Hardware Architect/Engineering Manager for Electronic Solutions

Role overview

Hardware Architect/Engineering Manager for Electronic Solutions at Thales

Develop, stabilize and maintain hardware architecture for all phases of the life cycle from design to delivery to customer.

Responsibilities

• Perform trade-off analysis of different technologies and feasibility studies to propose the best architecture design
• Implement architecture choices based on trade-offs between cost, supply chain, customer requirements and technology possibilities
• Lead and coordinate the architectural studies of Hardware under his responsibility
• Identify risks and opportunities related to the hardware architecture
• Propose and implement risk reduction plans and opportunities for validation
• Preparing project proposal including schedule and efforts
• Preparation of the associated project documentation and reviews
• Coordinating with different stakeholders like Industrialization, IPO, suppliers, engineering, WPM, customer to prepare the optimal project proposals
• Integration of Hardware, Software and Firmware and performs IVVQ
• Collaborative work applying quality standards and internal processes
• Ensure compliance with standards, product development plans (reuse policy), material, industrial and purchasing strategies
• Skills &

Required qualifications

• B.Tech/B.E in Electronics, Instrumentation engineering or equivalent with 12 to 15 years of relevant experience.
• strong experience in complete Hardware certified development life cycle (Technical feasibility, requirements writing, preliminary and detailed design, prototype manufacturing, test and evaluation, qualification and certification)
• gained experience in piloting a lot of development work, involving in product testing in external labs for hardware products
• experience in the IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification) including requirements management
• strong experience of integration of Hardware, FPGA firmware, mechanical packaging, low-level software and application software on Hardware unit.
• good experience in bench test set-up, functional testing and performance evaluation
• experience in developing IVV Test procedures (PVP/ATP), Test Reports (PVR/ATR), Qualification by similarity reports (QBSR) and other documents required by certification authorities for airborne products.
• strong experience to troubleshoot on electronics and embedded hardware systems to find the root cause and to fix with a suitable solution.
• experience to ensure the reporting progress of the project along with KPI.
• experience to manage risks and opportunities at Hardware solution architecture.
• Must be rigorous, organized, autonomous and proactive, and motivated by a position within a multidisciplinary team.
• demonstrated leadership skills on complex topics.
• experience of working with multi-disciplinary team (extended business line engineering team, Lab technicians, external labs, Purchase team, Engineering teams and manufacturing teams)
• experience in interfacing with external test facilities for environmental and EMI/EMC and other electrical tests as per MIL-STD/IEC61000/DO-160 standards.
• Should be familiar with Knowledge of production trades: procurement, manufacturing, delivery
• Knowledge of Certification DO254/DO160, Safety of aeronautical systems (ARP4761), and Knowledge of ARP4754B will be helpful.
• Product knowledge in avionics fields: civil and military calculators, displays, inertia, GNSS, probes will be helpful.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in an international multi-cultural environment (France, Canada, India, UK).
• Ability to work across different departments and establish effective relationships.
• At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do.
• Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do.
• Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Higher qualifications of Masters or Post-graduation is desirable.
• Domain experience in Avionics systems or defense system is desirable.

Employment details

• Location: Bangalore, India
• Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges.
• From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence.
• Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.
• Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others.
• Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India.
• Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors.
• Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs.
• The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.
• Hardware Architect/Engineering Manager for Electronic Solutions
• Thales India Engineering Competency Center (ECC) in Bangalore is looking to drive a Hardware engineering team.
• In this role, you will be responsible for Hardware subsystems architectural decisions, trade-off analysis, feasibility studies, Proposal preparation, Project scheduling/costing, Project monitoring and managing and IVVQ for various Thales products (Defense and aerospace applications).
• You will be coordinating with the Solution/System Architect and the Project Design Authority (PDA) to ensure consistency with the Solution/System architecture and with the hardware, industry and procurement strategies.
• Necessary to technically and functionally co-ordinate with engineers of hardware disciplines such as Board design (digital, analog, RF and power supplies), FPGA design (FPGA, ASIC), low-level software (in agreement with the software architect), mechanical design, testability and means of tests, industrial design (in agreement with the Head of Industry).
• This position requires having good level of expertise in its hardware product design, development and qualification.
• Location: Bangalore [India]