Product Support Lead Engineer (M/F)

Location: Toulouse, France

Let's build a future of trust together Thales is a world leader in high technologies specializing in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly 4.5 billion euros per year in Research & Development, particularly in key areas of innovation such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 85,000 employees in 65 countries.

Our commitments, your benefits - Success driven by our technological excellence, your experience, and our shared ambition

• An attractive compensation package
• Continuous skill development: training paths, academies, and internal communities

• An inclusive, caring environment that respects employee work-life balance
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life: The Toulouse Champollion site brings together activities in satellite systems engineering, payload design and manufacturing, and ground segment development and qualification. It also includes a research center and an industrial accelerator for start-ups and ventures, as well as activities related to very low temperature science, with the development and production of micromechanical coolers for demanding markets.

In order to maintain our quality level on RF products, we must strengthen our teams in steering continuous improvement actions.

Within the APU Electronic equipment testing and validation, reporting directly to the department head, you will be integrated into a team of about thirty people, composed of one-third test engineers and the rest technicians. You will operate in a context of very strong dynamics on microwave products for space. You will contribute to the improvement of industrial performance (Quality, Cost, Delay) of products for flexible payload missions in telecommunications, navigation, observation, and altimetry. YOUR MISSIONS: - You steer the level of quality, reliability, and maturity of product families throughout the production cycle and guarantee that products are delivered in compliance with the definition file.

• As part of steering the Corrective Committees (Cocor), you lead the proposals and implementation of necessary improvement actions to ensure the achievement of industrial performance objectives (Quality, Recurring Costs, Delay).
• You participate in the resolution of technical problems during the production phase
• You work in collaboration with Test and Design Engineers
• You propose and steer continuous improvement actions within the scope
• You ensure knowledge capitalization through Thales tools and procedures during the pre-series and production phases

YOUR PROFILE: Do you have an Engineering or University background, specialized in electronics? Do you have a minimum of 10 to 15 years of experience with high-technology products in aeronautics, defense, or space?

Do you have skills in Methods, Quality, Problem Solving, and Leading improvement actions?

Do you know problem-solving methods? Are you familiar with space electronic equipment? Are you recognized for your organizational and communication skills? Are you rigorous, reliable, and able to demonstrate autonomy and initiative? Do you have a critical mind and know how to implement technical improvement plans? Do you have a sense of innovation, challenge, and a taste for teamwork? Your proficiency in English allows you to converse and write documentation