22 hours ago
Crawley, United KingdomEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and test human-computer interface, acoustic processing, and middleware software products.
- Work with Systems Engineering to define solutions, requirements, and test strategies.
- Deliver high-quality, robust software that meets customer requirements on time and within budget.
- Support software products deployed on land and at sea in collaboration with customer support functions.
- Contribute to software strategy, skills development, technology choices, and ways of working.
- Collaborate with Thales sites and project teams in the UK and overseas.
- Undertake business travel to Thales and non-Thales sites throughout the UK.
Requirements
- A good foundation in computer science and proficient programming skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Self-motivation, ownership of professional development, and the ability to drive solutions to completion.
- Experience with Java, C++, or C is desirable.
- Awareness of software configuration control, real-time software constraints, Linux, shell scripts, UML modelling, and software architectures is desirable.
- Ideally, a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Engineering, or a related subject.
- Must be a UK national and able to achieve and maintain Security Clearance without caveats.
- Generally, eligibility for full SC requires five years of UK residence, although three years may be accepted in some circumstances with additional checks.
Benefits
- Performance-related bonus.
- Half day every Friday from 1pm.
- 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to 40 hours per year pro rata.
- 24 hours of paid volunteering.
- Private healthcare or medical insurance.
- Pension scheme and life cover.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to a mental wellbeing app.
- Employee discount shopping schemes, gym membership discounts, cycle-to-work schemes, and other retail benefits.
- The role includes UK business travel and is based at the Thales site in Crawley.
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.