Overview
Thales Stockport, England, United Kingdom
Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom
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 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. We support flexible working patterns where possible to suit lifestyle and ambitions.
The role covers the related activities of Software Engineering Management and Software Work Package Management.
Location: Cheadle
Security Level UK National
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
* Ensure relevant department/product/project management plans are kept up to date and 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 closure
* Capture and monitor metrics appropriate to each stage of the project’s/product’s lifecycle, and enact plans to continuously improve 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
* Be proactive in expanding professional knowledge in software, engineering and management
* Develop skills through training, mentoring and feedback
* Encourage innovation and the use of new technology and techniques
* Provide support to less experienced team members to ensure proper procedures
* Lead by example using the Thales Leadership model to create a high-performing culture
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
Beneficial
* 5+ years of experience in a software delivery role managing deliveries from multiple integrated teams
* Experience of managing multi-million pound software work packages
* Experience of multi-site/multi-country development within a complex stakeholder environment
* Experience of software subcontract management
* Experience with Atlassian Jira, Windchill PLM
Qualifications
* Degree-qualified or equivalent
Values & Behaviours
The successful candidate will demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Leadership at Thales Model:
* Think Big
* Make It Happen
* Together
Security Clearance
Please visit the UKSV website for guidance on United Kingdom Security Vetting (DBS NSV).
To be eligible for full SC, generally residency in the UK for the last 5 years is required. In some cases a minimum of 3 years’ residence may be acceptable with additional overseas checks.
What we can offer
We are committed to developing our people with market-leading training, development and mentoring opportunities. We hire from within where possible and support flexible working arrangements.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matter; we offer flexibility in hours and working patterns to suit your lifestyle.
The Work Environment
Thales supports flexible SMART working, combining remote and office-based collaborative work. The main site provides access to facilities and resources for employees.
Benefits At Thales
* Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
* Pension Scheme
* 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
* Life Cover
* Progression and Development Opportunities
* Employee Assistance Program and mental wellbeing app
* Employee discount shopping schemes
Thales is an equal opportunities employer. We may request identity and eligibility checks for UK work. Some vacancies may require Security Clearance. See DBS NSV guidance for details.
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