Discipline Manager -

Thales Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration + Super + Bon

Free Medical Insurance

Hybrid work environment

Fitness Passport Discount - AUS access

Employee discounts with affiliates

Paid Parental Leave

Novated Lease options

Training and development opportunities

Wellbeing & Support Partner

Work180 Endorsement / Family Friendly

Job summary

Thales Melbourne is seeking a Discipline Manager to lead a team delivering a major air traffic management program in the Asia-Pacific region. Based at our Melbourne office, you will guide capability growth, development and employee engagement while collaborating with global leadership to ensure safe, on-time delivery.

You will champion engineering standards, governance and modern ways of working, providing technical leadership across complex programs and facilitating risk reviews, design

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams within complex project environments.
• Strong Systems Engineering experience across large-scale, complex systems.
• Experience in multidisciplinary, matrixed and geographically dispersed organisations.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across engineering, project and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team (~30) delivering capability growth and engagement.
• Partner with engineering, discipline and delivery leaders to drive excellence.
• Champion best practices, quality standards and modern delivery processes.
• Provide technical leadership across complex, mission-critical programs and risk management.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Systems engineering

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Computer Science degree

Job description

Our Benefits

• Competitive remuneration + Super + Bonus + Free Medical Insurance
• Annualised Performance Review Process
• ThalesFlex - Hybrid work environment
• Fitness Passport Discount - Access to a network of Gyms across AUS from $15 P/W
• Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
• Modernised Paid Parental Leave
• Veterans Leave
• Novated Lease options
• Personal & professional training development opportunities
• Sonder - Wellbeing & Support Partner
• We are proud to be endorsed as a Work180 Employer and recognised as a Family Friendly Employer

Our Team

Our Air Mobility Solutions team creates, develops and deploys air management systems that are critical for safe aircraft movement. With products covering 40% of the world's airspace, we enable the safe take-off and landing of 2 in 3 aircrafts globally. We offer the opportunity to work on complex systems that push what's possible in air traffic management including drone technology with room to grow in both technical and team-leading roles.

Your Role

Join us as a Discipline Manager and lead a team delivering one of the most complex and strategically significant air traffic management programs in the Asia-Pacific region.

Working closely with the Head of Discipline based in Singapore, you'll lead and develop a team helping to build capability, drive engineering excellence, and support the successful delivery of a mission‑critical program.

Based in our Melbourne office at the World Trade Centre on Wurundjeri Country, you will:

• Lead a high-performing team (~30) driving capability growth, career development and employee engagement
• Partner with engineering, discipline and delivery leaders to drive engineering excellence, governance and continuous improvement initiatives
• Champion best practices, quality standards, engineering processes and modern ways of working to improve delivery outcomes
• Provide technical leadership and oversight across complex, mission‑critical programs, supporting risk management, design reviews and delivery milestones
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration and operational excellence while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and customer requirements.

Your Experience

We're looking for a people-focused leader who combines strong technical expertise with a passion for developing teams and delivering successful outcomes. You'll bring:

• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams within complex project, product or delivery environments
• Strong Systems Engineering experience, including exposure to the design, integration or delivery of large-scale, complex systems
• Experience working within multidisciplinary, matrixed and geographically dispersed organisations
• The ability to build strong relationships and effectively influence stakeholders across engineering, project and leadership teams
• A collaborative leadership style, with a passion for coaching, mentoring and developing technical talent
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complexity, competing priorities and organisational change
• Experience within defence, aerospace, aviation, telecommunications, transport, space, critical infrastructure or other complex systems environments will be highly regarded.

Australian Defence Roles & Security

A Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.

Additional information with regards to clearances is available from the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA/. In some cases, individuals who hold a current clearance from a foreign government may be eligible to have this clearance recognised by the Australian Government and be eligible for this role.The Australian Defence Trade Controls Act (DTCA) is applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

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