior software engineers

Other Information:

• Working Location: Suntec City

• Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.