NAS Engineering Manager
Pubblicato il 21-08-2026 - Thales in Italia
Location: Gorgonzola, Italy
Thales 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.
The Engineering Manager is accountable for leading all engineering activities—spanning Systems, Hardware, Software Development, Configuration Management, and Delivery—within the NAS segment across teams in Italy, the United States and India. This role is pivotal in ensuring overall project/product delivery meets cost, schedule, and performance goals, while driving the ongoing evolution and competitiveness of NAS products. The Engineering Manager partners with the Product & Technical Directorate and cross‐functional leaders to drive strategy, transformation, and excellence in engineering performance.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities
Define and drive the engineering vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives across geographies.
Lead engineering teams in implementing efficient processes and practices, and drive effective technology transfer.
Ensure engineering governance and contribute to strategic