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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Hardware Development Work Package Manager

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeÉlancourt, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A higher-education engineering qualification in electronics or an equivalent qualification.
  • More than 10 years of confirmed experience in engineering project management and/or as a Work Package Manager or Work Package Lead.
  • Experience managing complex projects.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams.
  • Knowledge of hardware product development processes.
  • Effective communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Customer relationship experience.
  • A good level of English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the relationship with the Program Manager.
  • Lead the developments included in the work package and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, ensuring the required expertise is available.
  • Manage the activity schedule, ensuring proper execution and synchronization with the overall project.
  • Establish performance indicators to monitor progress, anticipate deviations, and address them effectively.
  • Implement remedial and corrective actions to meet milestones.
  • Lead progress reviews and provide concise, regular reports to Project Management and the Competence Centre.
  • Identify, assess, and manage risks and opportunities, implementing appropriate action plans.
  • Update and consolidate the work package's financial tracking.
  • Initiate competitiveness improvements across the development lifecycle and capture lessons learned through structured feedback.
  • Contribute to structuring and consolidating development proposals for Radar projects in collaboration with subject-matter experts and the Proposals Manager.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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