Location: Bangalore, India
Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.
Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.
LIFE AS A THALES DELIVERY MANAGEMENT - DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT ROLE :
As a Delivery Management - Discipline Management Role within Thales, you will:
- Provide the cost estimates built with the disciplines to the Bids
- Support bids, products and projects delivery (with BM, PM, EDM being accountable for solutions deliveries for both CFRD and SFRD)
- Represent the CC in project reviews.
- Manage the reuse of components and Building blocks within the Solutions
- Ensure co-engineering across disciplines
- Ensure the knowledge and assets dedicated to delivery discipline are capitalised and shared
- Guarantee that continuous improvement actions, decided per disciplines, are implemented on the projects & products which need them.
- Tailor and deploy practices and tools (for EDM & WPM) across projects and products
- Collaborate with the HoD to ensure that the right skills needed are allocated at the right time to the project/product (with respect to PPM/PMs’ requests)
- Support Unit Manager in Management of Delivery Leads (i.e. a pool of resources composed of EDM, WPM, PrO) and ensure: their development (skills management, coaching, career development, mindset), the adequacy with the expected needs (quality and quantity) at the right time.
Ideal Profile:
- You graduated with a Master of Engineering Computer Science or Electronics, and you have significant experience in team management (ideally within a technical, industrial environment)
- You have strong business acumen and wish you had the opportunity to dedicate yourself and bring value to the customers
- You are a born leader and look forward occupying a position of responsibility within a challenging environment
- You have proven dedication and willingness towards continuous improvement and encourage capitalization and knowledge sharing
- You demonstrate, as a recognized team-player, good interpersonal skills and foster collaborative work
- You are said to be rigorous and organized.
Key Competencies:
- You are able to evolve in a technical environment and understand what is at stake in order to make the most appropriate decisions for your scope
- You are able to collaborate and interface with the various stakeholders in order to ensure the cohesion of your organisation, which you support with a global and strategic vision
- You know how to simplify and break down complex problems: you prioritize and coordinate resources accordingly, demonstrating your ability to allocate tasks efficiently.
- You know how to use your organizational skills in order to guarantee the follow-up of engineering projects, respecting deadlines, costs and quality with a clear vision of risks and opportunities (Delivery Leads management development, appropriate staffing).
- You master several co-engineering techniques and are able to apply Lean Management or Agile principles to team management
- Experience working on Safety critical avionics applications, experience with avionics standards.
At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.
