System Engineering Discipline Team Lead
Apply remote type Hybrid locations Crawley time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R0269075 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 aircraft. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. Together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference. Systems Engineering Discipline Team Lead Thales Training & Simulation UK (T&S UK) is in an exciting period of growth and we’re looking for a Systems Engineering Discipline Team Lead to inspire and drive excellence in our expanding engineering function. About the Role In this newly created position, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Systems Engineering discipline. This is an exciting opportunity to: Manage and coach a talented team
of systems engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence. Leverage your expertise
in systems engineering or engineering delivery management to ensure successful delivery of complex projects. Collaborate with cross-functional teams
to enhance processes, tools, and methodologies to support growth and operational efficiency. Key responsibilities: Manage and develop people/skills and allocate the right people with the right skills to product and project teams. Support the deployment of engineering practices and tools, tailored to reach the required maturity, according to project/product delivery challenges. Work with the discipline team members to support them to be efficient and effective: identify knowledge and skills gaps and associated actions to support continuous improvement. Work closely with Head of Systems & Hardware Engineering and other Discipline Team Leads to deliver best practice engineering approaches, improvements and intended outcomes. Coach and mentor a team of engineers at all stages of their careers; from apprentices and graduates to experienced subject matter experts. Contribute to Bids/Products and Projects peer reviews to reduce technical/engineering risks and increase confidence to deliver. Support team members through a period of change. Encourage adoption of the new technologies. Capitalise and share knowledge and assets. Technical Competencies Understanding of the importance of measuring engineering maturity and executing continuous improvement plans. Effectiveness in managing stakeholders and driving improvement through positive change in a complex organisation whilst also maintaining a delivery focus. Ability to adopt a holistic approach to analyse a system, focusing on the way the constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems. Understanding of system capabilities through functional, logical and value analytics. Understanding of the importance of requirements definition and management. Ability to adopt an Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach as a basis for architecture. Understanding of Test and Evaluation Integration / Verification / Validation / Qualification (IVVQ), Reliability / Maintainability / Availability / Testability (RAMT), configuration management, human factors, user experience, cybersecurity and product safety and associated norms and standards. Ability to empower, support and unite employees around clear objectives by acting as a coach and mobilising influencing and “team first” skills. Adopting a lean management approach and apply Agile principles to the management and development of your team. Desirable Knowledge of simulation products and/or the training domain. Knowledge or experience of digital products and services and their lifecycles. Chartered Engineer. The successful candidate will need full Security Clearance (SC). 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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Apply remote type Hybrid locations Crawley time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R0269075 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 aircraft. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. Together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference. Systems Engineering Discipline Team Lead Thales Training & Simulation UK (T&S UK) is in an exciting period of growth and we’re looking for a Systems Engineering Discipline Team Lead to inspire and drive excellence in our expanding engineering function. About the Role In this newly created position, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Systems Engineering discipline. This is an exciting opportunity to: Manage and coach a talented team
of systems engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence. Leverage your expertise
in systems engineering or engineering delivery management to ensure successful delivery of complex projects. Collaborate with cross-functional teams
to enhance processes, tools, and methodologies to support growth and operational efficiency. Key responsibilities: Manage and develop people/skills and allocate the right people with the right skills to product and project teams. Support the deployment of engineering practices and tools, tailored to reach the required maturity, according to project/product delivery challenges. Work with the discipline team members to support them to be efficient and effective: identify knowledge and skills gaps and associated actions to support continuous improvement. Work closely with Head of Systems & Hardware Engineering and other Discipline Team Leads to deliver best practice engineering approaches, improvements and intended outcomes. Coach and mentor a team of engineers at all stages of their careers; from apprentices and graduates to experienced subject matter experts. Contribute to Bids/Products and Projects peer reviews to reduce technical/engineering risks and increase confidence to deliver. Support team members through a period of change. Encourage adoption of the new technologies. Capitalise and share knowledge and assets. Technical Competencies Understanding of the importance of measuring engineering maturity and executing continuous improvement plans. Effectiveness in managing stakeholders and driving improvement through positive change in a complex organisation whilst also maintaining a delivery focus. Ability to adopt a holistic approach to analyse a system, focusing on the way the constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems. Understanding of system capabilities through functional, logical and value analytics. Understanding of the importance of requirements definition and management. Ability to adopt an Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach as a basis for architecture. Understanding of Test and Evaluation Integration / Verification / Validation / Qualification (IVVQ), Reliability / Maintainability / Availability / Testability (RAMT), configuration management, human factors, user experience, cybersecurity and product safety and associated norms and standards. Ability to empower, support and unite employees around clear objectives by acting as a coach and mobilising influencing and “team first” skills. Adopting a lean management approach and apply Agile principles to the management and development of your team. Desirable Knowledge of simulation products and/or the training domain. Knowledge or experience of digital products and services and their lifecycles. Chartered Engineer. The successful candidate will need full Security Clearance (SC). 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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