Jobs at Thales

Senior Systems Engineer responsible for developing Electronic Warfare, Radar, or UAS solutions across the full systems engineering lifecycle. Duties include requirements management, system integration, verification, validation, qualification, trade-off analysis, modelling and simulation, technical documentation, and supporting systems architecture. The role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and customer-focused demonstration of solution performance. Security Clearance is required.

Develop and integrate embedded software for NVIDIA Jetson-based UAS systems. Integrate cameras, sensors, storage, carrier boards, drivers, and interfaces with existing C++ algorithms. Configure Ubuntu Embedded Linux, system services, boot processes, and secure system settings. Use CUDA to optimize GPU-enabled applications, diagnose hardware/software issues, and create integration tests and diagnostic tools. The role requires hardware documentation skills, cross-functional hardware/software expertise, UK travel, and Security Clearance.

Design, architect, and verify FPGA firmware for mission-critical defence and electronic systems using VHDL or SystemVerilog. Develop reusable architectures, test benches, simulation environments, and verification methodologies while collaborating with systems, software, and hardware teams. Contribute across requirements, architecture, design, verification, and validation, and improve engineering processes through scripting, documentation, reporting, and automation. Deliver projects to agreed quality, cost, and schedule targets in a structured environment requiring UK Security Clearance.

Leads a small multidisciplinary hardware engineering team of approximately 6–8 personnel. Responsibilities include allocating resources, managing hardware development activities, defining engineering processes and lifecycles, contributing to product specifications and architecture, and delivering engineering work within cost, schedule, performance, and quality constraints. The role supports complex, regulated defense and maritime programs and requires Security Check clearance.

Leads planning and logistics strategy, governance, and performance across a complex, multi-site supply chain. Oversees S&OP, materials and resource planning, MRP II and ERP-enabled processes, logistics partners, inventory flows, and supply chain analytics. Drives Lean improvement, transformation, capability development, and cross-functional alignment with procurement, manufacturing, engineering, quality, and projects. Ensures delivery, capacity, regulatory, and performance commitments while developing teams and evolving supply chain systems and processes.

Leads engineering strategy, architecture, governance, delivery, and team development for AI products and platforms. Oversees software, systems, testing, automation, support, quality, safety, cybersecurity assurance, CI/CD, and technical risk management. Partners with stakeholders and executive leadership to define roadmaps, improve engineering effectiveness, establish standards, and deliver operational AI solutions in regulated, safety-critical environments.

Leads UK financial reporting, accounting, financial control, statutory compliance, tax, treasury, shared services, audit relationships, budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning. Provides expert IFRS and governance advice, oversees statutory account production, drives finance transformation, and develops specialist finance teams while advising senior stakeholders.

Manage obsolescence activities across projects, producing plans, reports, and contractual deliverables on time and within budget. Define and maintain obsolescence strategies, manage work-package resources and budgets, monitor current and forecasted risks, coordinate last-time-buy procurement, and report progress to project and functional managers. The role interfaces with engineering teams, suppliers, customers, and project stakeholders while managing document reviews and mitigation activities.

Five-and-a-half-year Level 6 Electro-Mechanical Engineering Degree Apprenticeship with Thales. The apprentice will gain hands-on hardware engineering experience, designing, implementing, testing, integrating, and validating complex products and systems. Responsibilities include requirements management, system architecture, engineering specifications, interface control documents, test documentation, project reviews, and communicating engineering issues. The programme includes university study, practical workplace learning, and a fully funded BEng degree.

Apprentices develop practical cloud security and cyber security skills through a 24-month Level 4 apprenticeship. Responsibilities include monitoring Azure and Google Cloud environments, supporting incident response, conducting security audits, assessing vulnerabilities, maintaining risk reports, and helping ensure compliance with GDPR, NCSC guidance, and government security standards. The role includes collaboration with architects and developers, structured training, certifications, and progression into a permanent Thales position.

Supports AI research through literature reviews, experimental design, data preparation, machine learning prototyping, result analysis, bias assessment, and technical documentation. The apprenticeship combines live project experience at Thales with a Level 6 Machine Learning qualification, covering statistics, programming, model evaluation, responsible AI, security, privacy, and ethical considerations.

Three-year graduate programme developing systems engineering skills through supported work on new and existing products, structured training, and potential rotations across Thales business units. Candidates will design and develop engineering solutions, build professional competencies, and gain experience across the engineering lifecycle. The role requires a STEM degree, permanent UK work rights, and successful completion of BPSS and SC security checks before employment.

Two-year graduate programme rotating through project planning and controls, bid management, and project management placements. Responsibilities include supporting bids and projects, developing project management skills, completing a graduate project, undertaking professional training, and building networks across Thales UK. The role requires flexibility to relocate among UK sites and work three days per week on site.

Entry-level graduate software engineering role in Thales’ three-year Engineering Development Programme. Participants design and develop engineering solutions, work on new and existing products, complete discipline-specific training, build professional networks, and may rotate across business units or undertake a partner secondment. The role requires a relevant STEM degree, UK work authorization, and successful completion of BPSS and SC security checks.

Apprentice software engineer supporting secure software development in multidisciplinary agile teams. Responsibilities include programming, requirements management, documentation, software testing, integration, verification, systems design, and delivering solutions within schedule and budget. The 3.5-year programme combines workplace experience with a Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions degree at Exeter University, covering software development, AI, data, networks, computer security, and engineering practices.

Procurement Apprentice supporting tactical buying, purchase order management, supplier relationships, cost-saving initiatives, contract administration, risk management, and sustainable procurement. The three-year program combines paid work with Level 3 Business Administration and Level 4 Procurement and Supply apprenticeships, including CIPS Level 4. The apprentice will receive hands-on training and coaching while supporting internal stakeholders and developing into a Tactical Buyer.

Finance Apprentice supporting financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations, journals, cost management, project finance, and data analysis. The role includes practical workplace training toward Level 2 Accounts Assistant and Level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeships, with AAT qualifications and permanent employment from the start.

Apprentices support Thales bid and project management teams by maintaining project schedules, preparing reports, monitoring risks and opportunities, supporting budgets and governance, and engaging stakeholders. The two-year programme combines practical work, virtual training, coaching, assignments, and exams, leading to a Level 4 Project Manager Associate qualification and potential progression into a Project Planner or Project Controller role.

Apprentice data scientist developing skills in data collection, cleansing, analysis, statistical methods, machine learning, predictive modeling, data visualization, and automation. The role supports data products, dashboards, business intelligence, and analytical solutions while studying toward a funded Level 6 Data Scientist Apprenticeship and BSc degree.

Apprentice AI Engineer developing and deploying machine-learning solutions across the full lifecycle. Responsibilities include preparing and validating data, developing and evaluating models, writing tested code, supporting deployment and monitoring, and contributing to technical reviews. The programme combines paid employment with a Level 6 AI Engineer apprenticeship, Azure AI Engineer certification, and training in software engineering, MLOps, responsible AI, security, and cloud tools.