Engineering Manager Jobs in France (No ghost jobs, direct from employers)

Location: Bordeaux, France

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Thales is a global leader in high-tech specializing in three business sectors: Defense & Security, Aerospace & Space, and Cyber & Digital. We develop products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally conscious, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly €4.5 billion annually in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales employs nearly 85,000 people across 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 programs, internal academies, and communities
• An inclusive, supportive environment that respects work-life balance
• Recognized societal and environmental engagement

Your daily responsibilities

On a cutting-edge Bordeaux campus, nestled between the ocean and vineyards, we design and develop systems, equipment, and services to ensure the success of our clients’ airborne missions.

Thales Aerospace provides various systems for aviation, including flight avionics, electrical power generation and conversion, cabin multimedia, and connectivity. Its offerings also include drone operations solutions, as well as training and simulation systems for land, air, and joint forces, as well as X-ray imaging systems and radiofrequency/hyperfrequency power amplifiers.

As part of its growth, the Avionics Software Competence Center is seeking a Software Engineering Manager (SwEM) for the Platform & Sensor Applications discipline. This discipline is responsible for developing OS, core software, firmware, drivers, middleware, and applications to meet client needs in areas such as computing platforms, graphics generation, networks, helmets, HUDs, satellite navigation (GPS, Galileo), inertial navigation (gyrolasers, MEMS), and anemobarometry (pressure, laser).

This position is based at the Thales campus in Mérignac.

In a DO178B/C context, you will be responsible for the software solution developed by your team, ensuring:

• You organize and structure software development, integration, and validation activities by defining:
• In detail the development strategy in cooperation with architects and system managers

• You manage technical risks through the oversight of activities conducted by your team, which may include international subcontracting.

• You ensure:
• Timely adherence to milestones within budget and regulatory compliance
• Technical alignment of the proposed solution in terms of specifications, design, verification, and security
• Code quality produced by the team, following departmental recommendations and best practices
• Compliance with applicable normative or technical requirements (DO178B/C, cybersecurity, etc.)
• Management of non-conformities and maintenance preparation

Who are you?

You hold a Master’s degree (BAC +5) from an engineering school or a university in Computer Science and have at least 5 years of experience in overseeing and managing the development of embedded software (DO178)?

• You have experience developing using Agile methodologies?
• You have at least one significant experience managing subcontracting?
• You have experience in low-level software development?
• You are proficient in the C language, configuration management tools (GIT), and reporting tools (JIRA)

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