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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Hardware Development Engineer - Specialized in mechanics and thermodynamics

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLimours, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Hold an engineering qualification or a Master 2 with a specialization in mechanics.
  • Have 5 to 10 years of experience; experience in a mechanical design office in industrial equipment, electronics, aerospace, rail, defense, energy, or a similar domain is an advantage.
  • Be proficient in at least one 3D/2D computer-aided design software package, such as CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or Inventor.
  • Have solid knowledge of mechanics, including strength of materials, tolerancing, and rigid-body dynamics.
  • Have experience with simulations such as finite element analysis, thermal analysis, or vibration analysis, or be able to work with calculation specialists.
  • Know manufacturing processes.
  • Be familiar with applicable industry standards, including environmental, electromagnetic compatibility, and safety standards.
  • Know configuration-management and document-management tools.
  • Be able to work in multidisciplinary teams, manage parallel topics, and meet deadlines.
  • Have written and spoken technical English sufficient to read documents and communicate with international suppliers.
  • Be able to work with performance indicators, including development schedule and cost adherence, mechanical nonconformity rates in validation and production, solution robustness and reliability, technical-documentation quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Undergo a security clearance procedure as the position may require access to information classified as a national defense secret.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to proposal preparation, then design, develop, and qualify product hardware subsystems, including structures, electrical distribution and cooling, equipment, enclosures, and mechanical interfaces, ensuring compliance with functional, reliability, safety, cost, quality, and schedule requirements while accounting for climate, electromagnetic compatibility, and safety constraints.
  • Analyze functional, environmental, and regulatory requirements and contribute to drafting mechanical specifications.
  • Contribute to hardware architecture choices for product components such as enclosures, chassis, mounting interfaces, cooling systems, and protections.
  • Contribute to specifying functional chains and mechanical allocations, including mass, volume, precision, tolerances, and interfaces.
  • Size components and assemblies for strength of materials, tolerances, fits, shock and vibration resistance, thermal performance, and aging.
  • Account for assembly, testing, maintenance, and recyclability constraints.
  • Prepare or arrange preparation of design-definition documentation.
  • Perform or oversee calculations and simulations, including strength of materials, finite element, thermal, vibration, shock, and fatigue analyses.
  • Contribute to defining and executing qualification plans covering functional, environmental, and reliability testing.
  • Analyze test results and propose corrective or optimization actions.
  • Contribute to design reviews and risk analyses, including failure mode and effects analyses.
  • Work with industrialization and production teams to ensure solutions are designed for manufacturing and assembly.
  • Maintain technical documentation, including specifications, design-definition files, and justification files.
  • Address hardware issues in production, including nonconformities, deviations, and field returns, and propose durable solutions.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of products and processes through cost reduction, simplification, and improved robustness.
  • Estimate workload and schedules for hardware and mechanical development activities within the role's scope.
  • Plan and report progress of activities within the role's scope.
  • Coordinate activities with other disciplines.
  • Contribute to technical relationships with suppliers and subcontractors, including design reviews, prototype validation, and quality follow-up.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in a mechanical design office in industrial equipment, electronics, aerospace, rail, defense, energy, or a similar domain.

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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