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Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom
At Thales, we empower armed forces customers to gain operational advantage through cutting-edge mission systems. Our solutions span land, sea, and air platforms—including sonar, electronic combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems—supporting global defence and security operations.
We empower our employees to innovate and grow, offering flexibility (part-time, hybrid, or flex-time work) to support your lifestyle while advancing your career. Our work impacts millions daily, enhancing safety, security, and advanced industries like Aerospace, Defence, Space, and Security.
About the Role
ارت We deliver operational advantage to armed forces customers through innovative mission systems.
This Senior Systems Engineer role ensures systems are designed, developed, and tested to rigorous company and international standards while mentoring other engineers.
You’ll oversee the systems engineering lifecycle—transforming requirements into designs, defining performance, and ensuring flawless operation—while driving mentorship and technical leadership within the team.
Principal Relationships
Your work spans multiple stakeholders, collaborating closely with:
- Designers (all levels)
- Bid, project, and testing teams
- Installation and supply chain teams
- Project planners, sales/marketing, and commercial functions
Key Responsibilities
Design and Development
- Converts requirements into conceptual designs via operational analysis, simulations, and trade-off studies.
- Defines technical feasibility and design feasibility through analysis and propositions.
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Quality & Standards
- Ensures compliance with engineering and safety standards (e.g., ESM).
- Manages quality metrics to assess systems engineering processes.
- Develops, implements, and maintains system engineering tools (e.g., DOORS, System Architect).
Testing & Verification
- Supports test strategies, planning, and specification development.
- Conducts acceptance testing with clients, authorising results and defects.
- Generates test plans, interfaces, and reports.
Requirements Management
- Decomposes customer requirements into system/subsystem specifications.
- Drafts operational plans and validate design limits via simulations.
Leadership & Decision-Making
- Mentors Systems Engineers by assigning tasks, guiding progress, and setting priorities.
- Proposes cost-optimised, compliant work package estimates.
Continuous Improvement
- Updates processes and standards based on industry best practices.
- Tracks advancements in specialist domains (e.g., sonar systems).
Collaboration & Adaptation
- Works with security clearance processes.
- Ensures adherence to Thales’ Code of Practice and ethical conduct.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Work quality against standards & delivery excellence
- Project timelines & budget adherence
- Attendance & training compliance
- Alignment with Thales Core Values
Skills & Competencies
- Tool proficiency: MS Office, Visio, DOORS, System Architect, JIRA, CHORUS².
- Advanced understanding of configuration control and engineering safety management.
- Technical leadership to resolve conflicts and meet system demands.
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Experience & Attitude
- Proven system engineering expertise, problem-solving, and resourcefulness.
- Excellent interpersonal skills—clear communication across technical levels.
- Demonstrated team collaboration and commitment to Safety and Ethics.
- Ability to thrive under pressure while delivering high integrity work.
Education & Certification
Essential:
- Professional engineering status or equivalent (e.g., IEng, CEng).
- Must be a British citizen by birth.
- Security Clearance (SC)—proof of entitlement for pre-employment.
Desirable:
- HNC/HND or degree in Engineering or related field.
Security Clearance Requirement
Security restrictions apply to this role. As a sole British citizen by birth, you must achieve unconditional SC clearance.Currently holding SC will accelerate processing.
Why Join Thales?
Move, learn, and grow—Thales’ global mobility policy supports career advancement across 68 countries, from graduate roles to senior management.
- Flexible work to balance career and lifestyle.
- Commitment to inclusion—reasonable adjustments and neurodiversity support are provided.
- Never compromise on ethics and safety—our culture ensures transparency and integrity.
Ready to shape the future? Apply now and explore opportunities where security, innovation, and safety matter most.
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