Technical Lead - Special Process

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Bangalore, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND
In-Office
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Information Technology • Security • Software
The Role
Lead expertise in materials, bonding, coatings, paints, corrosion, and surface-treatment processes. Define and execute qualification tests, assess environmental impacts, replace obsolete or restricted substances, validate environmental qualification results, support manufacturing subcontractors, analyze nonconformities, coordinate physico-chemical analyses, and provide technical assistance to production and product-support teams. The role also involves project planning, cost estimation, execution, and deployment.
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Location: Bangalore, 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.

Key Responsibility & Tasks:

-        Provide expertise on materials, bonding processes, and surface treatments (coatings and paints),

-        Provide expertise on the impact of corrosive environments on products,

-        Define, manage or carry out qualification tests for surface treatments and bonding as part of new developments

-        Research and qualify substitutes for obsolete or prohibited by environmental regulations substances in collaboration with the HSE network stakeholders,

-        Participate in the definition of environmental qualification plans and validate the results on test specimens and final products in collaboration with subcontractors (laboratory, etc.),

-        Provide expertise (process qualification, analysis of non-conformities, etc.) to our manufacturing subcontractors (production range, etc.),

-        Provide solutions (internal or external) regarding resources and expertise required for physio-chemical analyses,

-        Provide technical assistance to production and product support teams.

-        Knowledge of expected environmental standards.

Skills Required

  • Engineering degree or equivalent in the fields of physics and chemistry.
  • Experience required in the industrial sector.
  • Ability to build design plans and carry them out to provide advanced analyses on so-called complex materials and equipment, covering electronics, mechanics, thermal constraints, etc.
  • Desired experience in the field of Defense.
  • Basic project cost estimations, Project planning, execution and deployment. Structured and methodical approach

Years of experience - At least 5-10 years of experience in this area

Educational Qualification - Bachelor Degree in Engineering

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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent, preferably in physics or chemistry
  • At least 5 years of experience in special processes, materials, or a related industrial field
  • Industrial-sector experience
  • Ability to develop and execute plans for advanced analysis of complex materials and equipment
  • Knowledge of environmental standards
  • Basic project cost estimation and project planning, execution, and deployment skills
  • Structured and methodical approach
  • Defense-sector experience

Thales Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thales and has not been reviewed or approved by Thales.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: Paris
63,258 Employees

What We Do

Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.

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