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# Technical Product Owner

- **Company:** Thales Group
- **Location:** Crawley, United Kingdom
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Microsoft Office, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Digital Twin, DOORS (Software)
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://thales.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/Crawley/Technical-Product-Owner_R0342108

## About the Role

You are comfortable balancing technical, commercial and customer considerations and enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions., * Experience working as a Product Owner, Design Authority, Systems Engineer or Technical Lead within a complex engineering environment.

 * Broad knowledge of software and/or systems engineering.
 * Understanding of software and systems development lifecycles.
 * Experience supporting verification, validation and acceptance activities.
 * Strong stakeholder management and customer engagement skills.
 * Excellent communication, technical writing and analytical abilities.
 * Experience with tools such as JIRA, IBM DOORS and Microsoft Office.
 * Ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Commercial awareness and an understanding of balancing cost, schedule and technical considerations.

Desirable Experience

 * Knowledge of software architecture principles.
 * Experience within Training & Simulation environments.
 * Exposure to Digital Twin, Synthetic Environments, Test & Evaluation or Research & Development programmes.
 * Experience working within defence, aerospace or other highly regulated sectors.

## Description

As Product Owner / Project Design Authority, you will play a pivotal role in maximising product value and ensuring solutions meet both customer and business objectives.

Acting as the voice of the customer and end user, you'll work closely with Engineering, Design Authorities, Programme Managers and stakeholders to define priorities, guide development teams and ensure products are delivered with clear purpose and measurable value.

You'll be responsible for shaping product direction, managing priorities and ensuring the resulting solution remains aligned with customer expectations, programme goals and Thales' strategic vision.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Acting as the primary representative of customer and user needs within the development team.
 * Managing and prioritising the product backlog to maximise business value.
 * Defining product requirements, acceptance criteria and functional expectations.
 * Working closely with customers, users and stakeholders to understand priorities and future needs.
 * Ensuring product development aligns with wider business and product strategies.
 * Supporting verification, validation and acceptance activities throughout the development lifecycle.
 * Gathering user feedback and translating insights into future product enhancements.
 * Collaborating with Engineering Delivery Managers, Architects and Programme teams to ensure successful delivery.
 * Providing technical leadership and design governance as Project Design Authority.