Hardware Delivery Manager

Thales Group; Templecombe; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Annual bonus

Paid volunteering day

Stocks and shares

Job summary

Thales Group in Templecombe, UK, is seeking a Hardware Delivery Manager to lead the hardware team, oversee bids and projects, and ensure delivery excellence. The role requires UK government security clearance, offers hybrid working arrangements, and up to 10% travel.

You will manage a team of around 20, coordinating with xEMs, EDMs, HoEDs and functional leads to optimize resource use and delivery outcomes. Reporting to the Head of Hardware Engineering, you will drive KPI-based performance,

Qualifications

• Requires UK Government Security Clearance.
• Experience leading hardware delivery teams and coordinating with engineering leaders.
• Strong ability to capture demand, plan headcount and scale teams.
• Proven track record in delivering bids and projects on time and budget.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Portfolio hardware team as Workday Manager 2, with dual reporting lines to xEMs and the EDM.
• Act as an engineering operational focal point within the team, guiding project deliveries.
• Manage team to meet operational needs, assign members to best meet demand, escalate when required.
• Accurately capture and track demand, size the team to discharge project work within perimeter.
• Identify key skills with HoD and leads, enable development and training to sustain capabilities.
• Coach xEMs to improve delivery skills and plan succession.

Job description

Hardware Delivery ManagerSkip to main content#Hardware Delivery Manager page is loaded## Hardware Delivery ManagerApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Templecombetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: August 28, 2026 (23 days left to apply)job requisition id: R0330944Location: Templecombe, United KingdomThales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.# **Job Title:****CAP Hardware Delivery Manager****Site Location:****Templecombe****Travel Percentage:****Up to 10%****Role Reports To:****Head of Hardware Engineering****No. Direct Reports:****20****Additional Information:****Requires UK Government Security Clearance****Primary Purpose of Role**The Hardware Delivery Manager has day-to-day accountability for the delivery of the Hardware activities across their team including bids and projects; activities will largely be discharged through their xEMs. Maintaining close collaboration with EDMs, xArc and HoEDs within the wider project teams to ensure latest business demand is clearly understood and captured to ensure correct scaling of their team.Excellence in execution will be achieved by tracking and reporting the performance of the engineering delivery activities, using KPI’s, the Hardware Delivery Manager provides guidance leadership, intervention, and support to their team to achieve bid and project delivery. The Hardware Delivery Manager leads the optimisation of resource allocation across their team to best meet the demand shown within S&OP process.The Hardware Delivery Manager is responsible for building stakeholder relationships with engineering leaders throughout the engineering teams and leveraging these stakeholders to support the effective and competitive delivery of engineering activities within the portfolio environment. Support xEM in providing accurate schedule, resource, and cost data to the EDMs or PMs as necessary.The Hardware Delivery Manager drives collaboration with the xEM, xARC and EDMs to ensure an effective workflow through requirements and solution design and into system verification, validation, and qualification.The Hardware Delivery Manager works collaboratively with functional team leads to implement new ways of working, ensuring the team are operating in an environment of best practice, executing continuous improvement initiatives to drive synergies and improves efficiencies.When required the Hardware Delivery Manager will also perform the role of xEM.Principal Relationships:• Project xEMs, xArc and EDMs• Portfolio/Sector HoEDs• HoDs & Functional team leads**Key Responsibilities and Tasks:**• Provide leadership to Portfolio Hw team as Workday Mngr 2 (xEMs have dual Mngr 2 reporting lines, the 2nd being into the EDM who provides project delivery responsibility)• Act as an engineering operational focal point within your team, providing leadership and direction in support of project deliveries• Manage your team to meet operational needs, assigning your members as required to best meet operational needs, communicate effectively with project Leads (e.g. EDMs & PMs) escalate to Portfolio HoED when you are unable to resolve issues locally• Accurately capture and track demand, manage your team size to discharge the project work within your perimeter• Work with the discipline HoD & Functional team leads to Identify key skills needed by your team, balancing operational needs with the need to support development, jointly drive through adoption of key domain skills needed in the short and long term through training and KTPs,• Proactively coach xEMs to improve their delivery skills and identify potential succession planning”#LI-DM1At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.