Technical Product Owner – Hardware Engineering Environments in Crawley

• Represent the needs of engineering users and champion effective ways of working
• Own and prioritise the product backlog
• Define requirements, acceptance criteria and feature priorities
• Validate and approve completed features
• Collect user feedback through reviews and continuous engagement
• Lead the evolution, consolidation and migration of hardware engineering applications
• Align UK engineering toolsets with Thales Group workbench roadmaps
• Define and deliver modern engineering environment solutions across secure networks and cloud platforms where appropriate
• Drive retirement of legacy tools and reduction of technical debt
• Plan migration, retention or archiving of programme data
• Make technical and product decisions for the area
• Ensure engineering practices, processes, tooling, infrastructure and internal services work together effectively
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Technical Leads, Portfolio Managers and Delivery Managers
• Act as the key interface between hardware engineering users, leadership teams, product owners, architects, delivery teams, engineering heads and the Thales Global Services Hardware Tribe
• Act as Technical Authority and Architect for the area

Requirements

• Practical experience of working in a hardware engineering environment
• Strong understanding of hardware engineering processes and best practice
• Knowledge of one or more of: mechanical engineering, electronics, interconnect and cabling, or FPGA engineering
• Experience defining, architecting, implementing or managing engineering development environments
• Ability to understand user needs and translate them into effective technical solutions
• Experience prioritising work, managing backlogs or coordinating delivery across technical teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Relevant experience with engineering applications or equivalent platforms
• Must be a UK National
• Must achieve and maintain Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats before commencing employment
• Generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years for full SC; in some circumstances, 3 years’ UK residence over the last 5 years may be accepted with additional overseas checks
• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electronic, Electrical or a related engineering discipline would be beneficial
• Relevant professional experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in hardware engineering processes and best practices, with a strong ability to define and deliver engineering environment solutions. Proven experience in stakeholder management, backlog prioritization, and technical decision-making within secure networks and cloud platforms.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Hardware Engineering Experience
• Backlog Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Security Clearance (SC)
• Engineering Development Environment

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Hardware Engineering Processes
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electronics
• Interconnect and Cabling
• FPGA Engineering
• Technical Solution Development
• Product Backlog Prioritization
• Feature Definition
• Data Migration Planning
• Technical Decision-Making

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• User Needs Translation
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Security Clearance (SC)

Industry Keywords

• Engineering Environment
• Technical Debt Reduction
• Legacy Tool Retirement
• User Feedback Collection
• Thales Group Workbench

Tools & Technologies

• Engineering Applications
• Cloud Platforms
• Secure Networks