Project Design Authority

ATC Systems Architect

Syracuse NY or Arlington VA USA (Hybrid)

Position Summary

Thales is seeking a System Architect in Arlington VA or Syracuse NY. The System Architecture role is responsible for defining governing and maintaining end-to-end solution architectures that align internal and external stakeholder needs with business strategy technical feasibility and lifecycle objectives. The role leads architectural definition from bid and concept phases through design development integration validation customer acceptance and in-service support ensuring solutions meet performance cost risk schedule and regulatory requirements. Acting as a key technical authority the System Architect drives informed trade-offs ensures compliance with engineering governance and product policies and safeguards the long-term viability scalability and sustainability of solutions across their full lifecycle.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Serve as the primary technical interface with customers (or Product Line Management for product-based solutions) on solution architecture design performance and lifecycle considerations.

• Lead and oversee the architecting of software solutions in alignment with the approved technology roadmap agile development strategy and sprint planning cycles.

• Proactively anticipate analyze and translate customer and stakeholder needs into a structured and traceable initial requirements baseline.

• Develop and evolve the solution architecture by fully understanding operational context stakeholder expectations and system constraints.

• Define and drive the development strategy for advanced algorithms software applications and enabling technologies required to deliver the solution.

• Formalize solution requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives technical feasibility and lifecycle constraints.

• Prepare review and sign Design Validation (DVa) documentation at each applicable bid and project milestone ensuring formal approval by the Design Authority (DA).

• Review and approve the completion of integration verification validation and qualification (IVVQ) activities ensuring compliance with architectural intent and requirements traceability.

• Develop stabilize and maintain solution architectures for bids and projects across the full lifecycle in close cooperation with the SEM.

• Define and propose candidate architectures at the solution or solution-element level that meet stakeholder expectations while complying with standardization reuse policies technology roadmaps and business strategy.

• Establish solution architectures through structured trade-offs among stakeholder expectations technical and technological options cost risk and schedule; document architectural rationale through formal artifacts (e.g. D&JF PBS SSDD); and approve resulting lower-level specifications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Data Science Computer Science Engineering or a related discipline with a minimum of 9 years of relevant professional experience or 10 years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Demonstrated experience applying Design Assurance standards particularly as they relate to system safety compliance and certification.

• Proven knowledge and hands-on experience in complex systems engineering including system integration across hardware software and operational domains.

• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and lifecycle methodologies with experience supporting large-scale complex programs involving multiple stakeholders and demanding schedules.

• Solid knowledge of and practical experience with Agile development methodologies including iterative delivery cross-functional collaboration and incremental value realization.

Special Position Requirements

• 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.

• Must be a US Person as defined in applicable law

We are an equal opportunity employer including disability and veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

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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

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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