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.

Technical Lead

Job description:

• The Thales Research and Technology team is looking for dynamic individuals with
• preferably a PhD / Postdoc to carry out extensive experiments on photonics as a
• computing platform.
• Essential Specifications:
• Masters / PhD in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science, or a related
• field with at least 10 years of experience on analog electronics, circuit
• design and optimization, characterization and testing
• Experience in designing and developing on-chip photonic systems,
• including waveguide-based modulators, couplers, photonic memory,
• nanostructured electro-optic devices and filters for applications in optical
• communication and computing
• working knowledge of Ansys-Lumerical on photonic circuit simulations
• and characterization

Responsibilities:

• The role will center around
• performing photonic circuit design and simulations on industry accepted
• tools.
• coordination of collaborative research projects with premier academic
• institutions on the same domain and also in the assessment of low
• technology developments on alternate electronic substrate design.
• Publish experimental results with the community through whitepapers and
• technical seminars
• Network with Thales internal units and technology experts on the topics of
• Si-Photonics design and optimization

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.