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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Test and Test Equipment Service Manager

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChâtellerault, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac +5 qualification from an engineering school or equivalent is required.
  • Technical competence across multiple disciplines, including systems, hardware, and software.
  • Experience managing a team.
  • Experience managing projects.
  • Experience in change management.
  • Mastery of the engineering process.
  • Knowledge of quotation and industrialization processes.
  • Ability to work in a team in an international environment, with spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Test and Test Equipment (TMT) department's multidisciplinary development teams in Châtellerault, covering systems, hardware, software, and testability for product development and support activities.
  • Manage TMT operations in Châtellerault, including operating budgets, investments, workload-capacity analysis, and transformation and competitiveness plans.
  • Develop employees professionally, set their objectives, and evaluate their performance.
  • Ensure appropriate alignment between workload and human resources.
  • Lead the hiring process and participate in interviews.
  • Represent the Thales leadership model and promote commitment to cost, schedule, and performance, as well as collaboration and innovation within the team.
  • Participate in TMT department governance.
  • Validate quotations in alignment with the department's Make or Buy strategy.
  • Oversee project execution and performance, including cost, schedule, and technical and non-technical baselines.
  • Organize the transition from offer to execution, validate development plans and process adjustments, and use lessons learned for continuous improvement.
  • Lead action plans through S&OP cycles, including workload and capacity analysis.
  • Organize staffing reviews to ensure workload and capacity alignment with the Make or Buy strategy.
  • Contribute to consolidating the Mid Year Budget.
  • Ensure delivery of cross-functional commitments for quality and competitiveness, finance and staffing, programs, quotations, and Make or Buy, in line with Mid Year Budget objectives.
  • Lead the progress plan.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in operations-related activities and/or transformation.
  • Experience in industrial or functional testability.
  • Experience with test equipment.

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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