Air Navigation and Navaids Engineer Intern

Location: Madrid, Spain

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

In Defence and security, armed forces, governments and global organisations entrust Thales with helping them achieve and maintain security, tactical superiority and strategic independence in the face of any type of threat. In an increasingly unpredictable world, governments rely on our expertise to protect their citizens and make the world safer, from designing smart sensors and connecting soldiers on the digital battlefield to delivering solutions that protect states, cities and critical infrastructures.

In Spain, **Thales Sistemas** is specialized in Command and Control systems, Tactical Communications and Modeling and Simulation addressing solutions in the domain of Defense and Security. Thales is the Spanish leader in tactical Land CIS (Communication and Information Systems) covering all the product life cycle (design, development, production, ILS). Based in Leganés, Thales Sistemas employs a highly specialized workforce of more than 100 people, most of them engineers that participate in the following activities:

- Communications and Information Systems (CIS) to support Command function and Decision Making:

- Embedded electronics for military aircraft
- Tactical Communications
- Radio Navigation Aids for air traffic

As part of the **Air Traffic Team**, you will participate in Air Navigation and NavAids projects (ADS-B, TACAN, DVOR, CVOR, DME,), knowing Thales technology in Air Navigation, the civil and military standards involved and the special characteristics of the client's Air Traffic Systems.

As **Air Navigation and NavAids Engineer intern**, you will:

- Drafting and/or editing technical documentation for Projects and Offers (System Requirements, direct and reverse traceability with client/system requirements and tests, Verification and validation tests for systems, Installation Plans for the systems, Installation Reports, Operational Safety Documentation, Maintenance Manuals, Client Training).
- Integration of Air Navigation Equipment in critical communications networks
- Configuration, Commissioning and testing of Air Navigation Equipment.
- Evaluation and testing of the configuration established for the Client.
- RF signal simulation studies for the systems.

**Competences**:
Technical/functional skills:

- Degree in Aeronautical Engineering (Specialization in Air Navigation) or Telecommunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering.
- A medium/high level of English is required since the reference documentation is in that language and it is necessary to participate in meetings in English.
- Knowledge of Air Navigation Systems.

Other (advantage):

- Knowledge of Networks
- Knowledge of Microsoft Windows technology and Linux Operating System at administrator level
- Knowledge of Energy Systems
- Knowledge of signal integration in PLCs

Behavioural skills:

- They should have social and communication skills, as they will assist and support Thales staff in user training and meetings.

**What does the Talent Programme consist of?**

At **Thales** we believe that the new generations are the drivers of change and, for this reason, we have developed **a one-year full-time internship programme** that we will **complement with a Master's degree** in Productivity, Adaptive Management and Innovation through the Nebrija University (distance learning).

**What do we offer you?**
- ** 21 days holiday.**:

- ** 1050€ gross per month.**:

- ** Remote-friendly - 2 days a week working from home.**:

- ** Flexible working hours.**:

- ** Intensive working day on Fridays and during July & August.**:

- ** Multidisciplinary and international environment, which will enrich you as a professional.**: