Engineering Delivery Manager against mobility F/H

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Thales is a global high-tech leader specializing in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly 4 billion euros per year in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 81,000 employees in 68 countries.

Our commitments, your benefits

• Success driven by our technological excellence, your experience, and our shared ambition
• An attractive compensation package
• Continuous skills development: training courses, academies, and internal communities
• An inclusive, benevolent environment that respects employee balance
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life

Within the Tactical Vehicles and Systems activity, the La Ferté Saint Aubin site specializes in the production of land and airborne weapon systems (mortars, ammunition, rockets, etc.), force protection systems, and zone control. With its 450 employees, engineers, technicians, and specialized workers, the La Ferté Saint Aubin site ensures research and development, production, testing, as well as all the "support" functions necessary for the design of high-performance systems essential to the success of operational missions. Thales, with the German defense group DIEHL, has formed a Joint-Venture "JUNGHANS T2M" which has 165 employees, allowing the two companies to combine their electronics and precision mechanics skills and thus become one of the world leaders in the field of ammunition fuses. This Joint-Venture is also present on the La Ferté Saint Aubin site.

• Lead a global project including engineering activities (from design to validation / qualification) and master the delivery process;
• Ensure the interface between Business Segment stakeholders, technical development and industrialization teams, and report functionally to the Project Manager and Product Design Authority;
• Participate in the preparation of work packages including client needs analysis, estimation and description of packages and deliverables, resource availability planning, and associated risks/opportunities;
• Provide support to the IVVQ manager during system validation and qualification phases, while ensuring knowledge management and sustainability of our products;
• As EDM (Engineering Delivery Manager), define, formalize, and pilot project development strategy;
• Ensure technical, cost, deadline, and performance responsibility for offers, while guaranteeing their compliance with client requirements;
• Pilot the production of engineering deliverables and regularly synthesize technical progress, in conjunction with Work Package Managers;
• Be responsible for applying the development process established for the project, managing technical facts, schedule and financial risks, as well as problem resolution throughout assigned work.

Your profile

Is your priority to guarantee the delivery of a solution compliant with requirements, within defined deadlines and budget?

Do you have the ambition to lead the progress of a multidisciplinary team and be able to justify and defend the test and performance results of the solution?

Do you want to analyze, challenge, and share technical solutions in electronics, software, mechanics, and pyrotechnics?

You have a Master's degree (BAC+5) in engineering, specialized in system engineering, and have experience in:

• System lot piloting/management and development of weapon/aeronautical systems,
• Field experience with qualification testing of systems or sub-systems,
• Transversal management in co-engineering with various stakeholders,
• Distributed architecture of security systems.

Are interpersonal skills, meeting facilitation, and a vision of the technical calendar progress of the trades recognized strengths of yours?

Then this position is for you!

So join us!

Thales, a Handi-Engaged company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our best asset. Apply and join us!

The position may require access to information falling under national defense secrecy, the selected person will be subject to an authorization procedure, in accordance with the provisions of articles R.2311-1 et seq. of the Defense Code and IGI 1300 SGDSN/PSE of August 9, 2021.