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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Mechanical Payload AIT Manager - Projet IRIS²

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeToulouse, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have a degree from an engineering school or equivalent training, specializing in mechanics.
  • Have significant experience in mechanical integration, assembly, or AIT in a demanding industrial environment such as space, aerospace, defense, or nuclear.
  • Be proficient in reading plans, definition files, bills of materials, and complex production environments.
  • Have good knowledge of ground support equipment (MGSE), quality-control processes, and traceability requirements.
  • Be comfortable with operational leadership and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
  • Demonstrate rigor, organization, effective coordination across many stakeholders, initiative, and problem-solving ability.
  • Have professional-level English.

Responsibilities

  • Track the definition file and ensure consistency of bills of materials, schematics, and 3D models.
  • Verify that the processes used are qualified.
  • Ensure the availability and compliance of ground support equipment (MGSE) and handling tools.
  • Specify, oversee the development of, and validate new equipment needed for operations.
  • Prepare the integration dossier, including procedures, risk analyses, technical documentation, and equipment traceability.
  • Coordinate equipment availability in the integration room with logistics and scheduling teams.
  • Lead the activities of assembly and quality-control teams.
  • Serve as the technical interface with the Design Office to resolve definition issues.
  • Work closely with Quality, AIT, Project, and Methods teams to ensure operations run smoothly.
  • Coordinate activity tracking in the cleanroom and participate in production management meetings.
  • Contribute to continuous-improvement initiatives and lessons learned.
  • Participate in managing and operating the access airlock for controlled areas.

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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