Team Manager for IVVQ Engineering

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

As a Team Manager at Thales, your main mission is to support, guide, and grow your team. You'll lead by example, help people develop their strengths, and ensure that the team delivers high-quality work that meets customer expectations.

Over the past three years, our System Engineering department has expanded significantly. Your challenge will be to help the team grow in both technical knowledge and professional maturity-focusing on strong team performance and individual development.

You'll be part of the management team for both the F126 program and the wider System Engineering discipline. We work in a culture of trust, transparency, and collaboration. As a manager, you'll help shape strategy, drive improvements, and share responsibility for team results.

We're looking for a people-focused manager who thrives in a high-tech environment and shares our leadership values. You should be someone who can inspire and coach a team, align people toward shared goals, and deliver results.

You are a good fit if you:

• Have proven experience managing engineering or technical teams

• Know how to build and support effective teams

• Are a strong communicator and a good listener

• Can balance different stakeholder needs and drive decisions

• Hold a BSc or MSc in Engineering (or similar)

• Are fluent in English (German is a plus)

• A meaningful leadership role in a high-tech, international environment

• Opportunities to grow your career-technically, commercially, or internationally

• A modern workplace focused on flexibility and work-life balance

• Competitive salary, flexible benefits, and relocation support if needed

• 40 days off per year (PTO)

• Optional perks like company fitness, a bike plan, and trading PTO for other benefits