Optronics Product Technical Manager - m/f

ThalesChâtellerault, FranceEURESpublished 08/31/2026
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Location: Chatellerault-Bre, 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 innovation areas 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 balance
  • Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life In Châtellerault, join one of our 2 THALES sites and take part in the future of aeronautics with us! Easily accessible from Paris, Tours, and Poitiers, you will thrive in a city rich in culture, green, and without a hint of traffic jams! Discover our opportunities within our global avionics repair center or our production site for inertial platforms, gyrolasers, and optronics equipment support.

As part of an increase in activity related to a new product integrated into the repair line, we are looking for a Product Technical Manager, as follows:

  • You are responsible for providing technical support to ensure product support.
  • You manage the activities of processing technical requests (internal or client).
  • You are responsible for the study and analysis of support, advice, and technical assistance requests from internal/external clients.
  • You are the technical support for repair workshops for complex failures.
  • You participate in Technical Fact Analysis Commissions.
  • You analyze Retex, propose product improvement actions, and participate in the reliability improvement project.

Your profile You hold an Engineering degree and have initial technical/system experience in repair/diagnostics. You are proficient in Pack Office (Excel). You have in-depth knowledge in one field or broad knowledge in several optical/electronic fields. You have a good level of English. Knowledge of the functioning of some THALES products/systems is a plus. You possess good synthesis skills and good communication. You know how to unite people and have a sense of Client and service.

Thales, a Handi-Engagée company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our greatest asset. Apply and join us!

As the position may require access to information subject to national defense secrecy, the selected person will undergo a security clearance procedure, in accordance with the provisions of articles R.2311-1 et seq. of the Code de la défense and the IGI 1300 SGDSN/PSE of August 09, 2021.