Solution Architect - Air Traffic Management

Thales Avionics, Inc. (AGS); Paço de Arcos; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Avionics, Inc. (AGS) in Paço de Arcos, Portugal, is seeking a Solution Architect to lead the technical direction of Air Traffic Management projects. You will ensure solutions meet performance, safety and security requirements across the full lifecycle.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, translate requirements into robust designs, manage technical risks, and act as the primary interface with customers and project managers. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in solution or software architecture within complex engineering projects.
• Proven ability to lead technical decisions and coordinate cross-domain teams.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle from requirements to validation.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain architecture for ATM projects aligned with customer needs.
• Translate requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions.
• Lead architectural decisions and ensure consistency across components.
• Identify risks and trade-offs throughout the lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Software, Systems, Hardware, Verification teams.
• Ensure safety, security, regulatory and contractual compliance.
• Interface with customers and project managers on architecture topics.
• Support integration, verification, validation, deployment and acceptance.
• Contribute to evolution of Thales solutions and new capabilities.
• Experience in ATM/ATC or safety-critical industries valued.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Software Architecture

Systems Engineering

Education

Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Location: Paço de Arcos - Q45, Portugal

For more than 35 years, Thales acts in Portugal for global Defence and Aerospace markets and promotes and delivers innovative solutions that enhance its customer's critical systems' security, on land, sea, air, space and cyberspace, through a technical team of excellence.

We are looking for a Solution Architect within our growing Air Traffic Management business area. In this role you will act as the technical leader of customer projects, ensuring that delivered solutions meet operational, performance, safety and security requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the solution architecture for Air Traffic Management projects, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and technical constraints;
• Analyse customer and operational requirements and translate them into robust, scalable and effective technical solutions;
• Lead architectural decisions and ensure technical consistency across the different system components;
• Identify and manage technical risks, assumptions, dependencies and trade-offs throughout the project lifecycle;
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, including Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Hardware, Integration and Verification & Validation;
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, security, regulatory and contractual requirements;
• Act as the main technical interface with customers, project managers and internal stakeholders on solution architecture matters;
• Support system integration, verification, validation, deployment and customer acceptance activities;
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of Thales solutions, identifying opportunities for technical improvements and new capabilities;
• Experience in Air Traffic Management (ATM), Air Traffic Control (ATC) or other safety-critical industries, such as railway signalling, avionics or energy (highly valued).

Profile:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field;
• Significant experience in Solution Architecture, Software Architecture, Systems Engineering or Technical Leadership within complex engineering projects;
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex, mission-critical systems;
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements analysis and architecture definition to integration, verification and validation;
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating technical activities across different domains;
• Ability to assess technical trade-offs, manage risks and make informed architectural decisions;
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

The Group invests more than €4 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies. In 2025, the Group generated sales of €22.1 billion. For our more than 85,000 employees in 65 countries we open up visionary perspectives, realise individual career paths and enable creative freedom. This is achieved with courage, versatility and the firm intention to make the demanding challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable value-focused management we support diversity actively.

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