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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Product Line Architect, Multi-Environment Warheads

Aerospace EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLa Ferté-Saint-Aubin, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • Hold an engineering diploma (Bac+5) or equivalent and have significant experience in complex defense or aerospace systems, product architecture and technical leadership, industrial product development and roadmap management, and cross-functional coordination with project and business teams.
  • Have a good knowledge of data-model-based development, simulation, IVVQ, RAMST, pyrotechnics, and the design of warheads or missiles.
  • Be able to address complex technical subjects spanning multiple disciplines and provide clear technical reporting on solution maturity.
  • Demonstrate rigor, synthesis skills, technical curiosity, autonomy, initiative, creativity, and the ability to work across teams.
  • Have strong relationship skills with customers, leadership, and development teams, and be able to balance operational and strategic matters.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for all warheads in the tele-operated munitions product line across land, air, and sea environments, in partnership with platform integrators and their support teams.
  • Lead the product line technically, defining and managing product and building-block architecture, roadmaps, and technical choices throughout their lifecycle.
  • Analyze needs and requirements to define optimal technical solutions while balancing technical constraints, cost, schedule, and product and research-and-technology strategy.
  • Coordinate with product line managers, the Product Design Authority, industrial leadership, the Technical Competence Center, and the Industrial Competence Center to ensure technical consistency of offers and manage risks.
  • Prepare the investment plan in line with product strategy, lead the innovation roadmap, and ensure commitments for quality, industrialization, production, and maintenance are met.
  • Contribute with the product line manager to the Sector roadmap and planning of IG/MG/SOR reviews.
  • Propose allocation of self-financing budgets to the sector and the domain technical directorate.
  • Arbitrate trade-offs and major solution-level decisions.
  • Oversee technical risk-management activities and follow up action plans to reduce or eliminate risks.
  • Verify implementation of product policies during development and support teams to ensure project success.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bring strategic vision, technical leadership, customer orientation, analytical ability, and strong interpersonal skills.

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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