Microwave Analog Electronics Design Engineer Hengelo (OV) • Thales

The Radar Front-End department consisting of around 75 people, designs and develops state-of-the-art antenna’s for our radars including transmitters, receivers, signal generators, digital signal processing & control and other digital and analog building blocks. Beside that we explore new technologies and innovations for these domains as well as for the architecture of Radar Front-Ends as a whole.

About the team
Your work will cover the full spectrum of activities, from development to product realization. Capturing the functional requirements, design decomposition, defining the optimal circuit architecture, detailed design with verification through analysis/simulation (with Matlab, LT-Spice, ADS or HFSS) and prototyping, supporting the PCB design and product realization and finally verification through test and validation.

You will be responsible for the analogue parts of the Radar front-end, in close cooperation with other disciplines (i.e., system designers, FPGA engineers, RF engineers and PCB designers), often in an international environment. Depending on your skills and preferences you can work on RF/microwave circuits (generally in the frequency range from 1 to 40 GHz) or on lower frequency analogue circuits including A/D-converters (generally below 1 GHz).

About you
You have a Master or Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, with a specialization in analogue and/or RF/microwave electronics; You are creative, enterprising and problem solving; You are an enthusiastic and persistent personality with good communication skills; You are independent but not individual; You are fluent in English, both verbal and written.

This job is highly suited to an enthusiastic professional with the ambition to innovate our radars within Thales Hengelo.

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). Yes, really.

Interested?
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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. Some vacancies may require 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.