Job Description

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

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\xe2\x80\x99s why we offer you the flexibility to do what\xe2\x80\x99s important to you; whether that\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

Hardware Network Architect

Templecombe

Do you enjoy working as part of a team in a \xe2\x80\x98hands on\xe2\x80\x99 and varied role? Does innovation and technology excite you? Would you like to work for a world-renowned department that research, develop and supply cutting edge and world leading technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer?? Then look no further\xe2\x80\xa6 ) Got your interest\xe2\x80\xa6. Look no further!

What the role has to offer

Working with world leading, cutting edge technology

Working on solutions for Autonomous systems to future proofing of UK and international Navies

The ability to design really exciting state of the art products

Opportunities for growth and progression

Working in a dynamic and diverse multi-disciplinary team

Our opportunity

Thales DMS Hardware Team who carry out Network Architect activities, have a really exciting opportunity for a Hardware Network Architect to join the team in Templecombe.

You will be supporting other members of the team, carry out more specialised Requirements Capture and Management through to network design, implementation and execution of the Requirement Validation activities.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

The role may include, but not be limited to the following activities:

Specify, Capture and manage the requirement set.

Define the Project Network architecture including definition of all protocols, Quality of service, addressing scheme and security measures.

Major electronics subsystems of Sonar systems. Mainly processing systems, Ethernet networks, consoles, audio systems and high power transmitters.

Define the Network Test & Integration Strategy.

Agree the Integration, Verification and Validation Methods.

Support the Thales team working on the projects throughout the lifecycle.

Work collaboratively with production and procurement to produce cost effective, easy to manufacture hardware solutions.

Provide support to the preparation of detailed estimates and bids.

Provide support to production as required.

Trials and integration support as required.

About You - Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

Thales is committing to hiring individuals with a \xe2\x80\x9ccan do\xe2\x80\x9d and positive attitude with a willingness to learn and improve on skills and knowledge. Listed below are some of the key attributes, experience and skills we are looking for:

Good all-round technical knowledge Networking Knowledge / Project Engineering background.

Experience of designing IP based Networks

Network security knowledge

Linux experience (command line/scripting)

Requirements Management and Development Skills.

General understanding of Engineering Development lifecycles.

Good interpersonal skills

Proactive \xe2\x80\x9ccan-do\xe2\x80\x9d mentality

Ability to work in a team environment

Must have Microsoft Office suite experience

The individual will be expected to demonstrate a level of autonomy.

A logical approach to problem solving is required.

Strong demonstrated relevant experience or experience that can be applied to Network Architecture

Full Lifecycle experience (Capture, Design, Implementation, Test)

Additional Security Information

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

What We Can Offer

We\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that\xe2\x80\x99s why we offer you the flexibility to do what\xe2\x80\x99s important to you; whether that\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

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.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact for mid to senior roles, or the for graduate and apprentice roles.

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