Join to apply for the Head of Engineering role at ThalesLocation: Tubize, BelgiumOverviewThales in Belgium is part of an internationally leading technology group in the defence and security, aerospace as well as digital identity and security markets. The group employs more than 1,000 people across nine sites in Belgium. Thales is a global technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations to build a future we can all trust.Say HI* – to your career asHead of Engineering at the Tubize site.In Tubize, you will join more than 250 colleagues recognized for expertise on products such as RF (Radio Frequency) 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. The Engineering Competence Center (CCI) ensures that teams have an optimal working environment and the conditions for success are provided to the teams. The Engineering department covers the definition and development of activities for products & solutions to be delivered to customers. This is accomplished by:Understanding customer needs and defining concepts of operations and maintenance & support over product lifecycles, along with requirements elicitation.Design (architecture definition, alternatives and trade-offs analysis, installation design), development (modelling, coding, unit testing, technical debt management).IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification) and support to handover to operational use and maintenance over the whole product lifecycle.Contribution to industrialization phases; service delivery for solutions.MissionThe Head of Engineering responsibilities consist of defining a vision, driving the competitive improvement (Engineering Performance Plan) and growing the future organization.Main responsibilitiesReport the engineering performance plan, progress and results to the Domain Director.Provide an improvement growth/maturity strategy based on business challenges, KPI competitiveness, root cause analysis of challenges identified in bids and ongoing projects within the engineering organization.Manage the Heads of Disciplines (Electronics - Software Application & Embedded - Systems), Head of Delivery and Engineering Operations, forming the engineering organization.Lead the Competence Centre that gathers all engineering activities.ProfileMaster of Engineering, Computer Science or related field.Minimum 7-10 years’ experience as an Engineering Manager in a technically challenging environment.Proven track record in managing projects in complex product developments, industrialization of products, and technical management and operational organization.Ability to develop a strategy to foster competitiveness and performance improvement.Ability to define requirements, capitalize and estimate costs. Strong organizational skills to guarantee follow-up of engineering projects with respect to deadlines, costs and quality, with a clear view of risks and opportunities.Good understanding of data and business issues.Strong initiative and leadership.Results-driven, customer-oriented, quality-focused and ethical.Fluent in French & English; Dutch is a plus.Experience in Defence or Aeronautical sectors is an advantage.SkillsAbility to take and meet commitments; strong listening and communication skills (verbal and written).Rigor, commitment and accountability.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; decisive and critical thinker.High motivation, availability and responsiveness; enjoys leading and developing teams.Experience working in an Agile environment; able to operate in a challenging, decisive, reactive and resourceful setting.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. We look forward to your online application.Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Thales by 2x.
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