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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Ground Segment Systems Engineer, Observation

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeToulouse, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree from an engineering school or equivalent is required.
  • Significant experience in systems engineering or in designing ground segments for software-dominant space systems is required.
  • Good knowledge of Earth-observation missions, satellite operations, and data-processing chains is desirable.
  • Experience with MBSE methods and tools, particularly Capella, is desirable.
  • Skills in Cloud, DevOps, or SecOps environments are desirable.
  • Sensitivity to cybersecurity issues applied to complex systems is desirable.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ability to arbitrate between operational priorities, technical constraints, costs, schedules, and risks.
  • A good level of written and spoken English is required.
  • Ability to work in an international context.

Responsibilities

  • Define the end-to-end architecture and specifications of the ground segment using systems-engineering methods and MBSE approaches.
  • Analyze and translate customer and user needs into coherent, robust, and evolvable system requirements.
  • Ensure technical consistency across the ground-segment chains: mission, satellite control, ground stations, data processing, and data dissemination.
  • Conduct strategic technical analyses to secure architecture choices and reduce project risks.
  • Define and lead system integration, verification, and validation strategies.
  • Contribute to technical reviews and produce engineering documentation, including D&JF, ICDs, design documents, and specifications.
  • Ensure consideration of cybersecurity, resilience, maintainability, and system evolvability.
  • Participate in a product-line approach that promotes reuse and optimization of solutions across projects.
  • Work in an Agile/SAFe environment, interacting daily with systems, software, cybersecurity, satellite-operations, and infrastructure experts.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Earth-observation missions, satellite operations, and data-processing chains.
  • Experience with MBSE methods and tools, particularly Capella.
  • Skills in Cloud, DevOps, or SecOps environments.
  • Sensitivity to cybersecurity issues applied to complex systems.

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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