Technology Innovation/Software Product Engineer

Location: Amsterdam, Hullenbergweg 81-135 (Office), Netherlands

About Thales

At Thales, we deliver advanced technologies that support our customers in making decisive moments possible. In Amsterdam, we work on innovative and mission-critical solutions for the defense market, combining deep technological expertise with a strong focus on operational value.

To strengthen our innovation and product development activities, we are looking for a Technology Innovation/SW Product Engineer who can make a strong practical contribution to the development of new defense products. This role is ideal for someone who combines technical curiosity with a hands-on engineering mindset and is able to turn innovative ideas into tangible results.

About the role

As a Technology Innovation/ SW Product Engineer, you will play a key role in exploring, integrating and applying new technologies in the development of new products and capabilities for the defense domain. You quickly understand new technologies, combine different systems and technical components, and translate Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to demonstrators and/or Minimal Viable Products (MVPs).

You are comfortable working independently on software development tasks, while also collaborating with stakeholders to shape the path from prototype to production-ready solutions. You are able to make pragmatic technical decisions under time pressure and contribute to iterative development with a strong focus on time to value.

Key responsibilities

Build hands-on software and translate PoCs to demonstrators and/or MVPs.

• Develop software independently, including both greenfield development and modification of existing codebases.
• Develop software in JAVA and show willingness to use other programming languages, tools and frameworks when needed
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Combine different technologies, systems and software components into working end-to-end solutions

• Rapidly understand and assess new technologies and determine how they can be applied in product development/innovation.
• Quickly learn how different technologies interact and make them work together effectively.
• Solve technical challenges in a practical and hands-on way.
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Act as a discussion partner for stakeholders in defining the path from prototype to production-ready solutions.

• Think at system level and maintain a broad view on architecture, dependencies and integration impacts.
• Support technical decision-making in environments where speed, uncertainty and delivery pressure are important factors.
• Contribute to an iterative development approach to ensure optimal time to value.
• Translate technology choices into business value and apply strong business and product thinking to explain why something should be built and for whom.

Your profile

• You are a practical engineer with a strong interest in innovation and product development.
• Enjoys working in high tech environments where technology, integration and delivery come together.
• Adaptable, analytical, and able to turn technical complexity into workable and valuable solutions.
• Hold a BSc or MSc in a technical discipline, preferably Computer Science, Software Engineering, Embedded Systems, or Electrical Engineering.

In addition, you bring:

• The ability to quickly understand and apply new technologies.
• Experience in combining multiple technologies and systems into functional solutions.
• Strong hands-on software engineering skills.
• The ability to independently develop new software and modify existing solutions.
• Experience with Java and openness to working with multiple programming languages and frameworks.
• Strong hands-on problem-solving skills.
• Affinity with and/or experience in technology integration.
• The ability to quickly learn and work with API integrations, legacy environments, third-party solutions, Linux.
• High technology adaptability.
• The ability to think at system level.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A good balance of technology insight, business awareness and product thinking.

What we offer

At Thales, you will have the opportunity to work on meaningful technology in a highly innovative and international environment. You will contribute to solutions that matter in the defense sector and work with colleagues who are passionate about technology, innovation and impact.

• A challenging role at the intersection of innovation, engineering and product development.
• The opportunity to work on new technologies and mission-critical applications.
• A collaborative and professional working environment.
• Room for personal development and continuous learning.
• The possibility to contribute directly to the next generation of defense solutions.
• A comfortable work space in a modern environment, with a focus on flexibility and the right work life balance.
• You can usually work where and when you want to be able to do your work as well and efficiently as possible. Within Thales we implement hybrid working, where you can, for example, work from home two days a week if your role allows it.
• A good salary, fitting travel allowance, and the ability to personalise your employment conditions: for instance, you can trade days off for internet costs, our bicycle plan, company fitness and relocation costs.
• 40 days off per year (PTO).

Interested?

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