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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Embedded Real-Time Software Architect

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • Engineering-school education in embedded real-time computing.
  • At least 5 years of embedded or real-time software development experience, ideally on DSP or GPP processors such as Cortex A7 or A8.
  • Ability to design object-oriented programs in C++.
  • Ability to integrate software on embedded real-time targets.
  • Ability to recognize and use design patterns.
  • Ability to estimate the complexity of signal-processing algorithms.
  • Ability to analyze needs and propose software architectures that address development goals.
  • Ability to debug on target using a JTAG probe.
  • Ability to use source-code management tools such as Git and ticket or technical-issue workflow tools such as JIRA.
  • Rigor, ability to work in a team, curiosity, and capacity to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical responsibility for software architecture and ensure its consistency with the solution architecture, coordinating with the solution architect and PDA to align the solution's top-down decomposition with software strategy, COTS and OSS selection constraints, and component reuse.
  • Maintain software architecture stability throughout the offer lifecycle through delivery.
  • Lead and coordinate software architecture studies.
  • Approve technical, technological, and methodological choices in accordance with the approved software architecture.
  • Ensure compliance with standards, reuse policy, and product development plans.
  • Coordinate product definition and evaluate trade-offs among cost, customer requirements, and technological capabilities.
  • Prepare design and justification files (SSDD, D&JF).
  • Provide knowledge of the state of the art in software architectures while accounting for future developments.
  • Lead technological developments.
  • Carry out assigned software development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with DSP or GPP processors, for example Cortex A7 or A8.

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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