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Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.This is for a hybrid role in Halifax, NS\nSystem Engineering Sub-Discipline Manager\nPosition Summary\nTheSystems Engineering Sub-Discipline Manager provides System Engineering support throughout the project life cycle from requirements analysis and design, through development, integration, test and acceptance to integrate electronic systems on commercial and military platforms. The Systems Engineering Sub-Discipline Manager supports the Manager, Systems Engineering in inspiring and catalysing the improvement of best practices, processes, tools and governance within the Systems Engineering discipline, ensuring that they are mastered effectively. They act as a primary point of contact on complex subjects and take on an educational role so that their team can reach discipline excellence and deliver competitive solutions within a multidisciplinary environment. They are a mentor and coach - serving the discipline’s engineers and offering a diverse and inclusive environment. They are the guardians of an engineering discipline excellence in a learning environment which contribute to our highly competitive advantage.\nThe Systems Engineering Sub-Discipline Manager reports to the Manager, Systems Engineering.\nRegulatory Compliance Requirements:\nCanada\nControlled Goods Program Clearance\nSecurity Clearance\nDescribe Specific need: NATO SECRET\nSpecial Position Requirements\nTravel: Occasional national and international travel. About 4 times per year.\nKey Areas of Responsibility\nAs a Resource Manager,\nProvides appropriate resources to deliver bids, projects and products\nPlans the team’s workload in the short, medium and long term\nDevelops team skills to support bids, projects and products\nSupports recruitment, onboarding, performance management, career management and succession planning for the team\nCoaches, mentors and develops the team\nLeads the team to meet company expectations for productivity, chargeability, quality, continuous improvement and accomplishment of objectives\nEnsures that company policies and procedures are followed, including timesheets, time off, and travel\nAs an Engineering Manager, supports the Manager, Systems Engineering\nIn the establishment, standardization and evolution of processes, procedures and tooling for the discipline\nIn ensuring that the discipline processes, procedures and tooling meet the current and future needs of the bids, projects and products\nIn the development of lessons learned and the sharing of knowledge and experience across the discipline\nFoster continuous improvement based on root cause analysis, problem solving and new practice deployment\nFor bid, project and product estimates for the discipline and sub-disciplines\nAs a member of the Systems Engineering team,\nResponsible for performing SysEng work on bids, projects and products\nYou have the ability to adopt a holistic approach to analyse a system, focusing on the way that a system’s constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems\nYou are able to understand the system capabilities through functional, logical and value analytics\nYou understand the importance of requirements definition through a process using performance analysis, trade studies, constraint evaluation and cost/benefit analysis\nYou are able to adopt a Model Based Systems Engineering and see how it serves as a basis for architecture\nYou have notions of IVVQ (Integration/Verification/Validation/Qualification), R-A-M-T (Reliability/Maintainability/Availability/Testability) and associated norms and standards \nBasic Qualifications\nAn engineering degree or 3-year technical program diploma in a technical field from a recognized university or college program or certified as a technologist by a recognized provincial, state, or federal (national) licensing body in a related field\nA minimum of 2 years of experience in the last 10 years managing a SysEng team\nA minimum of 2 years of experience in the last 10 years of responsibility for SysEng functions\nA minimum of 1 year of experience in the last 10 years as a Systems Engineering Manager for a Capital or In-Service Support contract\nExpertise in at least one SysEng tool\nExpertise in at least one SysEng standard\nExpertise in Requirements Management\nA minimum of 2 years of experience as a people or resource manager\nA minimum of 2 years of experience managing a budget\nStrong written and verbal communication skills in English\nKey Competencies:\nYou are a team player, have good interpersonal skills and foster collaborative work both within and outside your team\nYou know how to tackle complex problems\nYou manage resources in order to meet cost, schedule and quality commitments\nYou are able to make decisions in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Uncertain (VUCA) environment\nYou have proven dedication towards continuous improvement and knowledge sharing \nYou have strong business acumen and dedicate yourself to bringing value to your customers\nYou are rigorous and organized\nYou are a leader\nYou are willing to engage and develop your team\nYou are able to clearly determine and communicate status\nYou are able to prioritize the use of resources\nPreferred Qualifications\nA Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field\nManagement of budget worth at least 200k CAD\nExperience in the Defence industry\nFluency in French\nWhat We Offer\nThales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:\nCompany paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.\nRetirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.\nCompany paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.\nVoluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.\nEmployee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.\nWhy Join Us?\nSay HI and learn more about working at Thales click here.\nThe reference Total Target Compensation(TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash (TTC) 120,000 - $140.000 CAD Annual.\nThis reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including - but not limited to - the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.\nWe use artificial intelligence-enabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery, résumé matching, and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.\nThales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:\nCompany paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.\nRetirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.\nCompany paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.\nVoluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.\nEmployee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.\nThales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.\nThis position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). 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