Location: Gorgonzola, Italy
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Gorgonzola hosts Navigations Air Systems (NAS) domain. The activity of NAS domain: avionics, navigation and radar systems for civil air traffic and technologies supporting the activities of civilian and military pilots, ATC controllers and technicians of several airlines, air traffic control agencies and Air Force around the world. Italy is the Group’s Competence center for the design, production and delivery of Navigation Aids products and Competence Centre for the delivery of non-Radar Surveillance Products.
The Engineering Manager is accountable for leading all engineering activities—spanning Systems, Hardware, Software Development, Configuration Management, and Delivery—within the NAS segment across teams in Italy, the United States and India. This role is pivotal in ensuring overall project/product delivery meets cost, schedule, and performance goals, while driving the ongoing evolution and competitiveness of NAS products. The Engineering Manager partners with the Product & Technical Directorate and cross-functional leaders to drive strategy, transformation, and excellence in engineering performance.
MAIN TASK & RESPONSABILITES
Take a proactive leadership role within the executive committee by driving transformation and growth, inspiring and mobilizing fellow members to embrace change, align on a shared vision, and collectively pursue innovative strategies for the organization’s advancement:
Partner with Industry function to drive industrialization, FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) management, test bench deployment, and knowledge development.
Support the Services function by improving SAT (Site Acceptance Test) management, user documentation, facilitating customer training, and rebuilding knowledge bases.
Drive Bid, Project, and Sales functions to promote product standardization and reduce customer-specific developments, optimizing so overall Thales delivery performance.
Competitiveness & Continuous improvement:
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 products 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.
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.
Steer, mentor, and develop a large, multi-disciplinary, and geographically dispersed engineering team (including HoDs, HoED & HoEO)
Plan and execute team upskilling, training, coaching, and career development initiatives for sustained organizational growth.
Bids, Projects and Products delivery:
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.
QUALIFICATIONS
Demonstrated experience managing change initiatives, transformation plans, and working in complex, multi-site/multi-stakeholder international organizations.
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