Systems Architect (Naval Communications: Thales

Manor Royal Business District; Crawley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thales have an exciting new role of Systems Architect to work on various Naval communications projects. It will involve working on challenging bids & programmes to bring new technologies to a variety of UK and overseas customer base. It will include the design, development, build, test and trials phases of the programmes. The team are largely based in Crawley.

We are looking for experienced Systems Engineers/Architects who have worked across the entire system lifecycle with an understanding of conceptual or detailed design and development, integration and acceptance, coupled with a proven capability of delivering system programmes within the Naval Defence industry.

Requirement for an Integrated Communications Systems (ICS) Systems Architect working in the Secure Communications and Information Systems (SIX) UK business line.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for areas of the ICS solution, requirements development including determining user requirements, system specification, and architecture design, including the use of a model-based systems engineering approach to improve product-line definition and development.
• Manage a team of engineers to complete the system design aspects of the solution and to maintain the design and production baselines through to platform acceptance, including specifications, ICDs, cable data sheets, BOMs and certification documentation liaising with production, the DO and safety engineers as required.
• Provide oversight of and technical support to the IVVQ team during the system integration and acceptance phases of the programme, supporting the planning, implementation and documentation of systems testing, integration and customer acceptance.
• Conduct of technical investigations into both equipment level and system level anomalies, liaising with software, hardware & drawing office engineers as required.
• Provide work package estimates that balance quality, compliance and cost – subsequently discharge work packages to time, quality and cost.
• Generate estimates and provide technical support to bids and proposals.

Right for this role?

Ideally we are looking for the below skills and experience:

• Has developed Naval integrated communications and information systems and sub-systems, including LF/MF/HF, VUHF and control & management systems desirably utilising MBSE techniques and tools.
• Experience in deriving and preparing system and sub-system specifications from customer requirements ensuring that the requirements meet the needs of the customer.
• Ability to work as part of a team to generate a coherent set of specifications, interface documentation and estimates liaising with other functions and departments as required.

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National from birth and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

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