Senior Technical Authority – Industrialisation & Strategy

Thales; Yarrawonga; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Hybrid work

Gym discounts

Employee discounts

Paid parental leave

Novated lease

Professional development

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Thales Australia seeks a senior engineer to drive product industrialisation at Benalla and Mulwala, translating client requirements into actionable roadmaps and leading technical commissioning of production processes.

You will coordinate governance, stakeholder management and cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical outcomes for defence projects, while ensuring safety and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex industrialisation projects.
• Governance and stakeholder management experience with safety, regulatory, and technical authorities.

Responsibilities

• Translate client requirements into actionable business cases, bid proposals and capture plans, shaping the roadmap for product industrialisation.
• Oversee technical commissioning of production processes, V&V planning and quality control, ensuring operational excellence.
• Assess existing assets for higher-value applications, evaluate ROI on capital investments, drive efficiency improvements.
• Act as central technical authority, aligning engineering, safety, procurement, and regulatory teams to deliver mission-critical outcomes.

Skills

Strategic engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance & stakeholder mgmt

Contract management

Effective communication

Job description

Thales Australia seeks a senior engineer to drive product industrialisation at Benalla and Mulwala, translating client requirements into actionable roadmaps and leading technical commissioning of production processes.

You will coordinate governance, stakeholder management and cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical outcomes for defence projects, while ensuring safety and regulatory alignment.