Photonic Engineer

Thales Alenia Space; L'Aquila; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Job summary

Thales Alenia Space is seeking a Photonic Engineer to join a multidisciplinary hardware team in Italy. The role focuses on developing hardware solutions within a Specific Engineering specialty, with rigorous analysis and documentation of requirements and architecture.

The candidate should hold a Master’s in Engineering or CS, have hands-on hardware experience, and work well in a customer-oriented, collaborative environment. A permanent position with a competitive package is offered.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• Significant hardware development experience and a speciality area (e.g., acoustics, electronics, quantum technologies, semiconductor tech, X‑rays, materials).
• True team-player in multidisciplinary environments with a customer-oriented mindset.
• Rigorous, analytical approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Perform hardware engineering activities for the Specific Engineering specialty.
• Analyse needs, conduct studies, simulations or prototypes to define concrete requirements.
• Describe functions and requirements, formalise specifications and architectural design.
• Identify development problems and contribute to their resolution; document findings.

Skills

Math & Science knowledge

Problem-solving

Team player

Multitasking

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or CS

Job description

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

We are looking for a Photonic Engineer.

CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US

PROFILE :

• You graduated with a Master of Engineering, Computer Science or any other relevant field in University
• You have significant experience in hardware development and more specifically in your Specific speciality [Acoustics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering & Servo-mechanism, Hydrodynamics, Inertia, Quantum technologies, Semiconductor technology, X-Rays, Materials or other Specific technology]
• You are a true team-player and love to work within a multidisciplinary environment
• You are clear about the organisation goals and the strategies you are working for, demonstrating an actual customer-oriented mindset
• You are very rigorous and analytical, logically examining the steps taken and the outcome to make corrections and produce better results.

COMPETENCIES:

• You have a strong technical background in mathematics, science, and computer science, with a great knowledge of your Specific speciality laws, norms and standards
• You have great problem-solving and decision‑making skills, which makes you able to approach complex issues with curiosity and determination
• You have the ability to multitask so you can handle several projects simultaneously and still meet the deadlines.

LIFE AS A THALES SPECIFIC ENGINEERING ROLE

• Perform a subset of all the hardware engineering activities applicable to Specific Engineering speciality
• Analyse and define the specific needs whatever the used means (e.g. advanced studies, simulations, mock‑ups, models, prototypes, …)
• Describe the specific functions and requirements
• Formalise the specification and the architectural design to develop the hardware solution or product
• Identify critical development problems and assisting in their resolution
• Write timely and technically accurate reports of technical findings.

YOUR CAREER AT THALES

• Room and attention to personal development
• Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution
• Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
• Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group.

Permanent

• Permanent
• Experience: 1-7 Years
• CCNL Met/Ind – B2 Category
• € 35.884,96 - 43.126,00
• PERFORMANCE BONUS (PDR) : up to 4.025€

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.