Principal Systems Engineer / Solutions Architect - Naval Communications
Thales Group • crawley, england • Posted July 01, 2026
About the Role
Overview
You will play a critical role in defining, developing, and delivering end-to-end systems solutions for naval communications. Working across bids and live programmes, you'll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, shape solution architectures, and ensure successful delivery through all lifecycle phases—from concept through to deployment and in-service support.
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees and a strong UK presence in defence, space, aerospace and digital security. We deliver advanced technology and social value to our customers and communities.
Responsibilities
- Lead the definition of technical solutions, from requirements capture through to system architecture and design
- Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver solutions to cost, schedule, and quality
- Support bid activities by interpreting customer requirements and shaping robust, co...