Technical Lead / Project Design Authority

Position Summary

Austin Texas USA Onsite

Thales is looking for a Technical Lead/ Project Design Authority (PDA) within Identity and Biometric Solutions (IBS) with minimal supervision of the Program/Project Leader or Engineering Director to be the main technical leader to manage Design and implementation of several projects working closely with teams of engineers and technical staff through the implementation and the deployment of advanced Identity and Biometric solutions.

In this role you are accountable for one or more projects of significant complexity and/or cost that are of high significance to the company. You are responsible for designing and delivering customized solutions that meets the customer requirements in high quality and security standards. In addition you will support the Project Manager in the organization of the project - project-level scheduling reporting and working across various functional groups to accomplish project objectives.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

BIDs and presales:

• Be the primary technical leader for the engineering part of our offers.

• Ensurethe feasibility of the solutionin term of architecture and technology maturity with respect to the contractual requirements the consistency of the solution with product policy within target cost schedule and customer various constraints.

• Participate in the elaboration of the Work Breakdown Structure to identify work packages and organize engineering activities.

• Approve the mainBID/project engineeringreviews and deliverables.

• Support Customer demo/workshop in terms of presentation and technical discussions

Project Technical Leadership:

• Prepare DVa(Design Validation) describingoverall solution architecturetechnologies choices customer needs and regulation constraints standards includingidentifyingengineering risksand defined mitigation plans.

• Translate the customer needs into functional solution specifications and write the solution level requirements and interface documents.

• Own the overall solution architecture and design lead the technical choicesto comply to required security performances environment constraints cost and time frame and in collaboration architects and Work Package Managers (WPM).

• Approve the technical documentation issued by the project engineering team.

• Approve the workload estimations and help optimize timelines while keeping high quality standards.

• Lead the customer workshop ensure a good understanding of the customer needs to articulate into a clear and concise solution description leading to precise specifications.

• Lead the interfaces definition between integrated solution components (customers system our solution) as well as internal sub-systems.

Project Team Leadership:

• Organize and lead technical meetings and peer reviewswith PMs and Head of Engineering and other stakeholders to perform the solution technical assessment and validation of technical choices.

• Accountable for the project engineering delivery tracking the progress of the several engineering work package with their respective managers.

• Drive the project execution process for the engineering activities.

• Collaborate to confirm the right strategy for the verification and integration of the solution.

• Coordinate the technical Work Packages to ensure consistency for the integration of the solution.

• Prepare and present the engineering steering committees as required to management and/or customer.

• Identify consolidate and monitor the technical risksand related action plans (engineering quality and security)

• Report the project status for the engineering scope to the PM and the Engineering Operation Manager

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant field (or foreign equivalent) or equivalent experience.

• Over 8 years of software engineering experience with in-depth knowledge of engineering practices and processes.

• Proven engineering leadership experience with a pragmatic approach to team decision-making.

• Strong technical background capable of collaborating with architects to design optimal solutions within project constraints.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a talent for leading teams and fostering collaboration to deliver effective solutions.

• Experience managing multiple projects leading workshops with stakeholders to clarify requirements and project scope coupled with proficiency in project tracking tools (Confluence Jira).

• Strong analytical abilities and a logical pragmatic approach to problem-solving supporting the team to find cost-effective solutions.

• Self-starter with excellent technical writing skills capable of influencing both technical and non-technical decisions while accurately estimating and contributing to project technical plans.

Special Position Requirements

Travel: 15-20% annually on average within NORAM

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:
Elective Health Dental Vision FSA/HSA Voluntary Life and AD&D Whole Group Life w/LTC Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Plan Identity Theft and Pet Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match and with no vesting period

Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

Company provided Life Insurance AD&D Disability Employee Assistance Plan and Well-being Program