Manager, Electrical Engineering

Location:

Ottawa, Canada In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. 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.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

This position is Hybrid Halifax/Ottawa or Victoria

Manager, Electrical Engineering

Position Summary

Thales Canada Defence & Security (TCDS) is looking for a Manager, Electrical Engineering. The Manager of Electrical Engineering is the Head of Discipline (HoD) responsible for Electrical Engineering across the organization. They are also the Resource Manager for the Electrical Engineering team.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Provides appropriate resources to deliver bids, projects and products;
Plans the team’s workload in the short, medium and long term;
Develops team skills to support bids, projects and products;
Supports recruitment, onboarding, performance management, career management and succession planning for the team;
Coaches, mentors and develops the team;
Leads the team to meet company expectations for productivity, chargeability, quality, continuous improvement and accomplishment of objectives;
Ensures that company policies and procedures are followed, including timesheets, time off, and travel.

Responsible for the establishment, standardization and evolution of processes, procedures and tooling for the discipline;
Ensures that the discipline processes, procedures and tooling meet the current and future needs of the bids, projects and products;
Responsible for development of lessons learned and the sharing of knowledge and experience across the discipline;
Responsible for bid, project and product estimates for the discipline.

Implement and sustain the Electrical Engineering Management capability;
Perform Electrical Engineering Planning and Management;
Responsible for subcontractor Electrical Engineering requirements and activities.

Responsible for performing Electrical Engineering work on bids, projects and products.

Minimum Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent.

Registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in a Canadian Province, transferable to any other province as required.

A minimum 8 years of experience as an Electrical Engineer

A minimum of 5 years of experience in the last 10 years leading an Electrical Engineering team

A minimum of 3 years of experience in the last 10 years of responsibility for Electrical Engineering functions

Expertise in at least one Electrical Engineering tool;
Expertise in at least one Electrical Engineering standard.

A minimum of 3 years of experience as a people or resource manager; A minimum of 3 years of experience managing a budget; A minimum of 3 years of experience managing an Engineering Discipline, including responsibility for associated policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

A Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field.

Management of budget worth at least 500kCAD.

Experience in the Defence industry.

Experience with in-service support contracts

Special Position Requirements

Predominantly office work but will be required to occasionally work in dockyards and onboard Naval ships.

May be required to undertake inspections on Naval ships which may involve involving bending and twisting, and working aloft.

Schedule:

40 hours per week. Hybrid position – a mix of working from home.

Travel:
Occasional domestic or international travel may be required in support of the ships.

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week…