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For my first posting, I joined the Thales Group. I started in quite a technical job, where I had to code a cyberdefense module with the development engineers. We used agile work methods: every 3 weeks, we presented advanced demonstrations to our client and tweaked our developments according to the feedback. This first mission lasted about 4 months.
Depuis, je travaille sur de la prospective dans le domaine CybAIR : c’est-à-dire le Cyber dans le domaine aérien. Je m’intéresse aux capteurs et aux données avec l’objectif de les fiabiliser davantage.
Since then, I have worked on the future prospects of CybAIR: that is to say Cyber combined with aeronautics. I am interested in making the sensors and data more reliable.
My work consists in bringing the general staff of the armed forces food for thought on the following questions: what will tomorrow’s sensors be? How can they be integrated into systems? …
To answer these questions; I have to keep informed, keep up-to-speed with the latest news and trends. I discuss this with the experts from Thales, the developers…That implies a lot of technical acculturation, research, it is a bit like an extremely operational mini-thesis on the state-of-the-art of airborne sensors.
I work by myself but there are often meetings and trips around France : to Balard to meet my client, the DGA and also Massy the heart of Thales (Air Operations), Arcueil or even Mont Marsan where there is a test center.
Yes, the school prepared me well, although what I am doing now is not that technical. It taught me to learn and also I gained more self-confidence thanks to the school and my internships. I was lucky enough to be able to experience different countries during my internship. I went to China, Spain and the United States. For my end-of-studies internship, I worked at the French Embassy in Washington. It was really very enriching.
I think for my next posting, I would like to go to one of the DGA’s (French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency) technical centers to understand how it works on the ground. However, eventually, I would like to go to Paris to manage programs. After my Washington experience, I am also interested in diplomacy. I am not closing any doors!