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Senior Systems Engineer

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Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Are you looking for an opportunity to play a key role in the development of cutting-edge aerospace technology while continuing to grow your systems engineering career?

We're looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Flight Avionics team in Crawley. This is an exciting opportunity to work on innovative military aerospace programmes, helping to develop and deliver advanced avionics solutions for customers around the world.

What You'll Be Working On

As part of our established Systems Engineering team, you'll contribute to the design, development and delivery of complex avionics systems, including:

  • Next-generation Tactical Mission Management Systems
  • Cockpit display and navigation systems for military helicopter platforms
  • Advanced military aerospace products and programmes

You will have the opportunity to lead technical activities, influence system architecture, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering functions.

Key responsibilities

You'll take ownership of systems engineering activities across the full project lifecycle, from capturing and managing customer requirements through to system design, integration, verification and delivery. You'll be responsible for developing solution, functional and physical architectures, producing system specifications and interface documentation, and ensuring that complex technical solutions meet both customer and business needs.

Working closely with customers, suppliers and multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will help drive technical decision-making, support equipment integration and trials activities, and contribute to the safety and airworthiness certification of our products. You'll also provide technical leadership on assigned projects, guiding system architecture development, coordinating with engineering teams across the business, and supporting the successful delivery of innovative avionics solutions for military aerospace platforms.

What We're Looking For

We're keen to hear from individuals who:

  • Thrive in a collaborative team environment and champion inclusion and diversity.
  • Enjoy solving complex technical challenges and developing innovative solutions.
  • Take ownership of their work and can effectively manage priorities.
  • Are passionate about learning new technologies and developing their skills.
  • Can provide technical leadership and support the development of others.

Skills & Experience

Ideally, you'll have:

  • A degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or a related discipline.
  • An understanding of Systems Engineering principles, processes and lifecycles.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
  • Experience integrating multiple technologies into complete system solutions.
  • Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS and/or systems modelling techniques (desirable).
  • Military aerospace knowledge (beneficial but not essential).

Why Apply?

This role offers excellent opportunities for learning, professional development and career progression within a highly respected Systems Engineering organisation. You'll be involved in challenging, rewarding work while helping shape the future of military aerospace technology.

Interested? We'd love to hear from you.

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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.

Join Thales in the UK – Innovate with us and shape the future!

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