Senior System Architect (m/f/d) Main Ground Combat System (MGCS)

Location: Düsseldorf, Germany

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Say HI* – to your career as

Senior System Architect (m/f/d) Main Ground Combat System (MGCS)

At our Cologne based project site

You will encounter security solutions for monitoring and safeguarding borders and border controls, protection of civil and military facilities and tactical communication. This is the right place for you if you want to join us in developing and producing tactical radio equipment for networked operations guidance during military missions. Join the Thales expert team for cybersecurity and cryptography, for encryption components and hardware security modules and electronic key management systems. We are happy to have you on board!

Your mission

• In your role as a Senior Systems Architect through close collaboration with technical architects from our trusted partners, you will spearhead the definition of the MGCS architecture at the system of systems level, bringing your expertise to instantiate this architecture at the level of the four primary systems.
• Take the lead in capturing and analyzing operational needs, articulating and formalizing them with precision.
• Propose and advocate for innovative solutions at the solution or solution element level, the technology roadmap, and the strategic vision of our business.
• Craft the solution architecture through strategic trade-offs between stakeholder expectations, technical and technological solutions, costs, risks, and schedules.
• Develop comprehensive documentation for all associated artefacts, including architecture justification in the design and justification file, product breakdown structure, and the system/segment design document.
• Scrutinize and validate the resulting lower-level specifications, ensuring rigorous standards are met.
• Provide expert guidance during the solution development cycle and in the definition of the co-engineering approach.
• Drive excellence throughout the project life cycle by managing the assignment of corresponding level requirements, overseeing performance evaluations and critical parameters, defining interfaces, and facilitating technical negotiations between various stakeholders, both internal and external.

We are looking forward to

• With an engineering background, you possess at least 10 years of experience in architecture and engineering systems, with a thorough understanding of land forces and their complex deployed systems.
• Proficiency in operational concept descriptions, operational analysis, and embedded systems (including embedded computer architecture, constrained networks such as TSN, communication servers).
• In-depth expertise in digital infrastructures (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) with containerization (K8S), application services linked to mission systems, cybersecurity principles, and safety standards; knowledge of navigation and observation systems, as well as UxV, is a plus.
• Comfortable working within and contributing to a multicultural environment, with familiarity in NAF V4 NATO architecture framework under Enterprise Architect is a clear bonus; adept at convincingly communicating with non-expert client interlocutors.
• Skilled in co-engineering practices (Lean Thinking, Obeya...) and experienced with Concept, Design, Experimentation, and Simulation tools, including modeling tools like MBSE – Model Based System Engineering.
• Proven leadership qualities with a proactive approach, showing a great sense of initiative, excellent communication, and relationship-building skills.

What you can expect at the site:

Binding collective agreements | Flexible and mobile working | Various part-time models to promote work and life balance | Company pension | Part-time retirement models | Share holding programme “Sharing Thales” | Contributions for special occasions | Corporate networks with versatile events on offer | International development opportunities within the Thales corporation | Comprehensive professional development opportunities in the Thales Learning Hub | Talent programme to promote young talent | Regular development meetings | Buddy programme for newcomers | Benefit platform for employees | In-house health service | Canteen and kitchenette | subsidised VVS ticket | Covered parking facilities | Charging stations for e-cars | Discounts at selected fitness facilities.

For our 77,000 employees in 68 countries we open up visionary perspectives, realise individual career paths and enable creative freedom. This is achieved with courage, versatility and the firm intention to make the demanding challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable value-focused management we support diversity actively.

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Say HI* – Your journey to us

At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? Your contact Christian Frey is looking forward to your online application on our Career portal.

Christian Frey – Head of Talent Acquisition

+49 174 173 73 61

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