System Engineer - Air Traffic Control

Thales; Oeiras; Presencial; EUR 40 000 - 65 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A global technology firm in Portugal is seeking a System Engineer to join their Air Mobility Solutions team. This position involves working on system verification and validation, creating engineering definitions, and providing technical support. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering and experience in system engineering, particularly in the air traffic control domain. English proficiency and the ability to travel are essential. The company emphasizes innovation and offers an enriching environment for professional growth.

Qualificações

• Degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications).
• Experience in system engineering, verification and validation of complex systems.
• Experience in test preparation and execution.
• Very good written and oral proficiency in English.
• Availability to travel abroad for periods up to 1 month.
• Availability to travel abroad for periods up to 1 month – each 2 or 3 months.

Responsabilidades

• Communicate with stakeholders to translate customer needs into requirements.
• Create engineering definitions and liaise with Project Management.
• Provide operational support to end-users and internal teams.
• Write test cases and validate corrective actions.
• Perform validation tests during Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
• Produce detailed test reports for management and customers.

Conhecimentos

System engineering

Verification and validation

Technical support

Problem analysis

Documentation writing

English proficiency

Formação académica

Degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

As a System Engineer, you will work within an international and multidisciplinary team on the specification, verification, validation and qualification of solutions for customers. The Air Mobility Solutions (AMS) team contributes to the specification, testing and qualification of TopSky solutions, covering the full lifecycle from concept definition to system integration and qualification.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with stakeholders to understand system objectives and translate customer needs into engineering requirements;
• Create infrastructure engineering definitions/drawings and liaise with Project Management and Design Authorities to ensure TopSky deployments meet timelines and standards;
• Provide operational and functional support to end-users and internal engineering teams, resolving technical inquiries;
• Write test cases to verify system requirements and track/validate PCR corrective actions with multidisciplinary teams;
• Perform validation tests during Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) in coordination with customer representatives;
• Produce detailed test reports and brief the Management Team and external customers on results.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering (e.g. Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications);
• Experience in system engineering, verification and validation of complex systems (preferably on the air traffic control domain);
• Experience in preparation and executing tests: documentation, testing, problem analysis, defect reports, etc.;
• Prior experience in Air Traffic Control domain is a plus;
• Very good written and oral proficiency in English;
• Availability to travel abroad for periods up to 1 month – each 2 or 3 months.

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 2024, the Group generated sales of €20.6 billion.

For our more than 83,000 employees in 68 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.

Say HI* – Your journey to us

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? Your contact Tiago Vital is looking forward to meet you. Below you can Apply now to our role.

Tiago Vital – Talent Acquisition Partner