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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Proposal Manager - Defense Electronic Equipment, IFF

Proposal ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGennevilliers, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree from an engineering school or equivalent training.
  • Initial successful experience in presales, proposal development, or technical project management.
  • Ability to analyze technical needs and turn them into high-value proposals.
  • Communication and negotiation skills and a customer-oriented approach.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and bring diverse stakeholders together around a shared objective.
  • Initiative, creativity, and dynamism.
  • Fluent English is essential for working in an international context.

Responsibilities

  • Define bid-response strategy by analyzing clients’ operational needs, technical challenges, and the competitive environment.
  • Coordinate the development of competitive proposals by bringing together technical, industrial, and financial teams, from solution design through proposal writing and associated costing.
  • Support sales teams during client promotion and negotiation phases in France and internationally.
  • Ensure successful bids are handed over to project teams to support an effective program launch.
  • Ensure alignment with product strategy and company commitments, and control costs associated with presales activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the defense sector and weapons systems, including aeronautical, naval, missile, or ground-based air-defense systems.
  • Understanding of systems architectures.

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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