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 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.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

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.

Our simulators and training services are used to train armed forces across the world, ranging from fighter pilots and mission crew to front-line soldiers; they help our customers to achieve and maintain operational effectiveness and equip the next generation military personnel. We provide nations with products ranging from Computer Based Training (CBT), through to full-motion flight simulators for aircraft and armoured vehicles. One of our areas of growth is digital twin virtual representation products including environments and digital/synthetic facilities that exploit real and synthetic capabilities in an integrated and complementary way. Every member of our workforce makes a difference as part of a high-performing team.

Key responsibilities:

Manage and develop people/skills and allocate the right people with the right skills to product and project teamsSupport the deployment of engineering practices and tools, tailored to reach the required maturity, according to project/product delivery challengesWork with the discipline team members to support them to be efficient and effective: identify knowledge and skills gaps and associated actions to support continuous improvementWork closely with Head of Systems & Hardware Engineering and other Discipline Team Leads to deliver best practice engineering approaches, improvements and intended outcomesCoach and mentor a team of engineers at all stages of their careers; from apprentices and graduates to experienced subject matter expertsContribute 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 technologiesCapitalise and share knowledge and assets

Ready to Take the Lead?

If you’re passionate about systems engineering and have the vision and drive to lead a growing team, we’re keen to hear from you.

You’ll have the experience, knowledge and capability to shape and oversee systems development activities in a challenging and exciting environment

Technical Competencies  

Understanding of the importance of measuring engineering maturity and executing continuous improvement plansEffectiveness in managing stakeholders and driving improvement through positive change in a complex organisation whilst also maintaining a delivery focusAbility 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 managementAbility 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 Acting as a role model; having enthusiasm about learning and sharing knowledge of both skills and technology and the benefits this brings to individual development and organisational capabilityAbility 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 domainKnowledge or experience of digital products and services and their lifecyclesChartered Engineer 

The successful candidate will need full Security Clearance (SC) - For more information and guidance please visit the UKSV website*

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