The Role
Develop and improve aviation navigation and non-radar surveillance products within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Responsibilities include analyzing stakeholder and system requirements, defining product specifications and interfaces, supporting hardware and software teams, conducting system studies and simulations, and performing integration, verification, validation, and qualification testing. The role requires systems engineering experience, broad engineering knowledge, familiarity with navigation and surveillance equipment and aviation standards, and proficiency with requirements, issue-tracking, and scientific analysis tools.
Summary Generated by Built In
Location: Gorgonzola, ItalyThales 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.Gorgonzola hosts Navigations Air Systems (NAS) domain. The activity of NAS domain: avionics, navigation and radar systems for civil air traffic and technologies supporting the activities of civilian and military pilots, ATC controllers and technicians of several airlines, air traffic control agencies and Air Force around the world. Italy is the Group’s Competence center for the design, production and delivery of Navigation Aids products and Competence Centre for the delivery of non-Radar Surveillance Products.
Job Description
Thales Navigation And non-radar Surveillance (NAS) business segment, part of the Thales Land and Air Systems Global Business Unit, architects solutions used by two-thirds of all planes worldwide to take off and land safely. Our Ground Navigation portfolio offers a complete range of products, which includes the
latest generation of ground-based navigational aids (NAVAIDs) (e.g. ILS, DME, TACAN, VOR) and non-radar surveillance (e.g. ADS-B).
With more than 7,000 NAVAIDs and non-radar surveillance installed worldwide in 172 countries, we are world leaders in the NAVAIDs market.
Responsibilities
- Participate to an integrated agile engineering team composed by several disciplines as Cyber, Software, Mechanics, Radio frequency, Safety, Design, service, manufacturing … to develop new products or propose improvement of existing products
- Perform studies and simulation to validate innovating concepts and verify the performance of these innovations on the real system
- Analyze stakeholders’ requirements
- Produce and maintain product System Specifications and the product external interfaces
- Analyze the System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) requirements to determine collectively the relevant modifications to the hardware, software
- Support the hardware and software teams in the specifications and the interfaces of the sub systems of the product
- Contribute to system IVVQ activities by defining the test strategy, writing test procedures and conduct integration, verification and qualification tests
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with a minimum of 5 years’ experience or Masters with 4+ years’ experience
- Master degree in Engineering among the following disciplines : Electronic, Digital, Telecom, Radio frequency, Aerospace
- Experience in systems engineering
- Overall engineering knowledge: Electronic, Software, Telecom, Mechanical, Radio Frequency and Engineering process (design, develop, qualify).
- Good knowledge of standard Office tools (e.g. MS Office)
- Team spirit to find collectively the most effective way to team objectives
- Capacity to solve complex problem by himself or by requesting support and explain in a synthetic way how to solve them
- • Fluent English is a must, ability to speak additional languages as Italian, French, or German is a benefit.
The candidate should:
- Have a basic knowledge of Navigation and Surveillance equipment such as ILS, VOR, TACAN, DME, ADSB, MLAT, WAM… and in the technical field of air navigation and surveillance services and on the various regulations / standards such as ICAO or specific local standards.
- Be proficient in the use of requirement management tools (Siemens Polarion ALM, IBM DOORS)
- Be proficient with at least one between MATLAB or Python for scientific analysis
- Be proficient in the use of issue tracking software (e.g. Jira)
- Be self-motivated, critical thinker with strong curiosity to learn
- Possess excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering with at least 5 years of experience, or Master's degree with at least 4 years of experience
- Master's degree in Electronic, Digital, Telecom, Radio Frequency, or Aerospace Engineering
- Experience in systems engineering
- Broad knowledge of electronics, software, telecommunications, mechanics, radio frequency, and engineering processes
- Good knowledge of standard office tools, such as Microsoft Office
- Fluent English
- Basic knowledge of navigation and surveillance equipment, including ILS, VOR, TACAN, DME, ADS-B, MLAT, and WAM
- Knowledge of air navigation and surveillance services and applicable ICAO or local standards
- Proficiency with requirements management tools such as Siemens Polarion ALM or IBM DOORS
- Proficiency with MATLAB or Python for scientific analysis
- Proficiency with issue-tracking software such as Jira
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and solve complex problems
- Additional Italian, French, or German language skills
- Strong curiosity, self-motivation, critical thinking, and excellent communication skills
Thales Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with employer contributions and matches, profit sharing, and share purchase opportunities are emphasized across multiple regions. These elements are positioned as competitive components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
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What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
