Senior Network Engineer

Location: Singapore, Singapore

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.

In Singapore, Thales has been a trusted partner since 1973, originally focused on aerospace activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With 2,000 employees across three local sites, we deliver cutting-edge solutions across aerospace (including air traffic management), defence and security, and digital identity and cybersecurity sectors. Together, we’re shaping the future by enabling customers to make pivotal decisions that safeguard communities and power progress.

OVERVIEW

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

Be part of revolutionising our skies for the future of aerospace. A future where all modes of aircrafts piloted or unpiloted, civilian or military move around our skies safer, more efficiently and sustainably for a greener and more harmonised airspace.

The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the provision of network integration activities for the respective project and/or bid activity.  The Engineer is a key member of the Hardware Deployment & Integration team that provides:

•           Technical and resource supervisory input to Network Integration and Deployment engineering activities

•           Skilled input to the Network Integration and Deployment activities within the respective project engineering segment, and

•           Assistance to the Integration Group for bid response activities.

OUR CULTURE: YOUR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                                

• Joining Thales means joining a worldwide and well establish company (85 000 headcounts and growing) and navigate your career in the vast different path available.

• Joining our program is joining an environment where you can discover engineering best practices to deliver safety critical systems.

• Joining the system community means being on the critical path of our business challenges, and therefore upskilling our talent is a priority.

KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES                                                                                                                

As a Senior Network Engineer, you are accountable for:

For Projects:

• Revise solution architecture drawings and diagrams, cost templates (devis), the List of Supply (LOS) / Bill of Materials (BOM), and interfaces at the start of the project.

• Create and/or update network integration engineer contributions to the Solution Specification and Design documentation, Network Acceptance Test Procedures, and other associated network integration documents.

• Define equipment configuration for the ATM solution(s) and coordinate with Hardware Deployment and Integration management for assembly of the ATM system and  interface with Tools Engineering, Customer Service and Site Services departments where necessary to accomplish this task.

• Load, configure, validate, and hand over equipment to Software Integration in the factory and on customer sites.

• Support configuration changes to system platforms in factory and customer sites.

• Attend Design Reviews with customers.

• Provide customer training.

• Identify risks at solution architecture level and propose where possible alternate validated solutions.

• Provide system and networking expertise useful in the design.

• Follow and contribute to the development and enhancement of engineering processes

• For Bids / Tenders:

• Creation and Peer Review system architecture diagrams.

• Creation of the List of Supply (LOS) / Bill of Materials (BOM)

• Creation of Hardware Integration section in the Engineering Department devis.

• Definition of system interfaces.

KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE                                                    

To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

Qualifications

Relevant bachelor’s degree or Master Degree

Technical skills

• Must-have

  • Cisco formal certifications (CCNP, CCNA etc)

  • Good level of knowledge of, and experience with Unix/Linux (Redhat distribution preferred) Operating System

  • Familiarity with a wide range of Computer and Networking hardware (preferably Cisco)

  • Scripting (TCL/TK, Perl, & Shell)

  • Able to work on multiple activities con-currently and effectively self-manage (autonomy)

• Nice-to-have

  • Work experience in a mission-critical, near real-time environment preferably ATC-related

  • Experience in large and distributed networked computer systems

Interpersonal skills

• Sense of ownership

• Team player

• Verbal and non-verbal communication,

• Listening skills,

• Problem solving,

• Decision-making,

• assertiveness,

• patience,

• empathy

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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.