Job Description

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, IndiaThales 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.Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune among others. Over 1800 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in Indias growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.Thales India Engineering Competency Center in Bangalore is seeking a Senior Technical Lead (WPM) role to be part of Hardware engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading technical and industrial work package for RADARs and other Defense products to meet the customer requirements in term of schedule, cost and quality on your project. You also perform trade analysis of design and industrial approaches, to ensure maturity of the product.Qualifications: B.Tech in General engineering or equivalent with 6 to 10 years of relevant experience. Higher qualifications of Post-graduation is desirable. PMI certification is desirable. Working experience in RADARs, Avionics and Defense systems design is desirable.Location: Thales India Private Limited, Richmond Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025Job Responsibilities:The Work Package Manager (WPM) manages and coordinates internal multi-disciplined teams, which may include internal and external parties, performing a work package, and works with the Bid Manager / Project Manager and the Functional Manager for all aspects relating to his/her work package.Leads all work package activities (including those related to risks & opportunities) to reach objectives of the bid/project regarding its technical, schedule, and financial aspects.The WPM is responsible to deliver his/her their work package on time and at the defined cost and quality.The WPM is accountable to the Project Manager to meet the commitments, deliverables of his/her work package, and to contribute to the achievement of the project objectives and customer satisfaction, this in accordance with the entitys policy (Product, Industrial, etc.) and the Chorus Instruction 87201255-PRJ-GRP-EN Manage a Work Package.The WPM contributes to the development and validation of the RACI, identifies associated internal and external dependencies and ensures these are monitored in coordination with the relevant provider.Skills and Competencies:Must have strong experience in HW development work package, including all development phases (requirements, preliminary and detailed design, prototype manufacturing and test, )Must have gained experience in piloting a lot of development work.Must have experience to plan the activities and guarantee the good realizationMust have experience to control the holding of project milestones and anticipate driftingMust have experience to propose and set up rallying actions in case of driftingMust have experience to manage the progress reviews of the sub-projects of the project, in liaison with the other managers of work packagesMust have experience to ensure the reporting of the work package to the project management teamMust have experience to manage risks and opportunitiesMust be rigorous, organized, autonomous and proactive, and motivated by a position within a multidisciplinary team.Must have demonstrated leadership skills on complex topics.Must have good synthesis skills.Must have experience of working with multi-disciplinary team (Analysis team, Electronics and Mechanical design, System engineering teams, supply chain and manufacturing teams, )Should have experience to ensure the promotion of a competitive approach throughout the development cycle.Should have an understanding and use of Design to Cost toolsAt 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. Great journeys start here, apply now!

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