3 days ago
Hengelo, NetherlandsSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain sensor equipment simulators and Video Injection Units in modern C++ using the SESx framework.
- Build software that injects synthetic radar video, plots, and tracks at multiple stages of the radar processing chain.
- Collaborate with radar product teams to align architectural interfaces, data formats, injection points, and system integration.
- Translate mathematical and physical models into reliable, performant C++ implementations with physics and modeling specialists.
- Develop complex multi-target and threat simulation scenarios for radar verification.
- Participate in the full Agile software lifecycle and synchronize simulator releases with radar product roadmaps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Technical Informatics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 5 years of modern C/C++ software engineering experience in a Linux environment.
- Strong object-oriented design and modular software architecture experience.
- Experience with real-time or high-throughput data streams.
- Foundational understanding of and interest in physics and mathematics.
- Strong stakeholder communication and interpersonal skills for cross-team technical collaboration.
- Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Benefits
- Hengelo campus position in a high-tech working environment.
- Open and flexible work environment with emphasis on work-life balance.
- 40 leave days per year.
- Travel expenses and a flexible à la carte benefits package.
- Options including purchasing or selling leave hours, internet costs, a bicycle plan, company fitness, trade union contributions, and relocation costs.
- Continuous professional development opportunities, including monthly internal Learning Moments.
- Room for personal development and individual initiatives.
About Thales
Thales designs and sells defense, aerospace, space, and digital identity/cybersecurity systems to governments, armed forces, infrastructure operators, and enterprises. Its portfolio spans avionics, radars and sensors, satellites, air traffic management, secure communications, and cybersecurity and identity solutions (bolstered by the 2019 Gemalto acquisition). Headquartered in Meudon, France, Thales is publicly traded on Euronext Paris (HO) and reported €20.6 billion in sales in 2024.