Systems Engineering Discipline Lead

Job description

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world's largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.

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 five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you 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.

Systems Engineering and Architecting Team Lead

Thales Avionics in Crawley is looking for a Systems Engineering & Architecting Lead who will inspire the improvement of best practices within System discipline, ensuring that they are mastered effectively. A key role acting as a privileged point of contact on complex subjects and take on an educational role so that their team can reach discipline excellence and deliver competitive solutions within a multidisciplinary environment.

If you see yourself as managers-coaches serving engineers and offering a diverse and inclusive environment with hungry humble aware values. Acting as guardians of an engineering discipline excellence in a learning environment which contribute to highly competitive realisations (Quality, Attractiveness, Cost, Lead time). Then this role could be just right for you.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the Discipline Practices and Tools tailoring and deployment (including digitisation, automation, data management) across Projects and Products
• Be responsible for the adoption of new technologies
• Ensure the capitalisation and sharing of knowledge and assets (building blocks, cost estimating models, best practices, etc.)
• Foster continuous improvement based on root cause analysis, problem solving, new practice deployment
• Manage people within your discipline and ensure their development (skills management, coaching, career development, mind-set), the adequacy with the expected needs (quality and quantity) at the right time and the allocation to the Bids and Projects
• Perform technical reviews associated with their discipline on Bids/Products and Projects
• Ensure Operational Subject Matter Experts allocate part of their time to coach engineering people and to train people about the Domain activities

We are looking for:

As a Systems Engineering & Architecting - Discipline Management Role within Thales, you will:

• Take in charge the Discipline Practices and Tools tailoring and deployment (including digitisation, automation, data management) across Projects and Products
• Be responsible for the adoption of new technologies
• Ensure the capitalisation and sharing of knowledge and assets (building blocks, cost estimating models, best practices, etc.)
• Foster continuous improvement based on root cause analysis, problem solving, new practice deployment, ...
• Manage people within your discipline and ensure their development (skills management, coaching, career development, mind-set), the adequacy with the expected needs (quality and quantity) at the right time and the allocation to the Bids and Projects
• Perform technical reviews associated with their discipline on Bids/Products and Projects
• Ensure Operational Subject Matter Experts allocate part of their time to coach engineering people and to train people about the Domain activities

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your Competencies in different areas, these include your own personal development,
Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution
Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path. With further opportunities to build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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