Technical Manager M/F

SAFTVienneEURESpublished 10/21/2026
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Reporting to the Product Development Manager within the Satellite Product Development department of the Aerospace Defense & Performance Division, you will ensure the technical interface with customers, partners, and the various functions of the company (R&D, quality, industrialization, programs, production, and sales).

Your missions

  • Define and drive the technical strategy for space projects.
  • Analyze customer needs and translate requirements into technical solutions.
  • Guarantee product compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
  • Contribute to design, qualification, and acceptance reviews.
  • Provide expertise in the field of space systems and equipment.
  • Validate architecture choices and technical trade-offs, drive performance analysis activities, and compile the technical justification datapack.

Customer and partner interface:

  • Act as the primary technical interlocutor for the customer.
  • Present technical solutions during project meetings and reviews.
  • Participate in responses to calls for tenders and pre-sales activities.
  • Coordinate technical exchanges with suppliers and internal or external partners.

Permanent contract (CDI) position

We are looking for a Generalist Engineer with 5 to 10 years of experience in the fields of electronics, electrochemistry, energy, embedded systems, mechanics, or aeronautics/space.

Your assets:

  • Mastery of development and qualification processes for space equipment.
  • Knowledge of space sector standards and frameworks (ECSS).
  • Good understanding of reliability, safety, and risk management issues.
  • Ability to analyze and arbitrate complex technical issues.
  • Fluent professional English.

You are recognized for your leadership, your sense of prioritization, and your communication skills. Join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative, high-value-added programs.

At Saft, we are committed to promoting employment, on equal skills, for people with disabilities; because we are sure that diversity, in all its forms, is an undeniable strength for our attractiveness, our capacity for innovation, and our competitiveness.

Joining us also means:

  • Benefiting from concrete advantages: profit sharing, holiday bonus, company restaurant, transport allowances (car, bicycle, or public transport), CSE social & cultural activities, advantageous family health insurance, teleworking, flexible hours, additional leave, etc.
  • Joining a company, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, providing access to: a privileged shareholding system, capped reimbursements to support your personal expenses related to your energy efficiency and mobility, discounts on fuel consumption or electric charging;
  • Being an actor in your professional career: access to numerous training programs, and internal mobility opportunities within Saft or TotalEnergies.