Location: Gorgonzola, ItalyThales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.Gorgonzola hosts Navigations Air Systems (NAS) domain. The activity of NAS domain: avionics, navigation and radar systems for civil air traffic and technologies supporting the activities of civilian and military pilots, ATC controllers and technicians of several airlines, air traffic control agencies and Air Force around the world. Italy is the Group's Competence center for the design, production and delivery of Navigation Aids products and Competence Centre for the delivery of non-Radar Surveillance Products.JOB OBJECTIVEThe Obsolescence Management inside NAS Business Segment requires the analysis and the management of all obsolete components and modules in order to put in place the necessary corrective actions to guarantee production continuity and customer support.The Obsolescence Engineer will act as interface between different stakeholders within the international NAS Business Segment for all the obsolescence management activitiesKEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Preliminary evaluation of End of Life (EOL) and Product Change Notification (PCN) impacts on production- Identification and proposal of alternative components, both leveraging component data library already available and searching new parts comparing technical specifications.- Liaise with cross-functional contributors and different stakeholders within Engineering, Industry, Supply Chain and Procurement teams to identify the most suitable solution- Contribute in the population and maintenance of the obsolescence database- Track and monitor the status of the agreed corrective actions during the overall obsolescence management process flow, from the obsolesce notification to the resolution- Proactively contribute to Obsolescence Management process improvements- Perform periodic analysis of the Bill of Materials (BoM) of the products to anticipate and proactively address new potential obsolescences to minimize impact on business- Set up and elaborate periodic reports related to the obsolescence status of the boards to support customer requests and management decisions- Elaborate and monitor KPI related to the obsolescence management processEXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor Degree in Engineering field (ideally Electronic) or equivalent qualification- Previous experience in electronic international companies as component engineer or similar roles is valuable- Ability to interface, collaborate and liaise with a wide range of different stakeholder in an international company- Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills- Some experience in collecting, reviewing and manipulating data is valuable- Fluent spoken and written English- IT savvy- Open to challengesAt Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!
