Software Engineer - New Graduate at Thales Avionics, Inc. (IFE) in Irvine, California

Job Description:

Location: Irvine, United States of America

Thales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.

Software Engineer | New Graduate

Irvine, CA (Onsite)

Position Summary

Thales is looking for a Software Engineer - New Graduate to join our DevOps & Automation team to help develop and deploy our next generation In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) product suite. This position requires an individual to be creative, team-oriented, and technologically savvy. Our DevOps Engineer must be proficient in software development as well as operations.

In this position, you will contribute for the DevOps Lifecycle including implementation, deployment, training, and support. You will need to work autonomously with minimal oversight as well as support interactions with other departments by interacting independently with product owners and stakeholders to solidify understanding of requirements and deliver products on-time.

To be successful, you will need to have solid experience within the AGILE/SCRUM software development methodology, object-oriented programming concepts, and full software development life cycles.  You should have sufficient technical skills to support design and architectural proposals and be able to work collaboratively with your team. You will need to be accountable for your commitment (both technically and behaviorally), be able to cooperate effectively, and be adaptive in working with different stakeholders.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Design and develop ground and cloud software applications, providing support in all aspects of the development lifecycle, development of unit tests and additional automated testing tools and scripts, develop Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for our platform and applications.


• Improve the CI/CD pipelines to ensure faster time to market and delivery and customer satisfaction through code and automation and implement and maintain monitoring solutions for infrastructure and applications in the CI/CD Pipeline. 


• Work as an integrated member of the software team to ensure collaboration and alignment with governance and platform standards.


• Lead and mentor developers to utilize best practices for integrating with the platform deployment pipeline, collaborate with stakeholders to ensure good communication and quality solutions that meet the company’s technical needs.


• Learn and apply new technologies quickly in order to deliver competitive and high-quality solutions for Thales IFEC.


• Create the documentation for the platform solutions for production and operation teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related study.


• 0-2 yrs. Experience with Azure, AWS, Docker, CI tools, and configuration management tools.


• Experience working with virtualization and clustered orchestration (Kubernetes), as well as experience in Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular.


• Knowledge of Scripting language, shell, Python.


• Good communicator to both internal and external customers, must be able to motivate and deliver results while being flexible and adaptable to different environments, and is able to use situational leadership skills to work collaboratively and influence key stakeholders and able to make decisions in uncertain and ambiguous contexts.

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Special Position Requirements

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  Schedule: Present for core business hours but hours may increase or vary based on fluctuating workloads. Required to be on-call.


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  Travel: Willing to travel on occasion both domestically as well as internationally (up to 20%).


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  Regulatory Compliance Requirements: None.

What We Offer

The anticipated TTC range for this role is $84,329.00 - $156,611.00 USD Annual. The Company reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law. 

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following: 

• Elective Health and Dental plans. 


• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period. 


• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave. 


• Company provided Life Insurance.

Why Join Us?

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with (a) criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

Thales champions inclusion and we believe diversity strengthens the fabric of our culture. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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