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.

Job Title:Digital Twin Systems Engineer

Location:Crawley

This is a key role which will support the concept and design activities for a nascent product line in Thales Training and Simulation, to provide Digital Twins for Test and Evaluation.

As Digital ITEA Concepts Engineer you will bring expertise in the Integration, Test, Evaluation & Acceptance of systems, and will support the Digital Twin team in designing a suitable architecture and selecting appropriate components to fulfil the vision/direction identified by the business development community.

This role is being created to support the creation of a new Test and Evaluation Capability in Environmental Digital Twins within the “Simulation Capabilities” Product line within TTS BL. You’ll be responsible for identifying the methods, tools and technologies which support the adoption of modelling, simulation and digital twins to empower IVVQ in Thales and for our customers.

Additionally you’ll be responsible for designing, developing and qualifying the components that make up the nascent capability, working within a multi skilled Innovation team including Digital Architects, Head of Digital, Digital BD & Sales and the wider Business Line (BL) Product Line Team.

The primary responsibility of the role will be required to enable TTS to achieve its ambitions with regard to Digital Twin concepts, through:

• Design and developing the solution components of digital twin solutions SFRD, CFRD and customer projects, exploiting previous research and development in these areas
• Assist the architect in maintaining a set of reference Digital Twin concept designs to improve the deliverability of bids within the shortened timescales of CFRD opportunities
• Implement Make/Team/Buy methodologies for the selection of architectural building blocks (internal or external/COTS) within the Simulation Capabilities Product Line
• Liaise with the business line Product Line Managers for “Simulation Capabilities” to ensure UK domain concepts and aspirations are coherent and influence with wider BL strategic objectives
• Act as a key contributor of the ‘Strategy to Product’ performance initiative as sponsored by the wider business line

Skills & Experience:

• Ideally a graduate with a Master’s degree of an Engineering School (Electronics, Aeronautical/Space Engineering, Computer Science)
• Proven experience in Software and/or Hardware, Systems Engineering and IVVQ activities
• Opportunity to strengthen your expertise in one of the following areas: conception, requirement management, development, test, integration or validation
• You want to solve complex problems and be plunged into a challenging environment
• Recognised as a team player and enjoy collaborative work
• You have synthetic and helicopter view of the organisation
• Resourceful, analytical and structured

Security Clearance statement

Due to the sensitive nature of much of the work, all applicants must be eligible for Security Clearance (SC level minimum)

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

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

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.

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