• Technical Product management for EMEA Smart Metering productsManaging product portfolio roadmap in line with Ecosystem roadmapsProviding R&D with the Market Requirements Specifications for new products and existing product enhancements Leading product lifecycle in collaboration with the Project ManagerSupport international sales and technical teams in biding process

In charge of Chasseneuil Electricity Metering R&D department (around 80 people) • Projects & Products development strategyParticipation to business projects reviews & influence Product development strategiesPropose Technical & Organisational options to compromise with market needs & TTM / TMC constraintsInfluence product specification and interact actively with product managementDefinition of projects priorities with Projects Manager and C&I Products ManagerParticipation to global R&D budget definition• Products Developments Follow UpC&I and Smart Meters design and development, respecting projects goals (milestones, TMC, devt costs)Support to other R&D departments for Residential products developmentResources allocation to projects following priorities, insuring consistency between design teamsTechnical choices validation for the new projects, ensure robustness and optimized design (TMC, quality, environment ..)• R&D Teams management (hw/fw/ mech., sw, validation, system)Budget follow-upControl project planning, quality and manage any project issuesDay to day people managementAssess permanently people skillsTraining and evaluation• ProcessRespect and improve development processesReview regularly projects (processes, technical contents, people skills, …) through projects review, audits (internal or external)• R&D Middle / Long term managementPromote technological bricks and common solution in all product rangePromote innovation in new products and state of the art surveyDefine recruitments plans (people profiles & skills) and implement accordinglyDefine make or buy strategy in R&D and establish partnership with strong / Flexible partners

In charge of the R&D firmware team in a matrix organization (projects / disciplines).Team size: 15 engineers (Internal resources and contractors)Main responsibilities• Team and skills managementTools choice and support (software and material)Definition of the firmware development methods and process.In charge of the technical choices and their consistencies between projects.Build team experience based on lesson learned.Insure team members training and the team expertise level improvement.Technology watch, innovation. Resources management (recruiting, training, evaluation, career evolution..).Technical data and documentation management.• Project activitiesDefinition with the projects managers of the project objectives in my discipline.Responsibility of the firmware quality and goals achievement in the projects.Technical choice definition and validation.Resources allocation to the projects following relative priorities and milestones.Resource conflicts anticipation and escalation if needed.

"Société Française d'Equipement pour la Navigation Aérienne"Working on the first generation of digital flight computers for Airbus A300 and A310