Optronics Expert (F/H)

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Thales is a global technology leader specializing in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aerospace & Space, and Cyber ​​& Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, greener, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly €4 billion annually in Research & Development, particularly in key areas of innovation such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 81,000 employees in 68 countries .

Our commitments, your benefits

• A success driven by our technological excellence, your experience and our shared ambition
• An attractive remuneration package
• Continuous skills development: training courses, academies and internal communities
• An inclusive, caring environment that respects the balance of employees
• A recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life

The Cannes site is responsible for the design of satellite systems and platforms, satellite assembly/integration/testing, and in-orbit operations. The site has expertise in optical instrumentation and avionics.

The field is that of Optical Payloads on board satellites for high-resolution Earth observation, weather imaging, climate monitoring, geography, scientific missions, etc.

• You will join the Detection team of the On-board Image Chain service, made up of around thirty engineers.
• As an Image Chain Expert, with at least 15 years of experience, you will bring to the department your technical knowledge of optronic systems for space, image sensors and video electronics, as well as your ability to manage the development of complex image chains.
• The activities will be carried out within the framework of studies, responses to calls for tender and phases A/B/C/D of different programs.
• You will be responsible for the development of image chains for an optical payload, including image sensors and associated video electronics, integrated into a larger system and interfacing with the on-board processing unit.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the development of a complex image chain for a spatial application,
• Technical expertise and performance management of the image chain,
• Non-hierarchical management of a multidisciplinary technical team

The main activities of the position will be:

• Team management,
• Expertise technique,
• Management of a development plan,
• Cost, risk and opportunity management,
• Interactions with different stakeholders

YOUR CAREER AT THALES

Different opportunities will allow you to discover other areas or sites. You will be able to evolve and develop your skills in different areas:

Explore a space attentive to personal development
Develop your talents in another area of ​​the Thales group, by discovering new products, new customers, a new country or by moving towards a more complex solution
Choose between technical expertise or a leadership path
Build an international career within a leading engineering group

Your Profile

• You hold a Master 2 (BAC +5) from an engineering school or a university course in computer science.
• A minimum of 15 years’ experience in the field of optronics, image chains or detection is required.
• The following experiences will be appreciated:
• – Achievements for space missions and knowledge of standards and processes
• – Management of multidisciplinary teams
• You know the image channels with a wide technical spectrum:
• – Visible and infrared image sensor and camera technologies
• – Digital and analog electronics of a picture chain.
• You have the leadership to understand the development of complex products
• You know the Space ecosystem, its players, its bodies, its manufacturers in the field of image chains, and you are a driving force in sharing your vision of the future and enriching the service’s roadmap.
• You have a professional level of English, you can interact both in writing and orally.
• You are curious, independent, have a sense of sharing and listening, and are comfortable working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of optics and edge processing is a plus.

Thales, a Disability-Engaged Company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our greatest asset. Apply and join us!

As the position may require access to information covered by national defense secrets, the successful candidate will be subject to an authorization procedure, in accordance with the provisions of Articles R.2311-1 et seq. of the Defense Code and IGI 1300 SGDSN/PSE of August 9, 2021.