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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Upstream Systems Studies Engineer

Electrical EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBrest, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A doctorate in engineering or an engineering degree from a grande école in electronics, specializing in propagation and signal processing.
  • Strong skills in radio frequency, analog electronics, and digital electronics.
  • Experience in research and development of electronic systems, an interest in new technologies—particularly telecommunications and automotive technologies—and experience developing new products or systems in an industrial context.
  • Experience working on projects with internal or external partners in sectors such as space, defense, or scientific instruments.
  • Knowledge of radar, electronic warfare, and/or optronics, and skills in systems architecture.
  • Experience in embedded signal processing and embedded systems.
  • Ability to communicate internally and externally.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze requirements from internal or external clients and other Thales entities.
  • Develop technical responses with internal and external partners, integrating innovative solutions to achieve performance goals and low costs.
  • Coordinate technical activities from concept through demonstration, including design-to-cost considerations.
  • Personally contribute to the design and development of hardware and software solutions for demonstrator prototypes, as well as integration and validation activities.
  • Monitor technical and technological developments in smart sensors, including civilian technologies.
  • Prepare technical roadmaps with product-line managers.
  • Protect intellectual property arising from the work.
  • Supervise doctoral students, apprentices, and interns.

Desired Qualifications

  • Curiosity, attentiveness to the surrounding environment, the ability to simplify complexity and take measured risks, rigor, interest in mentoring, and the ability to manage system complexity.

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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