Principal Software Engineer

Location: Overland Park United States of America

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land sea and air. From early warning to threat neutralisation our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence Optronics and Radar.

Principal Software Engineer

Overland Park KS (Hybrid)

Position Summary

Thales is seeking a Principal Software Engineer whose role involves providing technical leadership in system safety software assurance and embedded software engineering within its Navigation and non-radar Surveillance (NAS) business.

In this position you will serve as a subject matter expert leading safety and software assurance activities for complex products projects and bids while resolving technical and compliance challenges and supporting key project milestones product releases and customer acceptance. You will also provide advanced embedded software engineering expertise for NAVAID and non-radar surveillance products working across engineering quality cybersecurity and program teams to ensure applicable safety assurance and lifecycle objectives are successfully achieved.

Referral Bonus Eligibility: Tier 1 - $2500

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

• Must be a US Person as defined in applicable law.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined in applicable law or otherwise authorized or eligible for authorization to access to hardware software technology or technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Serve as the technical focal point for system safety and software assurance across assigned products projects and bids defining assurance approaches and applying relevant standards contractual requirements and internal engineering processes.
• Lead safety and software assurance activities throughout the product lifecycle including requirements architecture verification compliance evidence reviews audits release readiness and resolution of assurance risks or gaps.
• Provide advanced embedded software engineering leadership for navigation and non-radar surveillance products including the design development integration verification and lifecycle support of complex software in C and C across RTOS Linux/Unix and Windows environments.
• Resolve complex technical issues involving software architecture hardware/software interfaces timing performance safety cybersecurity and compliance using structured analysis and evidence-based recommendations.
• Coordinate and influence multidisciplinary teams across Systems Engineering Software Engineering Hardware Engineering Verification and Validation Quality Cybersecurity and Program Management to align technical activities risks schedules and customer or approval-authority requirements.
• Mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement in software development safety assurance technical review practices reusable evidence and engineering methods while communicating technical status risks and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline with 8 years of progressively responsible engineering experience.
• 5 years of experience performing or leading system safety and/or software assurance activities for Air Traffic Management aviation or similarly complex safety-related systems.
• 5 years of embedded software development experience in RTOS environments with strong proficiency in C and C microprocessor-based systems and hardware/software integration.
• Advanced working knowledge of applicable safety and software assurance standards including DO-278A/ED-109A and where relevant ED-153 or MIL-STD-882; experience with DO-178B/C or ARP4761 may also be considered where applicable principles can be transferred to ground-system assurance.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating safety and assurance requirements developing or reviewing compliance evidence applying system safety analysis methods and managing requirements traceability configuration defects technical reviews and verification activities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership with substantial autonomy resolve complex engineering issues assess software change impacts guide multidisciplinary teams and communicate technical recommendations effectively through strong writing stakeholder engagement and mentoring.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.

Special Position Requirements

• Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience leading preparation for and participation in FAA customer or other approval-authority safety and software assurance reviews or audits including support for Department of Defense and/or FAA programs.
• Experience with NAVAIDs such as ILS DME TACAN or VOR and/or non-radar surveillance products such as ADS-B with familiarity in related hardware/software assurance interfaces including DO-254 where applicable.
• Experience with specialized software and platform environments including Digital Signal Processor development Linux kernel modification or administration cybersecurity assessments and/or Windows application development using Microsoft Visual Studio C.
• Proficiency with requirements management issue tracking and engineering lifecycle tools and processes such as DOORS Jira Thales engineering tools Chorus processes and product lifecycle practices; additional language capabilities supporting international collaboration are preferred.
• Approximately 45% part-time salaried position based primarily in the Overland Park Kansas office on a hybrid work schedule with a MondayThursday 9/80 or 5/40 schedule and less than 10% annual domestic and international travel.

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with a criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified consistent with federal law state law and local ordinances.

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The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target is between

Total Target Cash (TTC) 131086.77 - 220640.08 USD Annual

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including but not limited to the employees career path history competencies skills and performance as well as the companys annual salary budget the customers program requirements and the companys internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation depending on circumstances not related to an applicants status protected by local state or federal law.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Elective Health Dental Vision FSA/HSA Voluntary Life and AD&D Whole Group Life w/LTC Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Plan Identity Theft and Pet Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match and with no vesting period

Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

Company provided Life Insurance AD&D Disability Employee Assistance Plan and Well-being Program