Project Design Authority (Hybrid)

Location: Madrid, Spain

Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

In Defence and security, armed forces, governments and global organizations entrust Thales with helping them achieve and maintain security, tactical superiority and strategic independence in the face of any type of threat. In an increasingly unpredictable world, governments rely on our expertise to protect their citizens and make the world safer, from designing smart sensors and connecting soldiers on the digital battlefield to delivering solutions that protect states, cities and critical infrastructures.

Thales SIX in Spain:

Thales Sistemas is specialized in Command and Control systems, Tactical Communications and Modeling and Simulation addressing solutions in the domain of Defense and Security. Thales is the Spanish leader in tactical Land CIS (Communication and Information Systems) covering all the product life cycle (design, development, production, ILS). Based in Leganés, Thales Sistemas employs a highly specialized workforce of more than 100 people, most of them engineers that participate in the following activities:

• Communications and Information Systems (CIS) to support Command function and Decision Making:
• Embedded electronics for military aircraft
• Tactical Communications
• Radio Navigation Aids for air traffic

LIFE AS A THALES SYSTEM Project Design Authority

As a Project Design Authority within Thales, you will:

• Analyze and understand complex systems, with focus on system integration.
• Capture and document operational needs and constraints and translate them into requirements.
• Design and build system architectures based on requirements to fullfil user needs
• Be in continuous contact with stakeholders, customers and developers
• Estimate the time and cost needed to complete the deliveries
• Coordinate the execution of the activities and report the progress
• Prepare technical documentation, demos and training materials
• Participate in integration and acceptance tests
• Provide explanation and tuition bout the solutions adopted

You will be involved in European projects, part of the EDF (European Defence Fund) programmes for 2021-2027, like NOMAD and SENTINEL projects. It will also support other projects of our regular customers, both national (Ministerio de Defensa) and international.

CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US

PROFILE:

• You have graduated with a Master’s degree of an Engineering School (Electronics, Aeronautical/Space Engineering, Computer Science, …) or in University.
• You have between 5 and 8 experience years in Software, Systems Engineering and IVVQ activities.
• You want to update your expertise continuously and design innovative solutions to fit your customers’ needs
• You want to solve complex problems and be plunged into a challenging environment
• You are recognized as a team player and enjoy collaborative work
• You have synthetic and helicopter view of the organization

•             You like following the latest trends in innovation

• You are available for travelling (mainly in Europe) – approx. 8 weeks a year.

COMPETENCES

Technical competences:

•             You can quickly understand the system in which you evolve (key stakeholders, interactions, products, environment …) 

•             You are familiar with engineering process and solution definition (requirements management, system architecture, design, traceability).

• You are familiar with the energy management concepts understanding electrical grid designs and main performance indicator of electrical sources and sinks.

•             You are familiar with management and engineering tools such as DOORS, EA, Polarion, TFS, JIRA

•             You have experience with leading engineering projects or activities

•             You have proven modelling skills and ability to use modelling tools/methods e.g. Enterprise Architect/UML

•             You are able to work within Agile environment (Scrum), Lean engineering and DevOps culture

•             You are proficient in the management of performance, robustness, and cybersecurity

•             You master Software Design and technologies related to cloud, virtualization and containerization

•             In order to meet project constraints, knowing how to schedule decisions and prioritize architectural choices is necessary

•             You have good skill in collaboration to interact with the other stakeholders in international environments

•             You are open minded and ready to share your experiences and knowledge

• You must be fluent in English and Spanish.

Soft skills:

• You are resourceful, analytical and structured
• You possess good analysis and synthesis skills
• You are open-minded and curious
• You are rigorous and logical
• You are able to adapt and react to change

You must take into account that you should have (or you should be able to get) the Personal Security Clearance to be able to work on EU and/or NATO defense projects.

NICE TO HAVE:

•            Knowledge about C4ISR systems and related NATO standards and frameworks (FMN, NAF, STANAGs).

•             Knowledge about enterprise architecture frameworks, like ToGAF, DoDAF

•             Knowledge about geospatial information systems, databases and communications

What do we offer?

• Flexible working hours.
• Shorter working days on Fridays and during summer.
• Remote-friendly - 2/3 days a week working from home.
• Restaurant allowance and social benefits (health insurance, kindergarten).

Thales is a company committed to equal opportunities between women and men, and for this reason, we work to raise awareness and disseminate information on the subject both internally and externally.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!