6 hours ago
Belfast, United KingdomEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Complete the three-year Graduate Development Programme and its structured training pathway.
- Design and develop engineering solutions for customer needs with support from other engineers.
- Work on new and existing products within an assigned location and engineering domain.
- Develop engineering skills, knowledge, and competencies while building a professional network.
- Participate in a possible Year 3 rotation across business units or an external secondment with a Thales partner.
Requirements
- Have completed or be on track to achieve a bachelor’s degree in a STEM subject, specifically Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Combined Software and Electronic Engineering.
- This is an entry-level opportunity for candidates at the start of their professional career with limited relevant professional experience.
- Have permanent right to work in the UK.
- Successfully complete and maintain BPSS screening and Security Clearance (SC); candidates typically need to have lived continuously in the UK for the last five years.
Benefits
- £34,000 per annum plus performance-related pay uplifts.
- 201 hours of annual holiday plus a company day and bank holidays.
- Contributory company pension, Health Care Cash Plan, life cover, and private medical-related benefits.
- Hybrid and flexible working options.
- Learning and development support, employee assistance, discounts, and wellbeing initiatives.
- 80 hours of volunteering per year during the first two years.
- Permanent employment with a 37-hour working week in Belfast, starting 6 September 2027.
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.