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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Mechanical Architect - Drone MTO

Design EngineeringPosted on Nov 6
Full-timeÉlancourt, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Engineering degree or equivalent at Bac+5 level.
  • Confirmed experience in mechanical equipment subject to significant technical constraints, acquired in the aerospace sector.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial environments and high-volume production, including manufacturing and assembly constraints.
  • Ability to define and defend technical directions while balancing performance, cost, and schedule requirements.
  • Ability to work in co-engineering with multidisciplinary internal teams and an industrial partner.
  • Ability to present and justify technical choices to engineering teams and project management, and to arbitrate among competing constraints.
  • Attention to quality processes and traceability requirements.
  • Synthesis, rigor, collaboration, and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Define mechanical architecture solutions for the product while respecting mass, volume, and space constraints and integrating technical changes, particularly electronic changes.
  • Ensure consistency between system functional requirements, including performance and maintainability, and industrial manufacturing, assembly, and cost constraints.
  • Support implementation phases for technical changes by providing mechanical expertise to development teams.
  • Participate in product design, validation, and qualification reviews, ensuring technical requirements are considered.
  • Steer consistency of mechanical interfaces with the industrial partner to ensure proper integration of changes and overall system coherence.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of mechanical design tools.

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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