Principle Technical Advisor - Product Industrialisation

thales; Mulwala; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Super

Bonus

Medical Insurance

ThalesFlex - Hybrid work environment

Fitness Passport Discount

Employee discounts

Paid Parental Leave

Novated Lease options

Training development opportunities

Wellbeing & Support Partner

Annualised Performance Review

WORK180 endorsement

Job summary

Thales seeks an experienced engineering leader at our Benalla/Mulwala sites in Australia to drive product industrialisation and act as the central technical authority. You will translate client requirements into actionable roadmaps, oversee production process commissioning, and optimize asset utilisation for higher-value applications.

This role emphasizes governance, cross-functional collaboration across engineering, safety, procurement and regulatory teams to ensure mission-critical outcomes

Qualifications

• Proven ability to drive strategic and project-level engineering with involvement in corporate strategy.
• Experience liaising with safety, regulatory, and technical authorities.
• Experience in managing contracts and sub-contracts and planning work packages.
• Strong communication skills to articulate industrialisation vision.

Responsibilities

• Translate client requirements into actionable business cases and capture plans for product industrialisation.
• Oversee technical commissioning of production processes, V&V planning and quality control.
• Assess existing assets for higher-value applications and drive efficiency improvements.
• Align engineering, safety, procurement and regulatory teams to deliver mission-critical outcomes.

Skills

Strategic engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance & Stakeholder management

Contract management

Job description

At Thales, we know technology has the ability to make our world more secure, sustainable, and inclusive - and that it's all driven by human intelligence.

Because it takes human intelligence to build and power the systems and solutions that people depend on every day. So we stay curious and make space for diverse points of view. We share what we know and we challenge what's possible.

From manufacturing and engineering to cybersecurity and space, we're driving progress in some of the world's most important industries - and working together to build a future we can all trust.

OUR BENEFITS

• Competitive remuneration + Super + Bonus + Medical Insurance
• ThalesFlex - Hybrid work environment
• Fitness Passport Discount - Access to a network of gyms across Australia from $15/week
• Employee discounts (Travel, Car Hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
• Modernised Paid Parental Leave
• Veterans Leave
• Novated Lease options
• Personal & professional training development opportunities
• Sonder - Wellbeing & Support Partner
• Annualised Performance Review Process
• Recognised as a Work180 Employer and Family Friendly Employer

OUR TEAM

Our Munitions teams in Benalla and Mulwala produce propellants, explosives and munitions for defence and commercial uses. With ongoing investment into research and development, we produce some of the world's most high-performing guided weapons and explosive ordnance systems. And being at the forefront of a rapidly evolving industry gives our teams constant opportunities to build on their technical expertise.

YOUR ROLE

Working at our sites in Benalla and Mulwala - Pangerang and Yorta Yorta land, your role purpose is to act as central point of technical authority ensuring we deliver on our product industrialisation strategy and roadmap. Essentially you will:

• Drive Industrialisation Strategy - Translate client requirements into actionable business cases, bid proposals and capture plans, shaping the roadmap for product industrialisation.
• Own Technical Authority - Oversee technical commissioning of production processes, equipment, V&V planning and quality control, ensuring operational excellence and compliance.
• Optimise Production Capability - Assess existing assets for higher-value applications, evaluate ROI on capital investments, and drive efficiency improvements to maximise industrialisation returns.
• Govern Cross-Functional Collaboration - Act as the central technical authority, aligning engineering, safety, procurement, and regulatory teams to deliver mission-critical outcomes.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

On day one in this role, we'll expect you to bring the following skills, experience and behaviours:

• Ability to drive strategic and project-level engineering with experience in corporate strategy, complex industrialisation projects, and cross-functional collaboration in high-stakes environments.
• Proven track record with governance and stakeholder management, liaising with safety, regulatory, and technical authorities while aligning internal teams and customers to deliver mission-critical outcomes.
• Relevant experience managing contracts and sub-contracts and planning and establishing work packages.
• Exceptional communication skills to communicate industrialisation vision.

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.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We're committed to supporting a diverse workplace, and that starts here.

We're proud to be endorsed by WORK180 as an Employer for All Women, but we know there's always more we can do. We'll continue to foster industry partnerships, employee resource groups (ERGs) and development opportunities to make Thales a genuinely equitable employer, for everyone.

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