System Design Engineer

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

Thales established its presence in Singapore in 1973 to support the expansion of aerospace-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Throughout the last four decades, the company grew from strength to strength and is today involved in the primary businesses of Aerospace (including Air Traffic Management), Defence & Security, Ground Transportation and Digital Identity & Security. Thales today employs over 2,100 people in Singapore across all its business areas.

As Ground Transportation Systems (GTS), we are advancing rail signalling and safety solutions to ensure safe and efficient railway operations worldwide.

Our technologies help to bring billions of people reliably to their destinations by rail every year - making sustainable mobility a reality.

System Design Engineer (Ref.No. R1005826)

at our location in Singapore

The Singapore Engineering team has a direct impact on commuter experience with improvements such as lower energy consumption, less service disruptions, and faster travel times thanks to our driverless Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) systems. In particular, the team is leading the development and use of cloud-based solutions to leverage the abundance of data generated during day-to-day passenger operation for railways in every continent.

You will enjoy having these responsibilities:

- Develop and review system and subsystem design artifacts to meet Customer requirements (operational and safety requirements in particular)
- Analyze and evaluate designs to verify compliance with System technical requirements
- Participate in system performance monitoring and root cause analysis of issues faced in passenger metro operation or during testing using could-based data analysis tools
- Present trade-off analysis, designs and investigations to engineering/management groups in clear, complete, concise and non-ambiguous terms
- Contribute to productive technical discussions with Customers, Interface Contractors, and other internal departments
- Support bids and projects in Singapore and in the region including but not limited to Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia
- Work in our world class CBTC simulation facility to gain hand-on experience with the signalling system hardware and software, while supporting in-house testing and issue investigations
- Support our Advance Development Projects including Next Gen Green CBTC and Data Analytics

You have:

- Required:

- BASc in Electrical, Computer, Mechatronics, System Design Engineering or equivalent
- Curious and willing to learn technical skills fast and on the fly
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong communication skills to interface with customers and GTS personnel around the globe
- Willingness to collaborate with teams overseas, which requires occasional evening calls
- Good To Have:

- Experience with CBTC System Design, maintenance, operations or testing
- Experience with scripting languages like Python, Perl, or Ruby
- Previous exposure to some of the technologies we use

Our Talent Acquisition Team is looking forward to hearing from you

For further information about Thales and GTS as an employer visit us on

About us

Our motivation is the mobility turnaround. To achieve this, our teams find innovative products and solutions that ensure the operation and reliability of the entire rail network and increase capacities on the rails.

Our projects are diverse. To make our teams even stronger, we are looking for your support. In return, we offer you an attractive overall package with the following benefits:

- Stronger together: Networking through internal networks and working in international teams
- Our drive: Together, we are laying the foundations for the digitization of the rail around the world, to get people safely to their destinations and to their loved ones
- Attractive conditions: A secure and permanent job with a global company

Notes

Equal opportunities and self-determined participation of severely disabled persons and persons of equal status as well as respectful cooperation are firmly anchored principles within the Thales Group and its subsidiaries. We also aim to offer all our equal opportunities to start a career and to receive training and further education in our company. We consciously promote diversity and togetherness in our teams.

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