Location: Tubize, Belgium
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Thales in Belgium is part of an internationally leading technology group in the defence and security, aerospace as well as digital identity and security markets. In a world characterised by uncertainties, we ensure that our customers, partners and employees can pursue new paths with confidence. For a future we can all trust.
Say HI* – to your career as
Engineering Delivery Manager
At the Tubize site
In Tubize, you will join more than 250 colleagues recognized by domestic and international partners for expertise on products such as Radio Frequency (RF) Products, C4ISR, Crypto Global Solution, MACS (Aeronautical Intercom) and many others.
Today the Group employs more than 1,000 people across nine sites in Belgium. Discover all Thales activities in Belgium here.
The Engineering Delivery Manager is the technical project leader who coordinates all engineering activities of the projects, both internally and with subcontractors and customers.
As Engineering Delivery Manager, you are in charge of meeting costs, schedule and quality of the whole engineering delivery in the project through the organization and orchestration of all the engineering work performed on the project, considering industrial and service related constraints.
You work closely with the Product Design Authority, the Project Manager and the wider engineering team to drive the definition of development strategy, Engineering Environment (tailoring of standard Processes, Practices & Tools), progress tracking of the whole development including IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation, Qualification) activities and risks and opportunities management.
Your mission
* Define the engineering delivery strategy and resource profile based on the engineering estimates to ensure the delivery of the project
* define the engineering team’s work packages in terms of resources required, budgets assigned to each task, risks and assumptions on these, and the timescales to deliver within the planning and prioritization of activities required to deliver the solution to the contract schedule, costs and quality
* Ensure that the system and its sub-components (hardware and software design) are designed, consistent and in line with the technical specifications and functional requirements,
* day to day management of the engineering team’s activities ensuring proactive management of issues, opportunities and risks
* Interface with the customer, for technical and non-technical related aspects of the solution,
* Drive and report of the engineering efficiency for the project
* Act as the People Manager for the engineering team on the project and provide feedback into the people manager reviews with the functional discipline leads
We are looking forward to
* Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering. Electronics / Telecommunication knowledge is a plus
* At least 7 years of relevant experience in technical product management or project management
* strong background in engineering with experience in successfully defining and leading the delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering projects. They will be highly customer focused with excellent communication skills and have the ability to work in a fast-moving environment with multiple parallel objectives
* Passion to learn new technologies and method, problem solving
* Results-oriented, cost-conscious, proactive and self-motivated
* Knowledge of AGILE Methodology and process driven
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Knowledge of French is a valuable asset
* Capability to dealing with multiple strands of complexity to achieve business objectives and work with varying levels of stakeholders,
* creating a competitive advantage by managing risk, identifying opportunities and fostering continuous improvement
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 81,000 employees on five continents. The Group is investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust.
For more than 20 years, Thales has pursued a robust corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy based on the highest international standards. The principles behind this policy are now captured in the company’s purpose of “building a future we can all trust”, which was adopted in 2020.
Say HI* – Your journey to us
At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? We are looking forward to your online application. Great journeys start here, apply now!
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