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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Head of Department, Telecom Sizing and Physical Layer

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeToulouse, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A five-year engineering degree or equivalent in Electronics, Aeronautics, Space, or Computer Science, or a university Master's degree (Master 2) or higher.
  • Significant experience in team management or cross-functional management.
  • Broad knowledge of engineering disciplines and a multi-discipline or multi-product perspective.
  • Recognized expertise in transmission and RF sizing.
  • Ability to develop a strategic vision and advance the discipline's priorities.
  • Leadership ability, including empowering teams and supporting their development.
  • Ability to influence, resolve conflicts, and make proposals.
  • Experience in collaborative work, co-engineering, and facilitating expert communities.
  • Experience in telecommunications engineering or architecture, ideally involving satellite systems.
  • Experience in transmission engineering, signal processing, or RF sizing.
  • Experience in cross-functional management roles (WPM, EDM, IVVQM) or prior Head of Department responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Represent and share the company vision for the scope of the discipline and engage teams in executing projects to a high standard.
  • Participate in IPTs and staffing, risk, and opportunity reviews, and raise alerts within the discipline's scope.
  • Ensure application of technical and product policies and encourage adoption of new technologies to improve efficiency and competitiveness.
  • Lead, develop, and support teams across multiple sites, equipment areas, projects, and solutions.
  • Deploy practices, tools, and methods to achieve the expected maturity level for projects and products.
  • Define medium- and long-term skills anticipation plans to maintain the discipline's competitiveness.
  • Identify, develop, and recognize critical expertise while supporting knowledge retention and sharing.
  • Define the discipline's strategy and objectives, as well as technology and innovation roadmaps.
  • Promote synergies across projects and disciplines, including IVV, digital, DOS, DNF, and TAS-I, to optimize technical solution costs and ensure implementation.

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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