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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Safety / Reliability Engineering Engineer

Aerospace EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLe Plessis-Robinson, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A BAC+5 qualification with a specialization in Reliability, Maintainability and Testability (RMT) and Safety is required.
  • Experience in risk analysis and system reliability engineering for complex systems involving radars, missiles, tactical links, radio links, and networks is required.
  • Knowledge and practical experience with modelling tools and fault-tree management are required.
  • Knowledge of standards and methodologies for developing critical software, including their application in the defense industry, is required.
  • Knowledge of systems focused on reliability, maintainability, testability, and safety for complex systems is required.
  • Knowledge of requirements management is required.
  • Strong technical-document writing skills are required.
  • Ability to work in a team in an international, multi-company environment is required.
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Autonomy in tasks, initiative and persuasiveness, and customer contact skills are important.
  • The selected candidate must undergo the required national-defense security habilitation procedure if access to classified national-defense information is needed.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct system Safety studies, such as Preliminary Hazard Analysis and Functional Hazard Assessment, reconciling the characteristics of each contract with customer and industrial-partner expectations.
  • Allocate Safety requirements to the subsystems.
  • Participate in system studies, particularly concerning interactions between munitions and the different land-based and naval launcher variants.
  • Contribute to the preparation of contractual documents relating to Safety.
  • Contribute to drafting Safety requirements for allocation to subsystems.
  • Contribute to system reviews and System Definition Justification dossiers for Safety aspects.
  • Contribute to validation of technical documents relating to Safety.
  • Participate in Safety reviews.
  • Monitor subsystem development and the correct application of allocated Safety requirements.
  • Participate in Safety audits planned by contracting authorities and industrial partners.
  • Provide Safety support to the system test team.
  • Serve as the technical Safety point of contact for Eurosam's industrial and government partners.
  • Apply knowledge of relevant normative frameworks, tools, and methodologies for Safety.
  • Collaborate closely with the Eurosam Engineering team lead, Eurosam Engineering and Test teams, and engineering teams at Thales and MBDA in Italy and France.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the associated missiles and launchers is an advantage.
  • Knowledge of Italian is an advantage.

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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