Technology Transfer Manager

1 week ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Thales Full time
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

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.

Technology Transfer Manager

Based in Belfast - with up to 40% international travel

Are you interested in an opportunity to work in an exciting, dynamic and agile team where you will be instrumental in building and developing key customer relationships to help shape the future for both the Customer and Thales? Would you like to work for a world-renowned company that 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?

What the role has to offer:
  • Great opportunity to work with cutting edge technology
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic and small agile team of around 5/6 where you will indirectly manage 15/20 people
  • You will work really closely with the suppliers, partners and customer across international supply chains and different cultures
  • Able to help shape the future of Thales by building key customer relationships and leading new investments and processes

What can we offer you?
  • On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
  • Performance Related Bonus
  • Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
  • Pension Scheme
  • 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
  • Life Cover
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
  • Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
  • Gym membership discounts

Our Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for 2 new Technology Transfer Managers to join Thales Integrated Airspace-protection Systems (IAS) who are working on Weapons Systems for Air Defence and Surface attack capabilities for UK and Export Customers.

You will be responsible for the transfer of production, maintenance and associated technology and knowledge for specific work packages within an international programme. These programmes are critical to business winning and project delivery.

You will be working within the IAS UK Business to represent the Industrial needs of these critical programmes within Thales Regional Companies, supporting the development and delivery of the local solutions through KIP (key industrial partners) and supply chain technology transfer work packages. This will include the optimising supply chain delivery and product manufacturability by applying and promoting effective co-development and co-manufacture with key industrial partners.

You will have a high level of expertise and knowledge of current Industrial/Supply Chain best practices and Business operations and will propose and manage the implementation of repeatable and predictable operational industrial/supply chain solutions. (End to end supply chain planning).

The Industrial / supply chain scenarios will cover all aspects of the product life cycle and will include Transfer of production and Transfer of Knowledge and Transfer of Support into the local industry as part of Thales Globalisation policy implementation.

This is a very customer facing role where you will be working closely with our customers, partners and sub-contractors and will require significant travel overseas, approx 40% of your time depending on the project/s you are supporting which will be across Mainland Europe, South East Asia or the Middle East

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

About You:

You will have operational management skills within industrial operations (including development and / or support) together with experience of requirements of Technology Transfer and international collaboration within a multi-cultural international programmes together with the following:-
  • Knowledge of commercial frameworks and documents. Eg SOW, NDA, export control etc.
  • Proven delivery of establishing a new industrial competency(across the entire product lifecycle) in an international collaboration.
  • Organisation design and implementation (production lines and associated tasks)
  • Significant experience working with customers and suppliers globally on large scale projects
  • Expert knowledge in Industrial technics and solution and Wide Supply Chain capability knowledge
  • Working knowledge of recurring cost and non-recurring cost to perform both estimating and to challenge / optimise cost budgets.
  • Experience with cross culture collaboration
  • Be highly organised and be able to work with a degree of autonomy
  • Experience of configuration management and implementation of change and development Operation skills in KIP

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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