Systems and Solution Architect

Systems and Solution Architect Apply remote type: On-Site Location: Belfast Time type: Full time Posted on: Posted Yesterday Time left to apply: End Date: January 6, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) Job requisition ID: R0268035 Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems, Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar. 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. What the role has to offer: Ability to work with state-of-the-art leading-edge technology Working with a highly skilled, dynamic, and forward-thinking team A growing business with great career opportunities As a System Architect, you will be leading a systems team designing state-of-the-art Fire Control and Air Defence Systems that deliver world-class performance to meet our customer’s needs. Responsibilities cover the whole product lifecycle from requirements capture and analysis through to defining the system architecture and behaviour and onto building, testing, and verifying that the solution meets the customer’s requirements. The role will require leading a Systems team in the design and development process covering one or more of the following activities: Understanding our customer and business needs leading to requirements capture, definition and development. Understanding how the User will deploy the product in order to inform the system design. Defining the system architecture, interfaces, behaviour and flow-down requirements. Developing models and simulations to inform and define the system design, behaviour or performance. Providing technical guidance and leadership in optimising the design through system trades, analyses and prototyping. Diagnosing complex system faults found during integration and test. Defining verification activities and assessing evidence to ensure the delivered product is compliant with requirements. Capturing the design, decisions and rationale in associated models, specifications and other technical artefacts. Leading the system design through the defined engineering process and design reviews. Working within the project leadership team in delivering the design to time, budget and quality constraints. Provide coaching and mentoring to other team members and share knowledge within the wider systems team. About you: You will have significant experience in designing systems ideally with a Bachelor Degree (BEng, BSc) in a Numerate, Scientific or Engineering as well as: Demonstrated leadership experience. Demonstrated experience as an Architect or similar role. Experience in requirements capture and product specification. Strong knowledge of defence systems such as C2, Fire Control, Sensors, Effectors etc. Demonstrated experience in defining system architectures, interfaces and behaviours. Ability to design for Non-functional, EMC, Environmental, Eco, Security & Safety Requirements. Ability to design for the appropriate Legislative and Regulatory requirements. Familiarity with defence standard requirements and common interface protocols. Proficient in system design processes, methods and tools. Knowledge of modelling methods (SysML etc) and Defence Architectural Frameworks (e.g. MODAF etc). Solid understanding of the Systems, Hardware and Software engineering lifecycles. Excellent analytical skills with proven capability to shape solutions out of complexity. Excellent communications skills able to articulate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Self-motivated, innovative and with a “can-do” and “lead by example” attitude. At Thales UK, 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. 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. Great journeys start here, apply now!

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