Workpackage manager (m/f)

Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Ensures work package management for the system engineering perimeter from inputs (costs, schedule, quality, development plan) provided by the PM and SEM/EDM.

Participates to the system engineering activities, in the system engineering core team, under the PDA & SEM/EDM

• Contributes to Analyse the system requirements
• Contributes to Describe the missions, functions and requirements on the solution or the product
• Contributes to Formalise the specification and the architectural design to develop the solution or product
• Contributes to justify the solution design versus the system requirements
• contributes to the identification and management of the risks
• Contributes to the realization of system trade-offs

In the frame of a large , complex space programme with a high level of innovation

We are looking a candidate with:

• Degree in Engineering
• Experience in optical / quantum space systems
• Very good understanding of development cycles

Skills to make the difference:

• Responsible
• Rigorous
• Results oriented
• Pragmatic
• Good team and communication skills
• Willing to face new challenges
• Comfortable to make decisions

What do we offer?

• Smart Working (teleworking, flexible working time, equipment & tools endowment, etc.).
• Free meals at the office.
• 28 business days of vacation.
• Pension plan.
• Individual training programs.
• Good working environment.

If you like teamwork, are looking for a new opportunity where you can learn new technologies for space-business and you are dynamic and results oriented, we're looking for you!

We will consider being in possession of a certificate of disability.

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!