Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
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 and 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. 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.

BELFAST – HYBRID

If you are looking for an Electronics role within a local, innovative and industry-leading organisation? Look no further! We are seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer with experience in delivery of complex electronic products and systems.

WHO WE ARE

Thales Integrated Airspace-protection Systems (IAS) UK designs and manufactures a range of cutting-edge technologies ranging from air surveillance and mission planning systems to missiles. The company specialises in lightweight missiles and the integration of weapon systems into various platforms along with the systems to manage and exploit critical mission planning and air surveillance data. Belfast is also home to the Thales’s global Space Electric Propulsion Integration Centre.

As a Principal Electronics Engineer you will be expected to mentor, guide and lead others in the design of state-of-the-art electronic systems that deliver world-class performance. You will be working and developing alongside a multi-disciplinary team of 35 Electronics Engineers, who are some of the most experienced Engineers in the industry.
Your role will span the entire product lifecycle from design requirements capture and analysis through to defining the system architecture and designing, building, testing and verifying that the solution meets the customer’s requirements.

The Principal Electronics role requires working within the team to optimise the design through trade-offs, studies, analyses, modelling and simulation to produce a best-in-class competitive product. Your responsibilities will include :

• Lead in the design of circuit assemblies and systems
• Develop electronic architectures to meet design requirements
• Lead component and sub-system selection and manage evaluation activities
• Lead the creation of electronic schematics and PCB layout
• Define testing, validation and debug of circuit assemblies
• Support development and integration testing of electronic assemblies
• Creation of electronics specifications, development and verification plans
• Responsible for compliance to regulatory standards
• Contribute to bid and estimating activities