Lead Engineer- Hardware Work Package Management

Thales; Bengaluru, Ghaziabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales India Engineering Competency Center in Bangalore seeks a Lead Engineer- Hardware Work Package to drive hardware development for radar and defense systems. You will lead technical and industrial work packages, ensuring delivery against schedule, cost, and quality while coordinating with cross‑functional teams across electronics, mechanics, and systems engineering.

Candidate should hold a B.Tech in General engineering with 8–12 years of experience; post‑graduate studies and PMI

Qualifications

• B.Tech in General engineering or equivalent; 8–12 years relevant experience.
• Post-graduation desirable; PMI certification desirable.
• Experience in RADARs, Avionics and Defense systems design desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and industrial work package for RADARs and other defense products.
• Ensure schedule, cost, and quality meet customer requirements.
• Perform trade analyses of design and industrial approaches.
• Lead a multidisciplinary hardware engineering team.

Skills

HW development

Milestone control

Risk management

Leadership

Synthesis

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Design to Cost

Project planning

Progress reviews

Reporting

Education

B.Tech in General engineering

Post-graduate degree desirable

PMI certification desirable

Tools

Design to Cost tools

Job description

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Lead Engineer- Hardware Work Package

Thales India Engineering Competency Center in Bangalore is seeking a Project Lead Engineer role to be part of Hardware engineering team. In this role you will be responsible for leading technical and industrial work package for RADARs and other Defense products to meet the customer requirements in term of schedule, cost and quality on your project. You also perform trade analysis of design and industrial approaches, to ensure maturity of the product.

Qualifications

B.Tech in General engineering or equivalent with 8 to 12 years of relevant experience.

Higher qualifications of Post-graduation is desirable. PMI certification is desirable. Working experience in RADARs, Avionics and Defense systems design is desirable

Technical Skills and Competencies

• Must have strong experience in HW development work package, including all development phases (requirements, preliminary and detailed design, prototype manufacturing and test, )
• Must have gained experience in piloting a lot of development work.
• Must have experience to plan the activities and guarantee the good realization
• Must have experience to control the holding of project milestones and anticipate drifting
• Must have experience to propose and set up rallying actions in case of drifting
• Must have experience to manage the progress reviews of the sub-projects of the project, in liaison with the other managers of work packages
• Must have experience to ensure the reporting of the work package to the project management team
• Must have experience to manage risks and opportunities
• Must be rigorous, organized, autonomous and proactive, and motivated by a position within a multidisciplinary team.
• Must have demonstrated leadership skills on complex topics.
• Must have good synthesis skills.
• Must have experience of working with multi-disciplinary team (Analysis team, Electronics and Mechanical design, System engineering teams, supply chain and manufacturing teams, )
• Should have experience to ensure the promotion of a competitive approach throughout the development cycle.
• Should have an understanding and use of Design to Cost tools

At Thales, we re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.