Freelance CBB / Change manager - System Processes Methods and Tools Support Engineering (ZZP)

About Thales:

With 80.000 talents working in 68 countries, we are one of the biggest high-tech employers in the field of safety and security. In the Netherlands, where 2000 employees are based, we are located in four cities: Huizen, Delft, Eindhoven and Hengelo (HQ). Together with an extensive ecosystem of knowledge partners, customers and suppliers, we work on radars for naval vessels, cyber security solutions, transportation systems, communication equipment for land forces, cryogenic cooling solutions and research & development for radar tech (in collaboration with TU Delft). 

About the challenge:

F126 is the first major shipbuilding project of the German Navy since 20 years and at the same time its largest ship building program ever. Based on the increasing operational needs, the German Navy plans to build four new multi role combat ships. In order to respond in a flexible way to national and NATO obligations of different types, the modularity of the vessel became a key requirement for the design. The Thales part of the project is by volume the biggest project in the history of the Thales Netherlands and Thales Germany Naval organizations. 

Engineering Change / CCB Manager

About the Change Manager

As a Change Manager you work in an international multidisciplinary team at Thales Hengelo. You have at least 3 to 5 years of experience in similar roles (including configuration management, requirements management). You are responsible for steering all change management activities within the F126 Engineering scope and work in close co-operation with the project/customer level Change Control Board.

Activities include amongst others:

• Initiate, review and validate all change requests;

• Monitor the technical progress of all change requests to the agreed milestone planning;

• Decide with the Delivery team on priority setting for change implementations;

• Work in close collaboration with colleague work package managers, configuration managers, contract managers, requirements specialist, system architects and system engineers;

• Chair and lead the engineering CCB meeting;

• Optimize the F126 Change Management processes in close co-operation with stakeholders

Why you'd be a good match:

·       Master’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, …);

·       You have experience in a similar role in complex Engineering projects in comparable domains (Naval, aerospace, high-tech systems, capital goods) with a proven track record in system engineering;

·       Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required to work and act in multidisciplinary teams;

·       Able to solve complex problems and manage a challenging environment;

·       High level of creativity, initiative, pragmatism, decisiveness and persuasiveness;

·       You are recognised as a team player and enjoy collaborative work;

·       You are familiar with management and engineering tools such as DOORS, Polarion, Confluence, JIRA;

·       Manage to quickly understand and oversee the system in which you evolve (key stakeholders, interactions, products, environment …);

·       You are resourceful, analytical and structured;

·       Fluent in English, German is a plus;

·       Experience with leading engineering projects or activities is a plus;

·       Flexibility with respect to travel and operating in an international environment;

·       Location: Hengelo, the Netherlands. Candidate needs to be in the office at Hengelo 3 times a week

We would like to receive a CV that clearly shows that you meet the strict requirements. Make this clear in your motivation letter.