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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Methods Engineer Intern - Industrial Performance

Production Planning & SchedulingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
InternshipÉtrelles, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in engineering school, a master's program, or an equivalent program in a general field with a specialization in industrial engineering, methods, industrial performance, or supply chain.
  • Knowledge of production management and resource sizing.
  • Advanced Excel skills and interest in data-processing tools.
  • Knowledge of Power BI and VBA.
  • Interest in programming languages, such as HTML.
  • Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and continuous-improvement approaches.
  • Ability to analyze, synthesize, and structure information.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze existing processes and needs by mapping incoming-inspection processes and flows, identifying inspection types and their specific characteristics, analyzing incoming volumes, assessing inspection times through time studies and available resources, and establishing inspection-time benchmarks.
  • Build a workload/capacity model by defining forecast workload calculations based on the order portfolio, identifying factors affecting available capacity such as staffing, skills, versatility, and calendars, integrating activity variations and operational constraints, and defining indicators to identify overload or underload.
  • Design, develop, and deploy a reliable, user-friendly automated management tool using VBA or Power BI in collaboration with operational teams.
  • Use data available in the site's information systems, including its ERP, databases, and tracking files.
  • Develop dashboards to visualize workload and capacity across different time horizons and add simulation features to anticipate resource needs and changes in activity.
  • Support users in adopting the tool and document management rules and usage procedures.
  • Define tool update and maintenance arrangements and study extending the model to other site activities, including kitting and receiving/shipping.

Desired Qualifications

  • Curiosity, autonomy, rigor, and interpersonal ease are valued qualities.

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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