Product - Project Quality Assurance Manager H/F

About Thales

Thales is a global leader in high technology specializing in three 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 annually 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 remuneration package
• Continuous skills development: training courses, academies, and internal communities
• An inclusive, supportive environment respecting work-life balance
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your Daily Life

The Toulouse Champollion site brings together activities in satellite systems engineering, payload design and development, and ground segment development and qualification. It also includes a research center and an industrial accelerator for start-ups and ventures, as well as activities related to very low-temperature science, with the development and production of micro-coolers for demanding markets.

Missions

• For all assigned projects and tasks: ensure that services and products delivered to customers respect requirements, space standards, applicable rules, and internal quality requirements for hardware (HW) projects and their documentation, and provide, if necessary, a contact point for the quality authority.
• Analyze customer quality requirements, define and implement quality plan(s) during the project phase, ensuring that the plan contains all necessary measures to meet standards and the reference system.
• Follow the rules of the Quality Management System (QMS) of TAS Chorus 2 for all processes and tools and methodologies within TAS France.
• Respect the quality plan, schedule, budgets, and specifications for all assigned projects and tasks.
• Manage and contribute to project reviews (KO, EQSR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, TRB, DRB), ensuring they are conducted with coherent and homogeneous documentation.
• Support technical departments during HW design reviews through validation plans, DDQS process activities, checklists, or BDREX contributions.
• Coordinate and control all product quality activities within projects (RAMS, M&P, EEE Parts, Reliability, FMECA, etc.).
• Document and manage project changes and deviations (RFDs, NCRs, RFWs).
• Coordinate and supervise the activities of the Non-Conformance Review Boards (NRBs) in case of deviations or non-compliance with product specifications.
• Identify and propose corrective actions for critical project points. Support product inspection activities (MIPs).
• Prepare Certificates of Conformity (COC), as well as prepare and review EIDP documentation, certifying that the quality of the delivered product complies with applicable requirements and quality standards.
• Ensure and control that subcontractor quality requirements comply with general project requirements.
• Provide data from audits, feedback, and customer complaints to ensure risk prevention monitoring and reporting.
• Exercise the duty of alert and veto within the team and in relation to management.

Profile

• Master's degree in physical sciences, electronics, industrial engineering, or telecommunications.
• Professional experience: a minimum of 2 to 3 years would be a plus.
• Degree: Engineer or equivalent.
• Languages: French, English (customer interface). Italian/Spanish would be a plus.
• Knowledge in hardware inspection and technical aspects of TAS PCBA and RF/Digital equipment would be a plus.
• Knowledge of quality standards for hardware projects and QMS documents applicable to PA/QA activities will be considered.
• External and internal communication skills.

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