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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Project Design Authority Electronic Warfare

AvionicsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeÉlancourt, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Engineering degree (Bac+5) or equivalent in electronics, embedded systems, aeronautics, or a related field.
  • 5 to 10 years of experience in systems engineering, electronic warfare systems architecture, or integration, validation, and qualification of electronic warfare systems, ideally in combat aviation or naval domains.
  • Experience in hardware, software, or systems architecture for reception and transmission technologies is essential.
  • Knowledge of the aeronautical environment is desirable.
  • Knowledge of current and future self-protection suites is desirable.
  • Mastery of V-model development cycles, including integration, validation, and qualification, as well as embedded architectures and combat-platform integration constraints.
  • Fluent French is required, and technical English is essential.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with competency-center architects and the export project management team.
  • Ability to make decisions under pressure and work in an international environment.
  • The position may require access to information classified as a national defense secret and requires security habilitation under applicable French defense regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and integration of new equipment incorporating an electronic warfare self-protection solution on a combat aircraft.
  • Lead technical progress meetings and train the client on electronic warfare system principles.
  • Answer technical questions from product, the Project Manager, and technical teams by coordinating with the Product Design Authority and Electronic Warfare Design Authority.
  • Manage electronic warfare solution technical issues and those involving internal and external subcontractors.
  • Make technical decisions through the Technical Decision Management System.
  • Monitor testing and the technical justification dossier for the design definition.
  • Serve as the technical interface between project teams and competency centers; prepare customer specification and acceptance documents, define specifications, structure justification dossiers for specialist acceptance, and prepare system configuration sheets, system state sheets, and technical action requests.
  • Coordinate aircraft-manufacturer and user testing of the electronic warfare solution.
  • Monitor system production and manage technical issues.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the aeronautical environment.
  • Knowledge of current and future self-protection suites.
  • Knowledge of an additional language, such as Arabic.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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