NAS Engineering Manager (Open Also To Protected Categories, Law 68/99)

Develop and implement robust engineering processes and practices to increase engineering maturity and align NAS with Thales Group standards, addressing historical gaps such as limited process adoption, documentation, and formalized reviews.

Oversee product s maintenance activities to optimize budget usage and mitigate impacts on P&L, addressing supply chain weaknesses, product obsolescence, and the management of a diverse product portfolio.

Oversee the formalization, standardization, and continuous improvement of engineering tools and processes; ensure compliance with international standards (DPO…).

Monitor and evaluate how existing practices and tools impact project and product outcomes, ensuring objectives and milestones are achieved.

Support and implement team-driven improvements to processes and tools to enhance quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery such as agile approach.

Transformation & Innovation :

Ensure continuity in engineering excellence despite legacy challenges, including gaps in technical expertise and process discipline, by promoting sustainable improvements across all engineering activities.

Mitigate the effects of historical loss of expertise, by fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, documentation, and upskilling.

Drive the development and integration of next-generation products by managing the adoption of advanced technologies and promoting the harmonization of product architectures through the use of common technology building blocks.

Talent Development :

Steer , mentor, and develop a large, multi- disciplinary, and geographically dispersed engineering team (including HoDs, HoED & HoEO)

Lead the onboarding and integration of new engineering team members ensuring effective knowledge transfer and managing the impact of recent resource ramp-up on team efficiency.

Plan and execute team upskilling, training, coaching, and career development initiatives for sustained organizational growth.

Manage contractor selection: work package externalization, in house external resources.

Resource Allocation :

Align engineering resources with current and future project/product needs, ensuring optimal allocation and workload management.

Implement, steer and monitor the footprint implementation between US, Italy and India

Bids, Projects and Products delivery :

Commit to delivering projects and products to the highest quality, on time and on cost .

Proactively manage project s risks and opportunities .

Challenge bid quotations and foster continuous improvement for optimal competitiveness.

Lead the execution of significant new developments in the coming years (2 digits M€):

Unprecedented renewal of the complete NAVAIDS products portfolio based on common building blocks platform while ensuring a very high level of safety of these products

Work towards Space-Based Surveillance as a significant development and game-changing approach

Secure substantial customer s funding (US and Italy) in order to feed NAS roadmap ambition.

In parallel, ensure the maintenance of legacy products, proactively addressing critical obsolescence issues and managing supply chain disruption crises.

Regulation and Compliance :

Ensure all engineering activities comply with local/international regulations and company/industry standards.

Serve as a liaison between engineering and non-engineering departments (e.g., HSE, HR, Facilities … ) for seamless organizational alignment.