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Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.

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 five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, 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.

Software Engineer

Crawley

Are you an experienced Software Engineer looking to gain experience in an ever-growing and advanced technology environment? Looking to work within a small and agile team?

Sounds interesting? Look no further…

What the role has to offer:

• Opportunity to work on a variety of projects with an international customer base
• Excellent prospects to develop as well as pursue career progression
• A technical, autonomous role, trusted to make impactful decisions

Our Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Software Engineer to join our Aviation (AVS) team.

As a Software Solutions Engineering Role within Thales you will:

• Contribute to the requirement definition, to the software design and you will be involved with the architectural aspects of the software projects
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
• Write well-designed, documented and testable code
• Develop, test and execute full software development life cycle
• Design, implement and test features with scalability, performance, deployment/operation and end-user experience in mind
• Make estimations and give inputs for planning together with the team members
• Collaborate with other software solutions engineer to share knowledge and improve overall product/solution

About you:

The role is seen as being fulfilled by a person with knowledge of the avionics domain with the following behavioural skills:

• Able to have a high level view of the system, its components and interfaces
• Able to incorporate non function requirements / quality attributes into the architecture e.g. extensibility, maintainability etc
• ANSI C
• C++
• Real-time Linux targets (including kernel/drvers)
• Ethernet protocol stacks, e.g. PPPoE
• Use of build and test tools, e.g. CUnit, VectorCAST, Hudson
• ADA (desirable)
• Full Software Development Lifecyle
  

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

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.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the assigned recruiter.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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