Project Configuration Manager

Location: Gorgonzola, Italy

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Gorgonzola hosts Navigations Air Systems (NAS) domain. The activity of NAS domain: avionics, navigation and radar systems for civil air traffic and technologies supporting the activities of civilian and military pilots, ATC controllers and technicians of several airlines, air traffic control agencies and Air Force around the world. Italy is the Group’s Competence center for the design, production and delivery of Navigation Aids products and Competence Centre for the delivery of non-Radar Surveillance Products.

The PCM will define, in support of the other Company areas, the material list for a specific Project/Customer, in order to sell and support a System composed of current Company Products that fulfill the Bids&Contract

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The PCM at Thales will:

- Be/become an expert in Navigation Air Systems (NAS), with a specific feeling on technical compatibilities between different items/Part Numbers (P/N’s) of all Thales Products

- Develop an excellent understanding of materialization connected with the specific sites

- Support Project Engineers (PE) and Bids Manager in the preparation of a Bid before the signature of a Contract

- Support PE, Project Managers (PM) and Project Management Office (PMO) in the preparation of the Project List after the signature of a Contract

- Have/Develop a proficiency in the Company Product Data Management system (PDM) with technical awareness for all aspect related to the standard user up to the Engineering Change Request (ECR) preparation

- Have/Develop a proficiency in the Company Enterprise Resource Planner (ERP) aspects of Logistics, Procurement, stocks management and deliveries

- Become the main reference in Customer Bill Of Material (BOM) aspects for the leading PE with whom the necessary support will flow to the others Company areas with possible interface to Customers and Suppliers

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

- Speak Italian (preferable fluent) in order to quicken collaboration with the Team and reduce the learning ramp up

- Speak English (at least B1, preferable B2) in order to connect with all Thales entities, Customers and Suppliers – typically in writing

- Have at least a basic knowledge of Thales Information Technology (IT) eco-system (PDM & ERP) and processes (preferable a good knowledge)

- Have a good knowledge and understanding of Technical Drawings

- Have a problem solving mindset

- Rely in Team working but implementing the proper level of responsibility

Nice-to-have:

- Have an Engineering degree (preferable Mechanical)

- Have a Computer Aided Design (CAD) experience enough to make minor modifications to drawings

- Have a previous experience in IS/IT segment – preferably in data management/data analytics

- Have an experience greater than three years in an industrial context -

Speak another language (preferable French)

If you are looking for new opportunities in a high-skilled multicultural team, we are now looking for a Software Engineer to join our Software team in Gorgonzola.

PROFILE:

You are a graduated with a bachelor or master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science with at least 5 years of experience in software development for embedded systems.

You are customer focused, resourceful, innovative, creative with a strong communication skill. You are analytical, resourceful and structured but you also enjoy thinking outside the box and being creative

You will have the opportunity to join our SW design community working in an Agile Scrum team of SW developers.

You will be accountable for the definition of requirements, the design of SW architecture, coding and testing activities in compliance with our rigorous aerospace standards but also tailored to our challenging schedules.

You will be part of our international cross-functional team that includes project manager, system engineer, HW-ME designers, Project Engineering, Quality Assurance and manufacturing operations.

COMPETENCIES:

• You have solid know-how of the Linux operating system and the POSIX interface in general
• You can demonstrate knowledge in programming languages (C, C++ and Python)
• You have a solid background in TCP/IP networking and corresponding low-level APIs
• You have experience with complex algorithm development and multi-threaded application architectures
• You have familiarity with bash, python or perl scripting
• You are familiar with basic tools deployed in our infrastructure: DOORs, GIT, Jira
• You master design and testing lifecycles in regulated environments
• Experience with developing security products.
• Great team spirit, creative mind, love to take responsibilities, passion for what you do
• You have good verbal and written communication skills

NICE TO HAVE:

• You have experience with software packaging using the RedHat Package Manager
• You are familiar with Linux containers (Docker, LXC, OpenShift or Kubernetes)
• You can demonstrate experience with Linux device drivers and bootloaders.
• You can demonstrate knowledge with Linux build environments (e.g.Yocto)
• You are familiar with the SNMP protocol
• You are familiar with build automation systems (Jenkins) and automation testing

LIFE AS A THALES EMPLOYEE

As NAS Software Developer you will also take part of the transformation process for the next generation of our systems based on new technologies and novel architectures.

YOUR CAREER AT THALES

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your competences in different areas, being part of a group that pay attention to personal development and allows you to choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path. With Thales Italia, you can Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution.

This position is also open to candidates belonging to protected categories as per Italian Law 68/99.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!