Industrial Performance And Continuous Improvement Engineer

Thales Alenia Space Job Opportunity

Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain

Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science, and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents, and cultures, our customers have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Who Are You?

You are an engineer specialized in computer engineering, electronics, industrial IT, automation, software engineering, or an equivalent discipline.

You bring a solid background with at least 3 years of experience in an infrastructure department.

You stand out for your:

• Meticulous attention to detail – nothing escapes your careful review
• Positive mindset, with the ability to energize and inspire your colleagues
• Exceptional organizational skills – you excel at managing to-do lists and priorities
• Adaptability to effectively respond to evolving user needs
• Proactive approach and creativity in devising both technical and organizational solutions
• Strong collaborative skills for cross-functional teamwork in dynamic environments

Through your experience, you have developed your knowledge in:

• Industrial digital technologies (networking, data analytics, computing)
• Deployment of digital solutions
• Practice of the Agile methodology
• Industry tools and processes (ERP, MRP, MES, PLM)

What We Can Accomplish Together

As a key member of the team reporting to the Lean and Performance Manager, you will collaborate across various departments (including Methods, Industrialization, Production, Components, Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, and Technology) driving enhancements to existing indicators and dashboards, as well as deploying new data solutions originating from industrial departments.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• IoT Implementation and Integration: Lead or support the deployment and integration of IoT devices and sensor networks within production and industrial environments, ensuring seamless data flow into analytics platforms
• Industry 4.0 Transformation: Collaborate closely on digital transformation initiatives to leverage IoT, automation, and data analytics to optimize manufacturing and industrial processes
• Data Preparation: Design and develop data preparation workflows to extract critical data and optimize visualization performance
• Data Sourcing: Design and build robust data ingestion pipelines, transferring data from multiple sources to diverse consumption environments such as relational databases, distributed platforms like Elastic Search, object storage, and streaming topics

What do we offer?

• Flexible schedule, from 8 to 9.30 and 16.30 until 18h.
• Thales Concilia: a set of advantages and free services and others at reduced prices.
• Free and healthy canteen.
• Enjoy discounts and special promotions on products and services thanks to Club Ahorro.
• 22 working days of vacation, 6 days of free disposal and closing days that do not consume vacations at Christmas and Easter.
• Thales Flex: Personalized flexible compensation plan in which you can choose how to distribute your salary (health insurance, childcare vouchers, transportation and training).
• Annual bonus.
• Fixed profit bonus of 755€.
• Sharing Thales program: become a Thales shareholder.
• Hybrid work plan.
• Pension Plan with monthly contributions on your behalf to your Pension Plan.
• Wellness Plan: thematic webinars and access to our company clubs.
• Medical and physiotherapy service at the workplace.
• We continuously create an inclusive, respectful and cooperative environment.

#SPACEFORLIFE

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!