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Technical Consulting Trainee (EE)
Posted 1 hour ago• Mechanical
Job Description
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.
CORE MISSION
- TC Support
- Pre-Sales Support
- Own and drive the Technical Interface to the customer.
- Project Management
- Part of Project Implementation (Specifications, Test-Elements,…)
- Technical Support
Main Responsibilities
Technical Consultant
- Technical Support for TC
- Acquire knowledge on DIS/BPS internal tools and processes
- Deal with internal teams (CS, OE, NPI)
- Acquire a good understanding and technical knowledge of the customer card-related solutions.
- Understand DIS technical organization
Customer intimacy
- Become the main interface for technical topics between the customer and DIS/BPS.
- Understand the technical organization at the customer and advice DIS/BPS on how and where to promote the products and solutions.
- Differentiate between PPER and FPER projects and impacts on customer
Pre-Sales
- Proactively act to understand customer technical needs and identify potential card-based Solutions in relation with the DIS/BPS Product Roadmap.
- Write the preliminary requirements specification for dedicated customer project.
- Responsible for the technical answers and effort & cost quotes for technical tasks to RFI and RFQ.
- Lobby and create customer awareness for Gemalto products and services.
Project Management
- Customer follow-up on dedicated projects assigned by TC senior
- Under supervision of TC, involve other teams of DIS/BPS (ie. EMV Consulting team, Perso Teams) on the project definition and planning whenever needed to fulfill the customers’ requirements and coordinate with these teams during implementation (project phase).
- Leading and Coordinating Project given by TC:
- Organize internal Project Meetings
- Manage, coordinate, motivate and inform all relevant parts of the organization
- Write a Project Management Plan if required and agreed during Kick-Off
- Ensure writing and validate the Project Test Plans and Test Results
- Be responsible for Bug Reporting and Correction
- Ensure consistent and on time the issuance of detailed Specifications
- Understand and manage the project risks and impacts
- Dispatch internal project Reporting
- Ensure Project follow-up
- Responsible for Escalation on major conflicts
Implementation
- Creation of technical Specifications, esp. detailed personalization Specifications for the Electrical and Graphical (Pre-)Personalization of Cards, as well as Data Processing Specifications and Electrical Profiles
- Creation of Validation Elements in the scope of the Projects (eg. Test cards)
REPORTING
- To the sub-regional TC Manager
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Master’s degree in computer science or engineering.
Skills
- English Fluent
- Good teaming
- Good oral and written communication and reporting skills
- Strong Technical Background in fields like: EMV, banking world, Smartcards, PKI
Experience
- Student or fresh-out.
- Project Management Experience
Personal abilities
- Customer and business oriented
- Good creative intelligence (design, conceptualization)
- Be tenacious in the approach to solve problems
- Organized, rigorous and autonomous
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Job Details
- Category
- Mechanical
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Johannesburg (Remote Available)
- Posted
- May 14, 2026, 12:43 PM
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