Job Description

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.
Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune among others. Over 1800 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, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets. Job Title: Design & Development Component Senior Engineer.

Primary Purpose of the Role:


To provide technical expertise and support for products, equipment, and systems, by:

• To be accountable for the validation of selected components and provide feedback where applicable. Understand the purpose of a preferred parts/manufacturer's list
• Suggest alternative components when something suitable exists in the Thales preferred parts list, or already exists in the Thales component library.
• Providing technical advice and assistance e.g. training
• Identify Obsolescence and other issues and provide replacement/alternative parts/components to meet project/customer reliability, safety and legislative requirements
• Applying an understanding of legislative compliance
• Management of data within supported Thales tools.

Core Tasks and Responsibilities:


Within the defined timescales, costs and technical requirements specified, to perform all of the following:

• To develop an understanding of components and their relation to our products
• To identify Obsolescence issues arising in our products, systems and projects
• To analyse work packages related to services offered by component engineering (e.g. RoHS, REACh, Trade Compliance, Counterfeit management, LTB and PCN notices and data cleansing activities)
• To understand and manage the different solutions required within different scenarios (e.g. Materials, Chemicals, Standards, Software)
• To manage workload and communicate issues in a timely manner that does not impact upon the delivery of support to the customer
• To represent the company in technical interactions with external suppliers. Ensure that any assumptions and dependencies associated with the solutions are identified, recorded and maintained.

Additionally, to have the capability to perform all of the following:

• To initiate, approve, issue and present any documentation covering this work
• To produce estimates for packages of work
• To disseminate component knowledge and component application within the company
• To liaise with other team members, groups and subcontractors on technical matters
• To report upon the progress of component related information requests
• To ensure compliance with all company safety and security procedures
• To manage related alerts e.g. quality, counterfeit.

Qualifications and Experience

• B.E/B.Tech in Electronics & Communication or Electrical engineering or equivalent with 5 to 8 years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of REACH/RoHS/Conflict Materials and how they affect obsolescence/replacement part selection
• Sound design or repair experience in analogue and digital electronics down to component level (desirable)
• Sound design or repair experience in mechanical components (desirable)
• Good English verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Thales supported Tools would be an advantage.

Personality/Behaviors:

• Client focussed (Customer First)
• Demonstrates behaviour that is consistent with the Thales Behaviours
• Maintains an ethical approach to business, in line with the Thales ethics policy.
• Good communicator
• Self-motivated and proactive


At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!