System Lead-Flight Management System(FMS)

Location: Bangalore, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Candidate Qualifications / Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in Flight Management System (FMS) development, with strong focus on system engineering activities.
• Proven experience across the system V-cycle, including HLR definition, HLT development, system design, and system-level V&V for avionics embedded systems.
• Strong understanding of FMS architecture, functional decomposition, interfaces, and operational logic.
• Experience in preparing system artefacts such as design justifications, analysis notes, and compliance documentation.
• Solid knowledge of DO-178B/C standards and their application in system and software development.
• Good exposure to software development in ADA95/2012, including development, debugging, and verification, enabling a polyvalent system + software role.
• Experience with unit, integration, regression, and system testing, including interaction with test benches simulating aircraft cockpit environments.
• Familiarity with configuration management and development tools such as Git, GitLab, and JIRA.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, traceability, reviews, and quality processes.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to work with multi-site / global teams, and strong customer focus.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities – FMS System Development

• Contribute across the system V-cycle, starting from system requirements definition (HLR), HLT development, system design, and system V&V activities.
• Develop and maintain system-level artefacts, including technical analyses, design justifications, and compliance documentation.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability between system requirements, software requirements, tests, and verification evidence.
• Perform system-level verification and validation (V&V) to ensure functional correctness, safety, and certification compliance.
• Develop a strong understanding of complex FMS architectures, including requirements, algorithms, interfaces, operational logic, and system behaviors.
• Collaborate closely with software, IVV, and cross-functional teams to ensure robust system–software integration.
• Adhere strictly to DO-178B/C standards and defined SDLC processes.
• Identify, document, and communicate system risks, assumptions, opportunities, and improvement areas throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrate a global mindset and customer commitment for successful execution of the project.
• Ensure delivery meets Quality, Schedule, and Cost (QSC) performance targets and project KPIs.

Secondary Responsibilities – FMS Software Development (Good to have)

• Contribute to software development activities, including detailed design, coding, testing, debugging, and bug fixing, in line with DO-178B/C standards.
• Perform unit, integration, and regression testing to ensure software robustness and early defect detection.
• Debug, analyze, and resolve complex issues using test benches simulating aircraft cockpit environments.
• Participate in and conduct peer reviews to ensure code quality and compliance.
• Support early failure detection and proactive quality improvement actions.
• Demonstrate strong technical capability across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

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