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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Project Manager

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCharleroi, BelgiumNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A civil or industrial engineering degree in electronics or electromechanics, or a master's degree in management or equivalent, with proven project-management experience.
  • Initial experience in a quality-critical environment is essential.
  • French and English fluency, spoken and written, is required.
  • A structured, solution-oriented approach and the ability to maintain an overall perspective are required.

Responsibilities

  • Orchestrate activities to deliver a space project across technical, industrial, and financial dimensions while ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Manage and coordinate internal teams, including subsystem and work-package leads, and external teams, including the customer, suppliers, subcontractors, and partners, with involvement from sales and finance teams.
  • Represent TAS-B management to customers and build durable, trusted relationships that serve both parties' interests.
  • Provide periodic reporting to management and customers on project progress, performance, risks, and opportunities.
  • Maintain an overview of the project and focus on its key issues.
  • Lead by empowering collaborators, delegating tasks with clear scope, trusting them, and providing advice and feedback; manage subcontractors.
  • Communicate frequently and effectively about the project and its final objectives.
  • Establish and update the project baseline, manage requirements throughout the project, and conduct the project kick-off review.
  • Chair and facilitate risk and opportunity meetings, coordinate related activities and justifications, and manage risk provisions, strategies, and profitability.
  • Manage the schedule, understand it in depth, and present it clearly.
  • Proactively seek alternatives from stakeholders to preserve the original schedule as much as possible.
  • Master contract contents and notify the customer of requested work outside the baseline.
  • Collect lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle and ensure substantive corrective actions are completed.

Desired Qualifications

  • Initial experience in cross-functional supervision is a significant asset.

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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