Lieu : Herstal, Belgium
Mission:
Support of Configuration management team
The configuration manager ensures the product portfolio in the PLM system is maintained and up to date at all times. He/she will be responsible to link all necessary product documentation in the PLM system when officializing or modifying a product.
During the development and validation of the product, the necessary product baselines (configuration) needs to be registered. These baselines are linked to the development process (DDQS) defined by Thales.
He/she coordinates and monitors the execution of changes from development, verification and validation up to industrialization.
Mission Overview:
Due to the number of projects, we need reinforcements in the Configuration team. The PLM tool used is PTC's Windchill, linked to the CAD tool Creo.
- Ensure the transfer of all documents and consistency within the PLM system
- Adapt our Change Management process and ensure data is updated and properly communicated to the various departments
- Train and support users (designers, product engineers, purchasing, etc.)
- You play a fairly important role in communication with production, so it's important that your soft skills are at a high level.
Mission Objectives:
- 85% operational activities:
- Exception management in the PLM system: structural reorganization, file renaming, link creation, etc.
- Product officializations
- Product modifications
- 15% data and process flow improvements
Profile requirements:
- >5 years of professional experience in a design office or engineering team
- Experience with a PLM system, ideally Windchill
- Experience in configuration management and change management processes
- Rigorous, meticulous, and organized
- Ability to summarize and understand document management workflows
- Strong soft skills, effective communication
- Working languages: French & English
Thales Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with employer contributions and matches, profit sharing, and share purchase opportunities are emphasized across multiple regions. These elements are positioned as competitive components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
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