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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Embedded Software Architecture Manager

Embedded EngineeringPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeToulouse, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have a significant track record defining and implementing real-time embedded software architectures, with particular expertise in Linux, including Yocto, systemd, and networking stacks.
  • Have a command of low-level software development fundamentals, especially C, and knowledge of drivers, firmware, boot processes, and real-time operating systems.
  • Have experience integrating, testing, and debugging on electronic boards or embedded platforms.
  • Have operational English proficiency, both written and spoken.
  • Be able to define and manage a development, integration, and qualification plan.
  • Have proposal, interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define the architecture scope, ensure system and software consistency in coordination with the system architect, ensure compliance with domain standards and the ReUse policy, and follow product development plans.
  • Lead the production and maintenance of software architecture for bids, projects, and products throughout their life cycle, coordinating studies and developing and stabilizing the architecture.
  • Coordinate product definition and assess trade-offs among cost, MTB, customer requirements, technological possibilities, and software-team capacity.
  • Demonstrate the feasibility of the selected software architecture by conducting prototyping and risk-reduction activities.
  • Ensure the architecture is testable, contribute to test plans, and participate in corrective actions during test execution.
  • Manage technical debt and lead technology development while ensuring consistency with architectural styles and principles.
  • Support development teams through code reviews and by explaining selected technical solutions.
  • Coordinate design activities within the software team.
  • Contribute to development of the discipline's capabilities through training, sharing lessons learned, and tutoring and mentoring.
  • Participate in technology monitoring of emerging trends.

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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