Thales

Discipline Manager (Functional Engineering Manager)

Thales
Aerospace & DefenseSingaporeOnsitePosted 4 weeks ago

About the role

AI summarised

The Discipline Manager is responsible for improving engineering practices, tools, and governance while driving people development and strategic workforce planning. This leadership role ensures the capitalization of knowledge and the adoption of new technologies across systems, infrastructure, and specialty engineering disciplines.

Aerospace & DefenseOnsite

Key Responsibilities

  • Contribute and support the Engineering Manager in building a clear vision and direction for Engineering initiatives and communicate to the team
  • Contribute to the Systems, Infrastructure and Speciality Engineering Discipline Governance
  • Define and tailor discipline practices (process and tools)
  • Contribute to the discipline efficiency plan to increase business competitiveness
  • Be responsible for the engineering discipline cost model definition and updates
  • Conduct strategic workforce planning including the provision of resources to fulfil current and future bid and project needs
  • Define and Manage Hiring strategy and recruitment, onboarding
  • Foster collaboration with other disciplines to define multi-discipline solutions with added value

Requirements

  • Degree in Engineering, IT or related discipline
  • Proven experience in Systems Engineering lifecycle management (10+ years) including; Requirements, Design, Integration and Verification and Validation
  • Proven experience in the development of products and projects in a variety of methodologies, with a particular focus on iterative/agile development
  • Proven experience (5+ years) in managing and coaching staff
  • Experience with Safety, Security and Human Factors standards and practices
  • Experience with Infrastructure design processes
  • Experience with Network design and deployment processes
  • Ability to develop and promote high performing teams
  • Ability to engage senior stakeholders having different objectives
  • Sound judgement and independent decision-making capability where necessary
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
  • Postgraduate studies in Systems Engineering (Desirable)
  • Good knowledge of Air Traffic Management systems (Desirable)
  • Occasional international travel may be required