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Thales Overview
Arlington, VA
1001 to 5000 employees
2000
Company - Public (HO )
Aerospace & Defense
$2 to $5 billion (USD) per year
In all critical environments - air, land, sea, space and cyberspace - decision-makers, operators, crews and members of our armed services and security forces are faced with millions of important decisions every day. It is in supporting these people that Thales in the United ... Read more
Mission: Thales is a global tech enterprise, where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defense, security and space, our people test the limits of engineering, delivering solutions that push the ... Read more
Company Updates
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Thales Talk # 1 - Disrupting the Now
Watch Alan Pellegrini CEO of Thales USA explaining what Thales is doing today!
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We’re excited to announce that the new state-of-the-art Hibiscus facility in Melbourne, Florida is complete. The open plan environment was designed to create an environment of collaboration; cultivate a space to share knowledge and create a culture of design thinking.
Combined with our new Customer Experience Center, EMI chamber, RF Lab capability and increased meeting and collaboration spaces, the new work-space supports our vision for our future.2 Likes
Thales – Why Work For Us?
Together, we create advanced technology systems that make the world a better place to live in. Even if you’ve never heard of Thales, you’ve probably used our technologies in one way or another.
Travelled by train recently?
When you bought your ticket from a vending machine and validated it, chances are that you were using Thales know-how. Using our technology, public transport operators send real-time information about services, schedules and traffic delays to your smartphone or browser, or to passenger information displays at stations and bus or tram stops.
They also rely on us for advanced control, supervision and operations management systems that also make your journeys safer.
Like watching movies at 35,000 feet?
Thales InFlyt Experience technology keeps you entertained as you fly from one side of the world to the other.
Checked your bank balance on your phone today?
Thales protects the information systems of 19 of the world’s 20 largest banks.
There's really no limit to what we can do. From in-flight connectivity to cybersecurity, our 22,000 talented engineers work tirelessly to deliver a vast range of innovative solutions.
In aerospace, space, transportation, defense and security, we team up to meet the complex technological challenges of our times.
The opportunities at Thales are as limitless as the boundaries of engineering, science and technology. We're growing all the time and wherever we go and whatever we do, our people grow with us. We give talented and innovative individuals the chance to explore varied career paths in a challenging and rewarding international environment. We understand just how rare truly exceptional people are, so we'll invest the same innovation, time and care into your career that we put into each of our fascinating projects.
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What's the Most Exciting Thing about Working at Thales
At Thales, we have adopted a holistic and determined approach, to progress in this area and diversify our workforce. The purpose is not only to adapt our company’s processes, but to make it an inclusive enterprise for our employees, whatever their differences. Fighting against discrimination is a pillar of our ethical code, and we ensure that our engagements are put into action in our everyday way of working.
"Diversity & Inclusion will help us foster innovation and creativity through a greater variety of approaches, perspectives and ideas." Patrice Caine, Chairman and CEO, Thales
Our Irvine, California site was named the Best Tech Workplace for Diversity in Orange County at the 2018 Timmy Awards ceremony! This award recognizes our commitment to driving innovation by fostering a unique diversity of expertise, talents and cultures across our organization.
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Our professional environment is based on five pillars. Discover them at a glance:
PASSION – We live our passion for technology.
We are passionate about developing new technologies to meet the needs of our customers. We are driven by the chance to step up to new engineering challenges and to innovate constantly to create new opportunities. If you want to work on high-tech projects with practical applications, Thales is the company for you.
DEVELOPMENT – Thales offers wide-ranging career options.
We build long-term relationships with our customers and employees by working together on complex projects for the future, often involving multiple industrial sectors. This opens up broad career options and the chance to develop your skills in a wide range of roles. As projects progress and your professional networks expand, you will be able to grow your skills and progress.
MISSION – We help make the world a safer place.
The work we do is important. We deliver solutions and equipment that protect individuals and nations, making our daily lives safer. Some of our products and technologies are totally unique, and almost all of them are highly innovative. Whatever your role at Thales, your job will make a difference!
TEAMWORK – Our success is based on collaboration.
We innovate through teamwork. We could not pursue our large-scale projects without our multidisciplinary approach and the talented people who join forces with each other every day. As you progress within the organization, you will understand what we mean by collaboration and how teamwork develops through interaction with other colleagues, other nationalities and other technologies for the benefit of our customers.
DIVERSITY – The secret of performing teams
Team performance can be related to three main factors: empathy, the fact that each member of a team has an equal voice at the table and diversity. Faced with the fourth industrial revolution, Thales has a unique opportunity with generations of engineers from all over the world, women and men of all backgrounds, to thrive in a world driven by data, artificial intelligence, robotics and cobotics.
Thales Reviews
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Alan Pellegrini
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"Thales Avionics Irvine - Good company with hard working employees"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Thales full-time
Pros
Competitive pay with great benefits and global career opportunities
Top down effort to transform company through investment in tools and personnel development
Driven to succeed in extremely competitive and disruptive marketCons
Challenging work environment due to transformation, bi-coastal integration/coordination and high volume NPI projects
Engineering oriented company with lean shared service functions (IT, HR, Fin) that struggle to support business growth and internal customer requirementsAdvice to Management
Continued focus on tool and personnel investment
Create dedicated project office to support and coordinate major acquisitions and integrationsThales 2018-02-26 11:07 PST
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Thales Interviews
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- Featured InterviewAccepted OfferPositive ExperienceAverage InterviewThales 2017-06-16 08:48 PDT
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Thales (Melbourne, FL) in April 2017.
Interview
1. HR Called, discussion about profile of mine and job requirement
2. followed by technical interview (30-45min) - via phone
3. Onsite interview for 3-3 n half hr
4. After 4-5 days offer was made
HR team is super active. They keep you posted about whats going on, travel detail (each detail about travel - flight, car/cab, food, etc)
Reimbursement of expense is also very fast and with no problemInterview Questions
- 1st HR call - only about job profile and my background
2nd phone call with team - One of team member called and had technical Q lined up. Like fast forward round. C++ and Unix/Linux
Classes, Constructor - copy vs assignment, virtual mechanism, memory management, thread and related problems with thread management , design pattern (not all but what I have used and examples)
3rd Onsite - Started with 2 team member in a meeting room with white board = writing program like (n hey syntax does matter)
a . find number of set bit given +ve no.
b. reverse linked list
c. write class and they asked more question building up on it like make a copy constructor, inherit it then manipulate constructor via derived class, etc
Verbal - Linux based Question - commands/script/cron/etc
General question about testing, SCM tools, Agile - roles/duties, etc Answer Question
- 1st HR call - only about job profile and my background
Thales Awards & Accolades
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Pledges & Certifications
Veteran Hiring Commitment
Committed to helping America's military veterans find work
Tech Hiring Commitment
Helping to train, hire and promote more technology workers
Social Responsibility Pledge
Formal programs or foundation to give back to communities
Diversity Commitment
Has programs that support a diverse and inclusive workforce
Pledge to Thrive
Taking steps to prioritize employee well-being
First Job Programs
Maintain entry-level hiring and career development programs to give people career starts
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