Systems UX Engineer

At Thales, we know technology has the ability to make our world more secure, sustainable, and inclusive – and that it's all driven by human intelligence.

Because it takes human intelligence to build and power the systems and solutions that people depend on every day. So we stay curious and make space for diverse points of view. We share what we know and we challenge what's possible.

From manufacturing and engineering to cybersecurity and space, we're driving progress in some of the world's most important industries – and working together to build a future we can all trust.

Our Benefits

• Annual Bonus + Private Medical Insurance
• ThalesFlex – Hybrid work environment
• Fitness Passport Discount
• Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
• Modernised Paid Parental Leave
• Veterans Leave
• Novated Lease options
• Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work
• Personal & professional training development opportunities
• Sonder – Wellbeing & Support Partner

Our Team
From take-off to landing, Thales offers the most complete range of solutions to provide dynamic Air Traffic Services to support today's growing domestic and international travel requirements. Utilising this knowledge and experience Thales Australia will deliver a harmonised Civil/Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS / OneSKY) in Australia to Airservices Australia and Defence.

This will enable a new level of safety and efficiency, while also reducing delays for the travelling public and providing opportunities to improve environmental outcomes. OneSKY will transform Australia's sky and we are proud to be partners in its delivery.

The Role
In this role you will work in an international multidisciplinary feature team focused on the ergonomic/UX design, development of the Air Traffic Management system. You will be responsible for designing the solution via Mock-up (using FIGMA tool) in a co-engineering environment with the team and also Operational users.

Some key responsibilities:

• Attend the co-engineering of the Feature Team working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Co-Design the Function via mock-up, including; requirements, capability description, functional behaviour and data exchanges (internal and external interfaces)
• Ensure the transversal constraints related to the function are considered (Human Factor, Safety, Performance, Security)
• Build and manage key relationships with OPS team and feature team
• Present the mock-up to feature team and OPS team
• Support the team during development

Qualifications

• Degree in UX Engineering, ergonomist or related discipline
• Postgraduate studies in Systems Engineering (Desirable)

Experience

• Proven experience in UX Engineering (5+ years)
• Proven ergonomic experience (5+ years)
• Air Traffic Manager domain experience (preferred)
• If you don't have ATM experience, we will consider candidates who have worked within a similar environment within Rail/Tunnel, Mining, Navy/Submarine domain (cf. complex/critical domains)
• Experience with Human Factors standards and practices

A Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.

Additional information with regards to clearances is available from the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website In some cases, individuals who hold a current clearance from a foreign government may be eligible to have this clearance recognised by the Australian Government and be eligible for this role.The Australian Defence Trade Controls Act (DTCA) is applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

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