System Design Engineer Technical Lead /Senior Technical Lead

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

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.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

System Design Engineer Technical Lead /Senior Technical Lead

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

As a Lead/ Senior Technical Lead System Engineer, you will be a major actor in System Requirement Development for Aerospace LRU, Validation and Perform Test as per DO-160 requirements.

• Developing system level requirements, requirement validation and contribute to architecture development.

• Maintain traceability of system requirements across hardware, software and firmware

• Lead and co-ordinate the architectural studies of Hardware under his/her responsibility

• Identify risks and opportunities related to the hardware system architecture

• Help team to achieve “System level Design for testability and manufacturability”

• Integration of Hardware, Software and Firmware and performs IVVQ

• Development of Test Plan and Procedures

• Suggest and Solve integration issues during verification with multi discipline team

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to drive products/solution with quality standards and internal processes

Skills Required

Mandatory Skills:

• Electronics/ Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of experience in Aerospace Hardware System Engineering

• Must have strong knowledge in Electronics (analog and digital) design and development.

  • Should be able to analyze electronics circuits individually.

  • Should be able to select alternate electronics components (Active, Passive and Connector) individually

  • Should be able to read schematic, Bill of materials and Layout file.

• Must have high awareness of Airworthiness, Aeronautic Safety requirements and standards. ( as per ARP4761 or ARP4754 )

• Must have strong experience with Aerospace standards (DO-160 environment, DO-254, ARP4754, ARP4761; APQP)

• Must have strong experience to troubleshoot on electronics and embedded hardware systems to find the root cause and to fix with a suitable solution

• Must have experience in interfacing with external test facilities for environmental and EMI/EMC and other electrical tests as per MIL-STD and DO-160 standards

• Should be familiar in developing Qualification Test procedures (QTPs), Qualification Test Reports (QTR), Qualification by similarity reports (QBSR) and other documents required by airborne certification authorities

• Must be fluent with on Configuration Management data package (Build of Materials, Definition File, Identification, Design Change Rules)

Must be fluent with configuration management tools like Teamcenter

• Experience in establishing Design Documentation (Requirement, IVVQ procedure, reports)

• Should be familiar with mechanical drawings, wiring diagram reading and understanding.

• Should be familiar in Industrialization, Production process, Testing, (Acceptance test, Screening testing) ideally experience on APQP

• Should be familiar in the IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification) including requirements management

• Must have good experience in bench test set-up, functional testing and performance evaluation

• Should be familiar with project progress reporting, ensure KPI’s reporting and Risk/opportunity assessment.

Educational Qualification

Bachelor or Masters in Electronics & Communication or equivalent

Values and Behaviors

• High level of autonomy, efficiency and integrity.

• Good organizational abilities, good interpersonal skills and demonstrated leadership skills

• Self-motivated, ability to work independently with minimal direction.

• Ability to work in multi-geography and multi-disciplinary team.

• Ability to have honest and trustable reporting with remote team

We also attach great importance to soft skills, adaptability, openness and continuous improvement. Your autonomy and your taste for teamwork, your rigor and curiosity are all qualities that we value every day.

Language

Ability communicate in English verbally and through written form.

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.