Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
The role covers the related activities of Software Engineering Management and Software Work Package Management. Some travel to client sites and occasionally other Thales UK sites may be required. Therefore, flexibility to travel and work at other locations is desirable.
Location
Cheadle
Security Level
UK National. Must be a UK national only; dual nationals or naturalised British are excluded due to government security requirements.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure relevant department/product/project management plans are kept up to date and the correct level of governance is executed for the products/projects
* Ensure development is performed in accordance with these plans
* Liaise with Project Customers as required
* Plan, coordinate and monitor the performance of the work, identify and manage risks during all the Work Package lifecycle until the closure
* Capture and monitor metrics appropriate to each stage of the project's/product's lifecycle, and enact plans to continuously improve the project/product development
* Review Engineering Forward Load with SWEM and Head of SW Delivery
* Contribute to bid activities regarding estimates, project scheduling and bid gate review inputs
* Proactive in expanding your professional knowledge; seeking opportunities both within and outside of Thales to develop your professional knowledge in software, engineering and management
* Develop necessary skills and experience through training (on the job, classroom, e-learning), mentoring and feedback
* Encourage innovation of ideas as common practice encouraging new technology and techniques
* Provide support to less experienced members of the team, ensuring they are performing to the correct procedures and are not struggling in their work
* Lead by example and utilise the Thales Leadership model to create a high performing and coaching environment
Experience (Essential)
* Knowledge and proven application of engineering project delivery and processes across the full project lifecycle with cognisance of commercial impacts
* Knowledge and experience of agile methodologies and practices
* Experience of configuration control and change management
* Experience of requirements management, software design and development
* Experience of Integration and Verification activities
* Experience of risk management
* Experience of bid management and estimation techniques
* Good understanding of current trends in software engineering development techniques and technologies
* Experience in the use of industry standard software engineering toolset
Experience (Beneficial)
* More than 5 years of experience in a SW Delivery role that includes the management of deliveries from multiple integrated SW Development and Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification teams
* Experience of managing multi‑million‑pound SW Work packages
* Experience of multi‑site/multi‑country development within a complex stakeholder environment
* Experience of SW sub‑contract management
* Experience in specific management toolsets Atlassian Jira, Windchill PLM
Qualifications
* Degree-qualifed or equivalent
Benefits
* Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
* Pension Scheme
* 28 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
* Life Cover
* Progression and Development Opportunities
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
* Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Flexibility & Working Pattern
We offer flexible SMART working and expect this role to be delivered through a combination of remote and office based collaborative working. When working in the office, you will be based at the largest Thales site in the UK, featuring access to a wide variety of resources including manufacturing, environmental and electromagnetic test facilities and specialised laboratories.
Security Clearance
For full Security Clearance, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years residence may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
Equal Opportunities
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
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