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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Head of Acoustic and Optical Discipline

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSophia Antipolis, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master 2, an engineering diploma, or equivalent.
  • At least 8 years of experience as a hierarchical manager or project manager.
  • Advanced knowledge of acoustic propagation, preferably in marine environments.
  • Experience with acoustic and physical modeling tools.
  • Technical coordination skills.
  • Communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the team by communicating the discipline's vision and challenges, setting and evaluating objectives, and managing employees' professional development.
  • Provide technical support to team members and contribute directly to selected projects.
  • Deploy appropriate practices and tools to achieve the required maturity and meet project and product requirements.
  • Define a skills-anticipation plan to maintain the discipline's competitiveness; promote knowledge sharing and the state of the art; coordinate knowledge-capitalization activities; identify and assess critical expertise; and organize expertise into a network of experts and specialists.
  • Define the discipline's strategic plan and the technology and innovation strategic plan with the EM; identify topics suitable for a thesis.
  • Build preliminary study projects with other company departments, working with technical directorates as key counterparts.
  • Ensure compliance with the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct while carrying out these responsibilities.
  • Promote products during customer meetings, internal meetings, and events.

Desired Qualifications

  • Patience, persuasion, autonomy, and structured working habits are considered assets.

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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