Engineering Delivery Manager - CMS TACTICOS

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

Job Description

Engineering Delivery Manager –  Combat Management Systems (CMS) Hardware

Engineering Delivery Managers CMS Hardware operate as a key delivery leader within our Mission Systems segment and play a critical role in ensuring predictable and successful engineering execution  for the TACTICOS CMS product.

Based in Hengelo, you are responsible for driving and safeguarding engineering delivery performance for the TACTICOS hardware development and delivery to multiple project on our Mission Systems Segment. Your focus will be on the specification of new hardware equipment, - and maintenance of existing hardware specification - and the procurement of first of class including the qualification process. 

You ensure engineering activities are delivered on schedule, within budget, and according to quality standards. You work closely with Work Package Managers (WPMs), System Engineering, Hardware engineering, IVVQ and the CMS Project Management Team to maintain full control over engineering scope, planning, risks, and execution.

Challenges specific to this role are to manage the TACTICOS product line, with parallel releases, blocks and to maintain multiple product baselines. It’s the responsibility of the EDM CMS together with project EDMs to create an optimal product and project delivery, from a portfolio point of view, by optimizing the software development and delivery of product instantiation towards the projects.

As Engineering Delivery Manager, you enable engineering teams to perform at their best by providing structure, transparency, and continuous improvement. You support engineering teams across the Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania, contributing directly to the successful delivery of our Combat Management System for the Mission Systems portfolio.

This role offers a unique combination of operational engineering leadership and delivery optimization, allowing you to make a tangible impact on mission-critical naval defence systems used worldwide.

As Engineering Delivery Manager, you will:

Drive engineering delivery performance

• Ensure engineering activities are delivered on time, within budget, and according to quality standards
• Monitor engineering progress using KPIs, metrics, and performance indicators
• Improve predictability and proactively mitigate delivery risks

Enable and support engineering execution

• Support and coach Work Package Managers in planning, execution, and delivery of engineering work packages
• Ensure alignment between engineering scope, planning, resources, and risks
• Facilitate effective decision-making and escalation when required

Strengthen engineering delivery excellence

• Optimize engineering delivery processes and ways of working
• Improve engineering project management maturity and performance
• Contribute to engineering delivery improvement initiatives across projects and programs

Collaborate across multidisciplinary and international teams

• Work closely with System Engineering Architects, Engineering Managers, Project Managers, and Product teams
• Coordinate engineering delivery across disciplines including software, systems, mechanical and , product line engineering
• Enable effective collaboration across international engineering teams

Support mission-critical milestones

• Contribute to the successful delivery of key engineering milestones, releases, and customer deliverables
• Ensure engineering readiness for integration, validation, and customer acceptance phases

Your profile

• You are a structured and driven engineering professional with strong delivery management capabilities and a passion for enabling engineering teams to deliver complex technical solutions.

You bring:

• A Bachelor/ Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
• Proven experience in engineering project management, delivery management, or technical program management in a high-tech environment
• Strong understanding of engineering delivery principles, including planning, risk management, stakeholder management, and execution control
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering environments
• A strong focus on schedule, quality, and cost control
• A metric-driven mindset with experience using KPIs and performance indicators
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, structured, and solution-oriented mindset

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in defence, naval systems, or other mission-critical high-tech domains
• Experience working in international and matrix organizations
• Experience in Software Development at scale with multiple interdepend development teams working from multiple sites
• IPMA, PMI, or equivalent certification is a plus

What we offer

• At Thales, you will work in a high-tech environment where your work contributes directly to global safety and security.
• A challenging and impactful role in mission-critical engineering programs

• Opportunities for professional and personal growth
• International collaboration across engineering teams in multiple countries
• A modern, flexible work environment with hybrid working options
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• 40 days of paid leave per year
• Extensive training and career development opportunities

Interested?
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Diversity Statement

We actively support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. That means that equal opportunities, inclusion and an informal culture are integral to our success. It also means that your well-being and happiness matter to us! That’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, remote working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.

Security Requirements

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in The Netherlands and employment and/or education history. Some vacancies may require a security clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please refer to the General Intelligence and Security Service.

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