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Join Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France as a Work Package Manager for Telecom Ground Systems - IRIS² in a permanent, full-time role. You will oversee the delivery of security products for a major telecom program, managing project schedules, costs, risks, and stakeholder interfaces.

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of professional experience in engineering project management, complex systems delivery, or ground segment activities
  • Proficiency in project management tools such as UP, Wapiti, ARM, PMOT, and JIRA
  • Experience with system architecture, development, and IVV processes
  • Strong project management skills, with PMP or Airbus PM certification being a plus
  • Fluent in French and advanced level in English
  • Must be eligible for security clearance

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Project Management: Deliver complex subsystems on time and within budget by coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing program interfaces.
  • Risk and Opportunity Management: Anticipate project roadblocks, synchronize stakeholders, and manage risks and opportunities effectively.
  • Procurement and Supplier Management: Oversee the procurement of components and manage external suppliers to maintain quality standards.
  • Technical Coordination: Cascade requirements accurately and align technical, safety, security, and configuration management activities.
  • Potential transition routes: People from Project Manager, Systems Engineer, or Ground Segment Engineer roles may bring strong delivery and technical coordination skills, alongside meeting the 10-year experience and language requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a Work Package Manager for Telecom Ground Systems - IRIS² (f/m) to join our Image Engineering & Solutions based in Toulouse, France.

In the frame of the development of a major Telecom Program, IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite), you will be responsible for the Delivery for a complete sub system of the Ground System : the Security Products.

Your working environment:

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city of the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

How we care for you:

  • Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
  • Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
  • Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
  • Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly.

Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

  • Responsible for the programmatic interface with the Customer and Business Line

  • Manage the Work Package to ensure on-time, on-cost, on quality & on-performance delivery

  • Ensure right level of requirement/informationcascade to allow the team / supplier to perform its duty

  • Coordinate and synchronize the work-packages’ activities (technical, configuration management, safety, security, product assurance, architecture, IVQ,...)

  • Manage Risks & Opportunities

  • Manage key interfaces, interdependencies

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Airbus

Work Package Manager for Telecom Ground Systems - IRIS² (M/F)

Toulouse
&
the best possible synchronization between stakeholders
  • Manage the procurement of components.

  • Your profile:

    • Min 10 years of professional experience in engineering project management, complex systems delivery, or ground segment activities
    • PM tools (ex. UP, Wapiti, ARM, PMOT, JIRA, ...)
    • Background on system architecture, development, IVV (Integration, Verification, Validation) process
    • Knowledge of engineering in GS (Ground Segment) environment/systems would be a plus
    • Experience in procurement would be a plus
    • Strong experience in project management (PMP certification, or Airbus PM certification is a plus)
    • Supplier(s) managementCommunication skills, active listening, customer minded
    • Leadership and customer orientation
    • Risk & Opportunity management
    • Fluent in French & Advanced level in English

    This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

    Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

    Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

    This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

    Company:
    Airbus Defence and Space SAS

    Employment Type:
    Permanent
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    Classe Emploi (France): Classe G14

    Experience Level:
    Professional

    Job Family:
    Programme & Project Management

    By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
    Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

    Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

    At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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