Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Location: Salt Lake City, United States of America

Thales 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.

Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Salt Lake City, Utah (Hybrid)

Position Summary

Thales is looking for a Systems Integration and Test Engineer to support Test Engineering and be involved in product design and support activities. Test Engineering activities include designing, building and maintaining product verification fixtures. This includes sub-system items such as power supplies, single board computer assemblies, and RF power amplifiers.  Product design activities include design, schematic capture, part library maintenance, board layout, creation of manufacturing release packages, and support of vendors. This role also includes supporting industry and customer service to provide engineering expertise in troubleshooting issues that require engineering involvement. Thales Navigation And non-radar Surveillance (NAS) business segment, part of the Thales Land and Air Systems Global Business Unit, architects solutions used by over 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 10,000 NAVAIDs and non-radar surveillance installed worldwide in 180 countries, we are world leaders in the NAVAIDs market.

In this position, you will be a key link between product engineering, production, and quality.  It is expected that a wide variety of engineering disciplines will be utilized to achieve goals and to break down requirements into a test procedure. The Systems Integration and Test Engineer will report directly to the local Engineering Manager of the Thales NAS business segment.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Design, development and building of Electrical, Mechanical, and Software solutions to verify product performance and quality
• Development and documentation of testing procedures
• Troubleshooting issues on test systems and products
• Continually improving testing process and product quality
• Preparing project plans and providing status updates
• Developing requirements by gathering information from Engineering and Production

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or another technical field with 5 years of experience designing, executing, and documenting verification and validation plans and procedures as well as designing and building test equipment.
• Familiarity with PCBA/CCA design, fabrication, bring up, and troubleshooting with a mechanical aptitude to specify required mechanical design.
• Proven experience in programming.
• Extensive experience with using and interfacing with standard Electrical Engineering lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Self-motivated in a fast pace environment, critical thinker with strong curiosity to learn, excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate well through technical writing. Ability to engage and communicate effectively at all times, while managing self and leading by example.
• Must be a US Person as defined in applicable law.

Special Position Requirements

• Schedule: Mon-Thu on 9/80 (9/80A) or Mon-Fri on 5/40 schedule.
• Physical Environment: Primarily in Salt Lake City, UT office on a hybrid work schedule.
• Travel: Anticipated to be less than 10% annually. Trips can be both domestic and international travel and less than 5 days in length, with international trips up to 7 days in length.

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following: 

• Elective Health and Dental plans. 
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period. 
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave. 
• Company provided Life Insurance.

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

Thales champions inclusion and we believe diversity strengthens the fabric of our culture. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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