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Thales, a French defence, aerospace and cyber-digital technology group, announced the recruitment of 8 000 people worldwide in 2025 across its three business segments. Within the 8000 people 500 will be in the Netherlands. Recruitment will commence in 2025.
The company is expanding to support the strong growth momentum driven by interconnected geopolitical crises, a rebound in air traffic and accelerating global connectivity across all its businesses.
The closure of Huizen and Delft sites and the relocation to Amsterdam is driven by rising defence spending and strong demand for radar systems for defence and aviation.
40 % of the new positions will be in engineering roles, covering software, systems engineering, cybersecurity, AI and data, while approximately 25 % will be in industrial roles such as technicians, operators and industrial engineers.
Thales operates a global workforce of 72 000 people. The group has been hiring consistently for the past decade, with over 30 000 new hires between 2022 and 2024, and continues to maintain a large number of internal mobility moves each year.
Eurofound (2025), Thales, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 204025, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204025.