Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain
A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.
Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.
Education:
- Telecommunication Engineer (MSc), or equivalent, with firm background on Signal processing, digital communications and protocols. Model based design, model based system engineering and cryptography/security protocols are very valued.
Experience:
- Experience in designing and development of SDR/digital communication architectures and algorithms applied to communication systems: modulation schemes, error correction coding, characterisation of communication links (channel distortion, EVM, BER, FER).
- Experience in designing of Signal Processing Algorithms (DSP), specification and performances evaluation oriented to FPGAs or Microprocessors. A deep understanding of floating-point to fixed-point algorithm translation is a must.
- Experience in debugging the FW- FPGA solution or C-Microprocessors solution at laboratory during HW-FW integration.
- Previous experience on Artificial intelligence and Machine learning algorithms applied to image processing and communications systems.
- Knowledge of FPGA, microprocessors and System on Chip devices (MPSoC, RFSoC).
- Use of test instrumentation: Spectrum Analysers, Network Analysers, Signal Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Data Patterns Generators, Oscilloscopes, BER meters.
Tools:
- Simulation software: MATLAB, Simulink, HDL Coder,
- Software Programming: C/C++, Python.
Languages:
- Proficient in English.
- Spanish knowledge recommendable
Skills:
- Team work, improvement spirit, pragmatic, results oriented, dynamic, accountable and proactive.
- Capable of having a solution’s overall vision and to focus on each individual component.
- Motivated to learn new technologies, and space-business processes and tools
- Capable to solve engineering problems within risk, cost & schedule constraints
- Valued Experience in Agile methodology.
- Willing to face challenges
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
What do we offer?
- Flexible schedule, from 8 to 9.30 and 16.30 until 18h.
- Thales Concilia: a set of advantages and free services and others at reduced prices.
- Free and healthy canteen.
- Enjoy discounts and special promotions on products and services thanks to Club Ahorro.
- 22 working days of vacation, 6 days of free disposal and closing days that do not consume vacations at Christmas and Easter.
- Thales Flex: Personalized flexible compensation plan in which you can choose how to distribute your salary (health insurance, childcare vouchers, transportation and training).
- Annual bonus.
- Fixed profit bonus of 725,25€.
- Sharing Thales program: become a Thales shareholder.
- Hybrid work plan.
- Pension Plan with monthly contributions on your behalf to your Pension Plan.
- Wellness Plan: thematic webinars and access to our company clubs.
- Medical and physiotherapy service at the workplace.
- We continuously create an inclusive, respectful and cooperative environment.