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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Department Head

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeVélizy-Villacoublay, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must have 15 years of experience developing a system in which software is predominant and performance constraints are significant.
  • The candidate must have experience delivering a successful transformation in a software activity.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the department responsible for software development within the MDO Engineering Competence Centre.
  • Ensure the effective operation of department members within integrated project teams and promote co-engineering.
  • Lead a team of software development service managers and directly manage some department employees.
  • Ensure software contributors function effectively in integrated project and product teams through co-engineering.
  • Contribute with Engineering Executive Committee members to the effective operation of engineering teams and the digital transformation initiated by the MDO Business Line.
  • Develop software development capabilities.
  • Manage workload plans with the software engineering managers.
  • Improve the activity’s competitiveness through concrete actions and implement a shared measure of improvement.
  • Establish data and best-practice capitalization with software engineering managers and service managers.
  • Promote innovation through coordination with the technical direction.
  • Deploy AI-assisted software development methods and tools, including code generation, optimization, and automated testing.
  • Manage approximately twenty direct reports and two software development services, covering around 50 internal employees and an additional service-provider workforce of 30; the scope is expected to grow.

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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