Overview
You will play a critical role in defining, developing, and delivering end-to-end systems solutions for naval communications. Working across bids and live programmes, you’ll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, shape solution architectures, and ensure successful delivery through all lifecycle phases—from concept through to deployment and in-service support.
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees and a strong UK presence in defence, space, aerospace and digital security. We deliver advanced technology and social value to our customers and communities.
Responsibilities
- Lead the definition of technical solutions, from requirements capture through to system architecture and design
- Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver solutions to cost, schedule, and quality
- Support bid activities by interpreting customer requirements and shaping robust, competitive solutions
- Plan, estimate, and deliver engineering work packages aligned to programme objectives
- Ensure compliance with engineering governance, including Thales Chorus 2 and project Engineering Management Plans
- Manage technical risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies throughout the lifecycle
- Own and maintain the system design baseline through to customer acceptance
- Support integration, verification, validation, qualification, and acceptance (IVVQ) activities
- Lead technical investigations and resolve system-level and equipment-level issues
- Review and manage design changes, problem reports, and technical queries
- Prepare and present key design documentation, including validation and certification artefacts
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex systems programmes
- Strong background across the full systems engineering lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, V&V, acceptance)
- Experience working within structured governance frameworks and design review milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
- Ability to define system and subsystem specifications from high-level requirements
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including customer-facing experience and leading design reviews
- Knowledge of naval environments and constraints (e.g. shock, vibration, EMC, TEMPEST, safety, cyber, ILS)
- Experience with naval communications systems, infrastructure, and operational architectures is highly desirable
- Familiarity with installation, commissioning, and trials in a naval or defence context
- Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in complex, fast-paced programme environments
Benefits
- Performance-related bonus
- Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
- 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
- 24 hours volunteering paid for
- Private healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Life cover
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
Security Clearance
Security Clearance Requirement: This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held; otherwise, the successful applicant must undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetti
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