Recherche

Technical and technological excellence is an essential component of THALES' strategy and identity. The Group invests almost two billion euros in research and development (R&D) each year, accounting for 17 percent of its revenues, of which nearly a quarter is company-financed. The Group has a portfolio of 15,000 patents, and every year files another 1,800 and protects 250 new inventions.
THALES' decentralised organisation by Business Groups, with over fifty units in ten main countries, enables staff involved in research and development (including technical specialists and experts, whom THALES is particularly keen to identify and recognise) to work together through skills networks, transverse teams and joint projects, and to share their knowledge, implement synergies and leverage the benefits of dual-use technologies.
THALES also pursues a policy of openness and partnership in R&D and has forged close links with some of the most prestigious research centres and higher education institutions, both in France and other countries.
Every day, the Group's engineers and technicians devise and develop reliable and economically viable solutions to meet the needs of customers. Innovation and successful product, system or equipment design and development have major implications for the future of the Group.

System engineering covers the various activities associated with the development of a product, system or piece
of equipment. This multidisciplinary approach includes all the technical efforts required to design, develop and validate a range of system solutions, i.e. the processes, products and skills needed to meet the customer's requirements. All these efforts need to be closely coordinated and supported throughout the system life cycle.
The architect has technical oversight responsibility and plays a central role in the process of designing complex "machines" such as detection, surveillance and command equipment and systems. Working closely with the customer, the architect is responsible for maintaining consistency between the various functions of the system.
In addition to multidisciplinary skills in hardware and software and expertise in the different specialist engineering fields and technologies, he/she also has a broad understanding of all the fields of application concerned.
THALES' competitive edge and technological leadership are largely dependent on the quality of its architects.