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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Embedded Equipment Architect

Hardware Systems IntegrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCholet, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Engineering education is required.
  • Seven to ten years of experience designing real-time embedded electronic equipment is required.
  • Knowledge of security is an advantage, but candidates motivated to discover the field may also apply.
  • Hardware knowledge including GPP, DSP, FPGA, and ASIC is required.
  • Mechanical design knowledge covering enclosures, connectors, CE/EMC compliance, and environmental testing is required.
  • Ability to design and specify equipment and supervise its development is required.
  • Knowledge of embedded systems software such as PIKE OS and Linux is required.
  • Knowledge of network protocols including IP, TCP, UDP, and MACsec, and low-level interfaces including USB and PCI-E, is required.
  • Security skills such as encryption, integrity, and authentication are an advantage.
  • The role requires rigor, analytical ability, empathy, teamwork, autonomy, initiative, curiosity, and synthesis skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define innovative products that meet future customer needs while respecting cost and schedule constraints, and propose technical solutions.
  • Specify, design, and model equipment.
  • Participate in working groups with customers, ANSSI, and security experts, and explain and support the validity and efficiency of technology choices.
  • Develop mastery of the state of the art in security and its application to security equipment.
  • Contribute to departmental expertise through cross-functional and upstream studies and technology monitoring.
  • Contribute to tender responses by proposing innovative solutions suited to stated needs and identifying optimal trade-offs.
  • Contribute to the design and development of security equipment that integrates into systems without disrupting their performance and ensures trusted, discreet information exchange.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the security domain is an advantage.
  • Skills in security, including encryption, integrity, and authentication, are an advantage.

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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