Localizacion : Madrid, Spain

Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Our engineering team is growing!

Thales in Spain is a full system provider and global supplier of train control technology.

As part of the research and technology team, you are responsible for the technical project management of the development and integration of the different components for new versions of the field element controller product line. You are expected to lead the development team to solve the right problems and create the right value.

As SW Project Manager, your main responsibilities are:

• Plan and coordinate internal teams performing work packages within the constraints provided by the agreed architecture and design policy.
• Allocate responsibilities to individual contributors.
• Tracking and reporting the Schedule, Cost, Content and Progress of the works against plan
• Identify and pro-actively manage project risks & opportunities and ensure that risks are assessed and reported on a regular basis.
• Coordinate with other teams within the product/project engineering team.

What are we looking for?

• Degree in technical engineering and/or suitable experience.
• Technical knowledge:
• Handling of project management tools (like Jira, MS Office, MS Project / Primavera).
• Knowledge of development life cycles and methodologies (including Agile and Lean).
• Understanding of railway signalling and traffic management technology and railway operation.
• Experienced in full development lifecycle (e.g. planning, analysis, requirements, design, development, test & integration, maintenance).
• Knowledge and experience in safety relevant systems.
• Languages: Fluent Spanish and English. The position requires to coordinate teams from different countries.
• Skills and competences: Leadership. Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

Other Data...

Flexible working time with generous home office policy. Flexible to travel.

What we offer?

• Vacation periods of approximately 35 working days
• Thales Concilia which includes services for your care and the care of those around you
• Work from home up to 3 days a week
• Flexible working hours
• Lunch card
• Flexible compensation plan
• Health and wellness area with medical service, breastfeeding room, and access to different activities and initiatives that take care of your health!
• Annual training plan adapted to your job in skills, languages, technical competencies...

Thales is a company committed to equal opportunities between women and men, and for this reason, we work to raise awareness and disseminate information on the subject both internally and externally.

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. Great journeys start here, apply now!