Innovation Engineer
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About The Position
Thales is looking for an Innovation Engineer to assist with Innovation projects necessary to obtain up-to-date technical knowledge, assess the technical feasibility of ideas and potential solutions, mature, characterize and de-risk preferred solutions to enable optimal technical choices in preparation for the launch of new product development. This activity supports competitiveness and business growth for Thales' IFEC (Inflight Entertainment & Connectivity) Business Line, is central to supporting Thales' strategic focus on profitable growth. This position leads Innovation projects using his/her own technical skills, Thales internal and/or external expertise as needed to accomplish the task and includes management of a small team of Junior Engineers. Innovation activities in Thales focus on exploration, incubation and maturation of our systems, sub-systems, equipment and Digital Services from low maturity to high maturity allowing their formal Product Launch by the Product Delivery Teams. Innovation activities include technical information research, feasibility studies, proof-of-concepts, characterization and prototyping with the intent to investigate optimum solutions and characterize the technical and business risk profile prior to the formal development. They also include the organization of focus groups, customer workshops focused on Innovation, collaboration with all internal stakeholders (Engineering, Strategy, Product Delivery, Customer Success, Services and Support) to define and prioritize the Innovation Roadmap maximizing the ROI and the alignment with business needs and BL strategy. In this position, you will also be responsible for the execution, delivery and demonstration of assigned Innovation projects. The scope includes project coordination with Engineering, Product, Marketing and/or partners and suppliers requiring the combination of strong communication and influencing skills, as well as demonstrated technical and/or information technology experience. An agile, goal oriented mind set and ability to work effectively with remote external partners is essential. Finally, the Innovation Engineer being in the CTO team, acts as a catalyst for creating and fostering an innovation culture within the Business Line. Associated activities include organizing periodic 'Innovation Days', coaching technical leaders (Product Owners, Chief Engineers/architects) to help maturing their innovation projects, working with start-ups or other Thales entities on Proof-of-Concepts, participating in dedicated Innovation Events such as AI Centech and DIS incubation Programs.
