Senior Research Engineer

2 weeks ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Thales Full time
Job Title: Senior Research Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Research Engineer to join our Research, Technology and Innovation business. As a Senior Research Engineer, you will work in an applied research environment to investigate and develop new technologies and concepts across a wide range of Thales's application areas.

About the Role

As a Senior Research Engineer, you will be responsible for:

  • Designing, developing, and delivering autonomy software building blocks and enabling technologies for Thales and our customers.
  • Taking ownership of the entire software lifecycle by continuously designing, writing, testing, deploying, and maintaining code.
  • Sharing code, best practices, and knowledge with engineers throughout the worldwide Thales Group.
  • Engaging with customers, across Thales, wider industry, and academic partners to curate a portfolio of autonomy demos to showcase Thales autonomy expertise.
  • Working within a group of other research staff, as well as being self-motivated to work individually, and be flexible to adapt into new research areas and ways of working.
  • Maintaining professional and technical skills and be willing to learn new skills.
  • Providing accurate estimates for own work and deliver it within budget.
  • Following processes and procedures as defined by the Project Management Plan.
  • Presentation of technical information at reviews.
  • Technical liaison with customer representatives to transfer technology.
About You

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Research Engineer with a strong background in software development and research. You will have:

  • A keen interest in (or you are curious about) autonomy and putting autonomous systems into practice, both in the simulated and real worlds.
  • Significant experience with software development in programming languages and frameworks (e.g. Java, Python,.NET, C++).
  • Experience with some of the following would be beneficial:
    • Java, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot
    • ROS2 and/or MAVLink
    • Software development tooling, e.g. Git, GitLab CI/CD, containerisation
    • React
    • Luciad
  • We also expect candidates to be proficient in the use of standard PC-based office tools. We currently use Microsoft tools: Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project & Visio.
  • Experience in development of testbeds.
Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with a fundamental technical understanding built on an honours degree (minimum 2.1), a master's degree, or a PhD in a relevant discipline. Relevant disciplines include:

  • Computer Science
  • Cybernetics, Information Technology
  • Software Engineering
Security Clearance

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a Non-ITAR country may be considered. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

What We Can Offer

We're committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market-leading training, development, and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you'll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus and benefits package, which includes:

  • Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
  • Pension Scheme
  • 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
  • Life Cover
  • Progression and Development Opportunities
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
  • Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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