Senior Solution / System Architect - C4I & EW (Technical Directorate)

Thales Avionics, Inc. (AGS); Tubeke; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Belgium is seeking a Senior Defence Systems Architect to steer the architecture policy for Electronic Warfare and C4I solutions, collaborating with engineering offices and bids. You will define system boundaries, evaluate architectures, and ensure interoperability with NATO standards, while mentoring engineers and guiding model-based co-engineering.

A Master of Engineering or related field with 12+ years in defence systems and security clearance eligibility is required; fluent English;

Qualifications

• Master of Engineering, Computer Science or Systems Engineering with 12+ years in defence systems engineering.
• Proven experience as System, Solution or Technical Architect in a system-of-systems environment.
• Experience in Electronic Warfare and/or C4I/C4ISR from requirements to integration and acceptance.
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks Arcadia/Capella/NAF/SysML and NATO interoperability standards.
• Fluent in English; French and/or Dutch is a plus; security clearance eligible.

Responsibilities

• Set architecture vision for EW and C4I solutions and define system boundaries and interfaces.
• Define and evaluate candidate architectures and document artefacts.
• Act as technical reference in bids, design reviews and customer meetings.
• Coordinate integration of sensors and effectors into C2 architectures and ensure NATO interoperability.
• Manage requirements, KPIs, interoperability and cybersecurity across the project lifecycle and coach engineers.

Skills

System architecture

C4ISR architectures

Arcadia/Capella/NAF/SysML

Cybersecurity principles

Stakeholder leadership

Education

Master of Engineering / Computer Science / Systems Engineering

Job description

Location: Tubize, Belgium

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Thales in Belgium is part of an internationally leading technology group in the defence and security, aerospace as well as digital identity and security markets. In a world characterised by uncertainties, we ensure that our customers, partners and employees can pursue new paths with confidence. For a future we can all trust.

In Tubize , you will join more than 350 colleagues recognized by domestic and international partners for expertise on products such as Radio Frequency (RF) Products, C4ISR , Crypto Global Solution , MACS (Aeronautical Intercom) and many others. Today the Group employs more than 1,400 people across nine sites in Belgium. Discover all Thales activities in Belgium here .

Your role:

As part of the Technical Directorate of Thales Belgium, you will be responsible for steering the technical policy and solutions matters, in strong cooperation with other engineering offices. You will provide senior expertise to support architecture definition, challenge engineering approaches and validate design decisions.

Your mission:

Establish the architecture vision for Electronic Warfare (EW) and C4I solutions: identify stakeholders' concerns and operational needs, and define the system's boundary, context and external interfaces within multi-domain mission ecosystems.

Define, evaluate and recommend candidate architectures, and establish the solution architecture through trade-offs between operational expectations, technical and technological solutions, costs, product policy, risks and schedule; document the associated artefacts and approve the resulting lower-level specifications.

Act as the technical reference of the solution in bids, design reviews and customer meetings, shaping the technical offer and supporting cost and risk estimations.

Drive the integration of sensors and effectors (ESM/ELINT, COMINT, radar, EO/IR, countermeasures) into C2 and collaborative combat architectures, ensuring interoperability through NATO standards.

Manage, throughout the project lifecycle, the key and critical requirements (in particular KPIs, KPPs , interoperability and cybersecurity), the technical negotiation between stakeholders and the architectural changes, while coaching engineers and promoting a model-based co-engineering approach.

What we are looking for:

You hold a Master of Engineering, Computer Science or Systems Engineering and have at least 12 years of professional experience in defence systems engineering, including several years as System, Solution or Technical Architect (or Design Authority) in a system-of-systems environment.

You have proven experience on Electronic Warfare and/or C4I / C4ISR solutions, ideally both, from requirements and design through integration, test and customer acceptance.

You master architecture frameworks and modelling approaches ( Arcadia/Capella, NAF , SysML) and have solid knowledge of NATO interoperability standards (FMN, STANAGs) and of cybersecurity principles.

You have a strong knowledge of the military domain and operational analysis, and of the functions and performance of sensors (radars, passive electromagnetic sensors, optronics), weapon systems and command and control systems.

You are fluent in English (French and/or Dutch is an asset), you lead through influence and co-engineering, and you are eligible for a security clearance.

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. The Group is investing in digital and "deep tech" innovations - Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology - to build a future we can all trust. For more than 20 years, Thales has pursued a robust corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy based on the highest international standards. The principles behind this policy are now captured in the company's purpose of " building a future we can all trust ", which was adopted in 2020.

At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it?