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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Industrialization and Missile Electronics Architecture Manager

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeÉlancourt, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have an engineering education or equivalent.
  • Have multidisciplinary knowledge in electrical engineering, microwave engineering, mechanics, test benches, and integration technologies.
  • Be able to build and manage action plans aimed at product maturity, manufacturability, and target series cost.
  • Be able to manage multidisciplinary industrialization work packages.
  • Have strong leadership and be comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and recommend industrial scenarios (Make, Team, Buy) from the offer phase, accounting for technology, compensation, purchasing, co-contracting, subcontracting, and industrial setup constraints.
  • Own the industrial plan, including test specifications.
  • Contribute to technology choices during offer and design phases and ensure their implementation in production processes.
  • Define the industrial process and associated testing for a project or Competence Center.
  • Prescribe reuse of existing solutions and lead necessary changes.
  • Ensure products meet customer requirements for recurring and non-recurring costs, quality, and delivery timelines.
  • Validate the exact Manufacturing Readiness Level and propose an action plan to reach the target level.
  • Ensure product industrialization and launch into series production at the manufacturing site.
  • Manage the prototype phase.
  • Ensure the definition, implementation, preparation, and optimization of production processes and tooling.
  • Ensure production complies with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
  • Define and optimize production and inspection documentation, tools, and processes based on information from research and development engineering teams; ensure creation of production technical data in the enterprise resource planning system and reproducibility of manufactured items.
  • Lead the Production Readiness Review.
  • Define the test and burn-in strategy for equipment and subassemblies, as well as industrial testability requirements.
  • Prepare test and inspection plans and procedures for production equipment and associated resources, including programs, test benches, and interfaces.
  • Contribute to setting target costs as early as possible in the process and ensure they are met.
  • Integrate supplier considerations when activities are subcontracted.
  • Anticipate future development preparation in compliance with requirements and promote technological innovation to reduce costs and cycle times.

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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