Project Engineering Delivery Manager

Thales is hiring a Project Engineering Delivery Manager. Level rates it ; you can apply on Thales.

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Project Engineering Delivery Manager to oversee complex technical projects and manage engineering teams at Thales.

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Location: Paço de Arcos - Q45, Portugal

For more than 35 years, Thales acts in Portugal for global Defence and Aerospace markets and promotes and delivers innovative solutions that enhance its customer’s critical systems´ security, on land, sea, air, space and cyberspace, through a technical team of excellence.

We are currently looking for a Project Engineering Delivery Manager to join Thales Portugal! If you are looking to part of our Airspace Mobility Solutions team this can be your chance!

Responsibilities:

Knowledge of system engineering and system/software development lifecycles;
Strong organisational and planning skills, detail oriented, and the ability to handle multiple priorities;
The ability to overlook complex situations and to manage multi-task environments;
Ability to manage and coordinate engineering resources and technical teams;
Ability to monitor and track technical activities (e.g. engineering schedule and KPIs), allocated budget and associated risks and opportunities.

Requirements:

Degree in Computer Engineering or similar;
Minimum of 5 years of experience as Technical Manager;
Knowledge of System Engineering and System Development Lifecycles;
Ability to coordinate technical teams;
Good command of English;
Availability to travel.

The Group invests more than €4.5 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies.

In 2025, the Group generated sales of €22.1 billion.
For our more than 85,000 employees in 65 countries we open up visionary perspectives, realise individual career paths and enable creative freedom. This is achieved with courage, versatility and the firm intention to make the demanding challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable value-focused management we support diversity actively.

Say HI* – Your journey to us

At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? Your contact Tiago Vital is looking forward to your online application on our Carrer Portal.

Tiago Vital – Talent Acquisition Partner

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Project Engineering Delivery Manager at Thales rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Project Engineering Delivery Manager is an open job at Thales.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Paço de Arcos - Q45.
The job was posted on October 28, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Thales. Apply on Thales

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