Overview Quality Assurance Bids - Torino role at Thales Alenia Space. Product Assurance responsible in advance projects and Bids in Torino for DESI. Mission To implement the quality assurance dispositions ensuring customer satisfaction for bids and product development and the achievement of TAS programmatic, economical and quality objectives. Responsibilities Ensure the Quality of Bids and define the Quality Assurance of the offer with the contribution of project, product, supplier and engineering quality assurance. Assure that all conditions to create a winning bid, in the given timeframe, are met and give confidence on the maturity and quality of the delivered proposal, and on Customer satisfaction. Ensure that bids and solutions provided to customers (external or internal) meet their requirements and expectations. Help operational disciplines to increase their maturity. Contribute to the framing of the bid, the tailoring of the bid baseline, verify the involvement of all stakeholders and assure the implementation of clear governance rules. Evaluate bid preparation, assure all critical steps, decisions and actions have been executed before each decision milestone, including actions to mitigate risks and seize opportunities. Participate in bid reviews, be a member of the DVA process and of the offer documentation validation; contribute to risks and opportunities management; assure conformity of solutions with contractual requirements; escalate alerts to the appropriate management level and exercise the right of veto when necessary; lead the definition and application of a Bids Lessons Learned; define the Quality Assurance part of the offer; establish a quality network for multi-entity or international bids with clear authority and coordination rules. Ensure the quality of advance projects for TAS, ensure the quality interfaces with the customer, TAS-JV and partners; coordinate PA managers of all consortium members and ensure customer PA focal point. Analyze customer PA requirements and translate them into actions; manage PA tasks, drive TAS Quality experts activities (Dependability, Safety, Radiations, EEE, M&P, SW) and ensure involvement of Senior Company Experts on critical topics. Support all project management and engineering disciplines; support for Risk Analysis and approve development and qualification approach; support system trade-offs; contribute to TRL evaluation of equipment and technologies and review progress of pre-developments. Identify a preliminary list of critical items and approve Technology Development Plans; participate in the evaluation of potential suppliers (SOW, specifications and proposal analysis); review and approve delivered project documentation. Candidate profile / Qualifications The candidate must have significant experience of Bid or project/product management. The candidate must have in-depth experience in complex space projects; in quality assurance management is a plus. Other skills Ability to connect, network and cooperate at all levels of the organization (TAS, Quality community, group level). Enables others to maintain perspective in difficult circumstances, without passing on stress. Strong communication skills, ability to impact, convince and negotiate. Ability to handle conflictual situations sensitively and constructively. Open minded, quick learner, Creative, problem solver. Hands-on, pragmatic. Positive attitude. Languages Fluent English, French or Italian are a plus. 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! J-18808-Ljbffr