Systems Architect / Project Design Authority (PDA) (m/f/d)

Thales
Stuttgart
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication","Risk assessment","Requirements translation"]

Lead technical architecture and solution design throughout the bid and project lifecycle as a trusted advisor for internal and external stakeholders. Review and validate architectures against requirements, contractual obligations (including offsets), legislation, and technical risk, and define mitigation plans. Drive compliance with product standards and support reuse of building blocks, coordinating with engineering delivery and collaborating with production for manufacturability and maintainability alignment.

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Systems Architect / Project Design Authority (PDA) (m/f/d)

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Job Summary

Lead technical architecture and solution design throughout the bid and project lifecycle as a trusted advisor for internal and external stakeholders. Review and validate architectures against requirements, contractual obligations (including offsets), legislation, and technical risk, and define mitigation plans. Drive compliance with product standards and support reuse of building blocks, coordinating with engineering delivery and collaborating with production for manufacturability and maintainability alignment.
Location: Stuttgart
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Understand customer requirements, business context, and project objectives to guide solution architecture decisions.
  • •Provide technical leadership and oversight throughout the bid and project lifecycle, serving as the primary technical point of contact for stakeholders.
  • •Review, challenge, and validate solution architectures and technical designs against requirements, contractual obligations (including offsets), applicable legislation/regulation, and security/export restrictions.
  • •Lead technical risk assessments, identify issues, and drive the definition and implementation of mitigation plans.
  • •Ensure compliance with product strategies, standards, and policies, and collaborate with production and engineering delivery for manufacturability, maintainability, and technical reviews.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
  • •Several years of experience in product architecture, system design, and complex technical solution development, ideally in cryptography, cybersecurity, or secure communications.
  • •Expertise defining, documenting, and communicating system and software architectures for both application software and embedded systems.
  • •Ability to translate customer and business requirements into secure, scalable, and robust technical solutions.
  • •Advanced knowledge of cryptographic technologies (symmetric/asymmetric crypto, PKCS, secure communications, key lifecycle management) and relevant certification/regulatory frameworks; MBSE tools and requirements platforms are a plus.
Experience:Defence and securityAerospaceCyber securityCryptographySecure communicationsEmbedded systems
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline
Skills:Technical leadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationRisk assessmentRequirements translation
Languages:EnglishGerman
Tech Stack:CryptographySymmetric cryptographyAsymmetric cryptographyPKCSSecure communicationsKey lifecycle managementModel-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)CapellaEnterprise ArchitectSysMLUMLPolarionRequirements management platformsDS-101/102EKMS 308/603NKMISSCIPNINEStaCIS

Company Brief

Thales
Designs and delivers advanced systems and services for aerospace, defence, security, and digital identity and cybersecurity markets, serving government and commercial customers worldwide.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2000
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