Radar System Engineer

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Radar System Engineer, you will collaborate in a multidisciplinary team to specify, design, develop, and validate radar systems. The role involves overseeing the radar’s global design, balancing functional performance, quality, and cost to achieve optimal outcomes. This role involves both high-level radar design and hands-on problem-solving. You will work with specialists in radar design, signal processing, safety, and cybersecurity. This position requires a willingness to learn and grow in the field, with opportunities for both personal and professional development within the organization, including the chance to work in a high-tech, innovative environment with international collaboration. You will be part of a unique and varied team with many different fields of expertise and a wide range of talents and cultures. The company offers a flexible work environment that supports a work-life balance.
Must have:
  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or Applied Mathematics
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
  • Willingness to learn and grow in the field
  • Fluent in spoken and written English and Dutch
  • Must pass a Dutch Security check to receive clearance.
Good to have:
  • Experience with Matlab/Simulink and C++
Perks:
  • Challenging job in a great team within a high-tech, innovative work environment.
  • Room for personal and professional growth.
  • Valuable international collaboration.
  • A comfortable work space in a modern environment, with a focus on flexibility and work life balance.
  • You can usually work where and whenever you want.
  • A good salary, fitting travel allowance, and the ability to personalize your employment conditions.
  • 40 days off per year (PTO).

Job Details

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

About us

‘The people we  rely on to make the world go round – they rely on Thales’. In a fast-changing and increasingly unpredictable world full of opportunities, people come to us with big ambitions – to make your life better and more secure. Our employees, who are part of a unique and varied team with many different fields of expertise and a wide range of talents and cultures, develop and deliver outstanding high-tech solutions. Thales employs 81,000 highly talented people in 68 countries. Almost 3,000 of these are based in the Netherlands. We are one of the largest high-tech employers in the field of security and protection.

We help our customers think smarter and act faster in the fields of defense, aerospace, aviation technology and cyberspace, to manage and control their increasingly complex processes and make the best possible business decisions. This is why we play a leading role in digital transformation, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Data Analysis, Connectivity, Mobility, Internet of Things, Cyber Security.

In the Netherlands, we are located in four cities: Huizen, Delft, Eindhoven and Hengelo (head office). Together with an extensive ecosystem of knowledge partners, customers and suppliers, we work on radar systems for seagoing vessels, cyber security solutions, transport systems, communications equipment for land forces, cryogenic cooling solutions, R&D for radar technology (in collaboration with TU Delft), as well as R&D for serious gaming (in collaboration with the University of Twente).

About the Role

As a Radar System Engineer, you’ll collaborate in a multidisciplinary team to specify, design, develop, and validate radar systems. Project teams typically include a radar architect, as well as system, hardware, software, and test engineers, along with specialists in radar design, signal processing, safety, and cybersecurity. In coordination with the team, the system engineer oversees the radar’s global design, balancing functional performance, quality, and cost to achieve optimal outcomes. This role involves both high-level radar design (defining new capabilities and functionalities) and hands-on problem-solving, which may require in-depth knowledge of components or field data analysis.

We’re seeking ambitious colleagues eager to learn the essentials of radar engineering.

About You

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or Applied Mathematics
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
  • Willingness to learn and grow in the field
  • Fluent in spoken and written English and Dutch
  • Preferred experience with Matlab/Simulink and C++
  • Must pass a Dutch Security check to receive clearance, as Thales is a Defense Company

What's in it for you ?

  • A challenging job in a great team within our high-tech, innovative work environment. Includes the freedom for initiative and good ideas.
  • Room for personal and professional growth within our organization, for example in regards to technical, commercial or international skills.
  • Valuable international collaboration with coworkers from 68 different countries around the globe.
  • A comfortable work space in a modern environment, with a focus on flexibility and the right work life balance.
  • You can usually work where and whenever you want. Within Thales, we aim for a 60/40 balance, where you work from home at least two days a week, when your role allows this.
  • A good salary, fitting travel allowance, and the ability to personalize your employment conditions: for instance, you can trade PTO for internet costs, our bicycle plan, company fitness and relocation costs.
  • 40 days off per year (PTO).

Interested?

Apply now! Click on the button below to upload your profile and show your interest.

To ensure that we are a good match, we may ask you to participate in an assessment.

A government clearance will be requested as part of standard Thales procedures.

Diversity Statement

We actively support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. That means that equal opportunities, inclusion and an informal culture are integral to our success. It also means that your well-being and happiness matter to us! That’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, remote working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.

Security Requirements

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in The Netherlands and employment and/or education history. This vacancy requires a security clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please refer to the General Intelligence and Security Service.

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