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About Thales Group Australia

Thales is a global technology leader with over 81,000 employees on five continents. The Group invests in digital and “deep tech” innovations – Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity, and quantum technology – to build a future they can all trust.

Your role

As a Graduate Configuration Engineer at Thales, you will work on exciting and innovative projects. Many of their contracts are with local defence and government agencies, and they need the brightest grads to join their team.

Responsibilities:

• As a Configuration Management team member, assist the team with representing air traffic management systems by providing configuration data and their validity across the whole lifecycle.
• Support the maintenance and integrity of configuration data's definition, recording and traceability.
• Support the provision of data to verify internal and external configuration documentation.
• Ensure that Products are labelled and correlated with their associated requirements, design and product information.
• Ensure that change activity is managed using defined processes.
• Ensure that configuration information is captured during the Product definition, change management and is organised for retrieving key information.

Training & development

The Thales Graduate Program is a two-year program. What makes them different from the rest?  

• Thales offers a specialist program where you can expect to become an expert in your field
• They offer all graduates permanent roles at Thales – they aim to develop you for the future
• You will experience multiple graduate days and site visits in their Sydney and Melbourne locations
• A structured learning and development program sees you supported throughout your journey
• their mentor program ensures their graduates are supported by the best and brightest in their business

Underpinning its professional development policy is a full array of training programmes by Thales’s in-house university. Clearly defined processes are in place to ensure that each Thales manager meets regularly with individual employees to review their career aspirations and professional development prospects. 

Benefits

Thales offers competitive benefits and compensation packages as well as many additional employee perks such as:

1. Medical, dental, and vision coverage
2. Paid employee, spousal, and dependent life insurance
3. Employee short and long-term disability
4. Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts

Career progression

The Graduate Program consists of various learning modules in different locations nationally. These are structured training modules, self-directed learning activities and on-the-job training, giving you exposure to all the different areas of the business. As part of the graduate development program, graduates can work in project teams and develop innovative solutions for business and customer-related problems. 

To learn more, watch this video.

Work-life balance

Flexible working arrangements have always been part of Thales’ DNA. Their flexibility framework formalises the company’s approach to embracing work-life balance, ensuring its people can tailor it to their needs, the needs of their team, and the needs of its customers. 

Culture & vibe

In the ever-evolving global workplace, Thales firmly believes that simply having a diverse workforce is not enough; they have to create an inclusive environment where everyone can reach their full potential regardless of origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, culture, educational background, religion, or disability.

To know more about what it's like to work at Thales, watch this video:

About you

Here’s what they are looking for in this role:

• Recent degree qualification in Engineering, Computer Science or IT with a minimum credit average
• Experience in basic data configuration of IT hardware equipment
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to write clear and concise documents that clearly articulate complex technical detail
• Leadership experience demonstrated through previous employment or extra-curricular activities whilst studying at university
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work within a diverse and inclusive team environment, results-focused, resilient, resourceful, and thirsty for solving problems.
• The initiative, inquisitiveness and a desire to challenge yourself and continuously keep learning

How to apply

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Sources

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• thalesgroup.com/en/career/working-us
• thalestct.com/careers/benefits-and-perks/
• thalesgroup.com/en/asia-pacific/australia/careers#workingatthales
• thalesgroup.com/en/asia-pacific/australia/careers