Location: Hengelo, Netherlands
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Thales designs state-of-the-art radar systems and optical sensors that form part of a complete and integrated defense system. The product portfolio ranges from small portable radars, for example, for border or object monitoring to complex four-dimensional radars that can detect small objects at hundreds to thousands of miles away.
Within the software department, the radar core processing department is responsible for the software development of the optimal control and the digital processing functions in the sensors. In this respect, multi-disciplinary teams work together with specialists in the field of system engineering, functional sensor design and design and realization of real-time systems.
About the job
Within this radar core processing department the complete radar software is developed. This includes various fields including the control of radar systems, the organization of radar transmissions and the processing of the digital information flow. The ultimate goal is to detect and classify specific objects, such as aircraft and drones, track them and display them on an operator console.
To test all these complex software systems, the SITE team develops various products ranging from high-end visualization applications, simulators, automatic calibration setups, web-based applications to high speed logging applications. As a software engineer you will work in a multidisciplinary and self-steering Agile development team that develops this test and control software for radar systems developed by Thales.
About you
Are you a software engineer with a drive for quality, an enthusiastic team player, open in your communication and do you feel responsible for the outcome of the team? Do you have extensive experience in developing high performance graphics (Java) applications? Then you might be the person we are looking for.
The prerequisite for this is a completed HBO or WO education in the field of (technical) informatics or computer science. In addition, you must have extensive experience with the following activities:
- Java/JVM
- UI Design Swing/Java FX
- Concurrency
- Visualisatie OpenGL/Video
- Webtechnologie
- A good knowledge of the Dutch and English language is necessary to be successful in this job.
What’s in it for you
- You'll be part of a very nice team in a high tech, innovative, international environment
- The opportunity to grow within the organization, for example at technical/management/commercial or international level
- Space for personal development and own initiative
- A fine workplace in a modern building, with a focus on good work-life balance and flexibility
- 40 holiday days a year, travel allowance and the possibility to personalize your working conditions; purchase/sale of hours, internet costs, bicycle plan, company fitness, trade union contribution or removal costs
Interested?
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What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
