Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

In Singapore, Thales has been a trusted partner since 1973, originally focused on aerospace activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With 2,000 employees across three local sites, we deliver cutting-edge solutions across aerospace (including air traffic management), defence and security, and digital identity and cybersecurity sectors. Together, we’re shaping the future by enabling customers to make pivotal decisions that safeguard communities and power progress.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and document solutions to meet customer requirements, whilst ensuring the integrity of the System functional baseline and architecture
• Define solutions that deliver the best trade-off between requirements, cost, schedule and risk, which meet our customer’s needs
• Ensure the transversal constraints related to the function are considered (Safety, Human Factor, Performance, Security)
• Lead the technical reviews, including internal and with the Customer
• Lead technical working groups both internally and externally to define technical solution
• Proactively participate in PI planning and backlog refinement including contributing to the effort estimation
• Prepare Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Problem Change Requests (PCRs)
• Develop and manage traceability of requirements using DOORS, including the Functional, Allocated and Product baselines.
• Perform peer reviews of engineering documentation written by other team members
• Proactively support your Squad members (software, integration and verification)
• Support the Product Owner (PO) and Scrum Master (SM)
  • Make recommendations on strategies to improve performance or productivity
  • Identify risks, and proposing effective solution early and executing mitigation actions
  • Provide input into the planning and coordination of program integration activities 
• Promote knowledge sharing ensuring that work is captured sufficiently for re-use across projects
• Provide technical oversight to the Squads within the broader team, ensuring that the designed solution is implemented as per the design and in accordance to the schedule and cost and quality constraints.
• Define and report on KPIs for the function
• Work in accordance with the defined Thales processes and practices, and contribute to their improvement.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, IT or related discipline
• Postgraduate studies in Systems Engineering (Desirable)

Essential Experience

• Air Traffic Management in one or more of the following functional areas:
  • Coordination
  • Surveillance
  • Adaptation/Configuration
  • Interpartition/SWIM
  • Profile
  • HMI
  • Tower
  • Simulation and Training
  • Safety Nets/Conflict Detection
  • AMAN/DMAN
• Proven experience in Systems Engineering (7+ years) including; Requirements, Design, Integration and Verification and Validation
• Experience with Systems Engineering Standards eg. ISO/IEC15288
• Proven experience in the ATM Domain and related standards eg. ICAO, Eurocontrol
• Proven experience in the development of products and projects in a variety of methodologies, with a particular focus on iterative/agile development
• Proven experience working in an Agile framework
• Experience with Safety, Security and Human Factors standards and practices
• Demonstrated ability to achieve effective outcomes in a multidiscipline, multi-culture environment
• Coaching and sharing of his/her know-how
• Capability to manage various stakeholders having different objectives
• A positive attitude combined with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Comfort in facing and managing complexity
• Sound judgement and independent decision-making capability where necessary
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Desirable:

• Experience in System Engineering tools eg. DOORs, Polarian, Jira
• Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering and tools eg. Capella, Enterprise Architect
• Experience in working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

General / Special Requirements

GENERAL

• Assist in ensuring a harmonious work environment in all departments that you are working with by upholding Thales' key values.
• An advocate for diversity and inclusion who will be actively involved in implementing change initiatives to achieve our diversity goals
• An advocate for a culture of continuous improvement
• An advocate for Accountability, transparency and curiosity
• Comply with all relevant company Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental policies and framework and work practices with the intent of preventing or minimising accidental exposures to self, colleagues, visitors and/or the environment and to always ensure a safe work practises.
• Comply with all relevant Company policies and procedures.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Be eligible for Security Clearance from the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs (CAT2)
• Occasional international travel may be required

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.