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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Head of Software Development Department

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must have 15 years of experience in developing a software-intensive system with significant performance constraints.
  • The candidate must have experience with a successful transformation in a software activity.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the department responsible for software development and ensure that departmental contributors function effectively in integrated project teams, particularly through co-engineering.
  • Lead a team of software development service managers and directly manage certain employees in the department.
  • Directly manage approximately 20 people and five software development services, representing 120 employees and an additional service-provider workforce of 80 people.
  • Ensure effective participation of software contributors in integrated project and product teams by implementing co-engineering.
  • Contribute with the engineering leadership team to the effective operation of engineering teams and the digital transformation underway in PRS.
  • Develop software development competencies.
  • Manage workload plans with the support of software engineering managers.
  • Improve the activity’s competitiveness through concrete actions and establish a shared measurement of that improvement.
  • Establish the capture and reuse of data and best practices with software engineering managers and service managers.
  • Promote innovation through close coordination with the technical direction.

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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