Project Lead

Job Description

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.

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 India's growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.

Position Summary

Project Engineer with reasonable supervision of the Program/Project Leader, leads teams of engineers and technical staff in the development and management of advanced in-flight entertainment Products and Systems, aircraft communication systems, and supporting systems. They are accountable for one or more projects of small to medium complexity and/or cost. They are responsible for delivering a quality product/system that meets both the technical and customer requirements. The Sr. PE performs project-level scheduling, reporting, and financial tracking of the projects, working across various functional groups to accomplish goals. They are capable of locating inefficiencies and making improvements.

Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility

- Lead multi-discipline project teams in the development and fielding of aircraft entertainment and connectivity products

- Ability to work with all levels of management internally, externally, and cross culturally

- Responsible for leading all engineering activities related to project success

- Responsible to ensure overall project success including cost, schedule, and technical performance

- Generate and maintain execution plans, schedules, and supporting budgets for projects

- Guarantees commitments to the project including satisfaction of stakeholders requirements within constraints provided by the Hardware Development team and the Project Design Authority

- Identifies and staffs projects with the proper skill sets from within the engineering pool needed to ensure Bid / Project / Product delivery

- Provide the programmatic and technical interface to key subcontractors

- Optimizes technical work by organizing HW and System engineering reviews and participating to those of lower level solution elements from design to validation and acceptance

- Tracks competitiveness KPI, performs root cause analysis of problems and conduct associated corrective actions (Performance initiatives) as necessary.

- Responsible to Design, Develop and Qualify the Solution (DDQ), specifically:

- Build the Development Strategy

- Produce and Tailor the System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)

- Formalize requirements (Sol)

- Design the solution - Products or Systems

- Develop the solution through preliminary (PDR) and critical (CDR) reviews

- Support qualification/certification and final acceptance

- Other duties as assigned by the employee's manager. Exercises as a Work Package Manager, responsible for scope, budget and schedule of the assigned Work Packages

Chorus Role(s)

- Solution Engineering Manager

- Work Package Manager

Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related Engineering discipline

- Minimum of 8 years of related experience in Project Engineering or Master's degree with minimum of 2yrs of Project Engineering Experience.

- Working Knowledge of Product/System/Solution Development processes

- Experience with financial tracking methods and tools

- Strong analytical abilities

- Headcount/budget management

- Logical approach to problem solving

- Good communicator to both internal and external customers

- Ability to multiplex among projects

- Experience with financial tracking methods and tools

- High level of proficiency in MS products such as Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Project

- Ability to motivate and deliver results

- Self-starter / Team Leader

- Is flexible and adaptable to different environments

- Is able to use situational leadership skills to work collaboratively and influence key stakeholders

- Takes decisions in uncertain and ambiguous contexts

- Able to understand complex situations, recommends appropriate strategies and simplify them for execution.

Preferred Qualifications

- PMP certification or equivalent

- A minimum of 8 years experience as a program/project manager in the aerospace, communications, or IT industry

- Minimum 8 years experience in electronic, software, and or mechanical systems/design development

- Minimum 2 years experience managing a multi-disciplined engineering team

- Previous experience in planning, implementing, and leading engineering programs and projects

- Understanding of software development methods and electrical/mechanical design

- Networking, SATCOM, and/or communication systems design experience

- Experience in IFE/Commercial Aviation with respect to Product/System/Solution Development, Qualification, Certification and New Product Introduction.

- Keep Management Informed of Progress

Special Position Requirements

- Willing to travel on occasion both domestically as well as internationally

- Present for core business hours but hours may increase or vary based on fluctuating workloads

- Required to be on-call when necessary

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. Great journeys start here, apply now

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