Technical Data Manager F/H

The company

Founded in 2013, Cailabs designs, manufactures, and develops innovative photonic solutions for the space, industry, telecommunications, and defense sectors. A global specialist in laser shaping, the company has accelerated its growth in the space field with turnkey optical ground stations that integrate atmospheric turbulence compensation technology. This makes it one of the first companies to harness very high data rates enabled by optics in a commercial ground station.

Cailabs currently has 170 employees, including 40PhDs. With 29 patent families filed, the company is one of the most innovative companies in France. It is headquartered in Rennes, with offices in Paris and Washington (USA).

Post description

At the interface between engineering, methods, and production, technical data management plays a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the entire industrial chain.

In a rapidly evolving industrial environment, where each product is unique and continuously improved, the reliability of technical data is a critical challenge.

At Cailabs, this role goes far beyond simply creating items in an ERP system. It is about ensuring the reliability, structuring, and ongoing management of all product data, at the heart of interactions between engineering, methods, and production.

Supporting the existing team, you will work on complex products at the crossroads of mechanics, electronics, and optics, with a clear objective: to guarantee the consistency and robustness of the data that drives the entire industrial chain. 

Your impact is direct: accurate data means a more reliable supply chain and production process.

Your responsibilities

Data management and creation

• Analyse coding and item creation requests
• Create items in the ERP system in compliance with configuration rules
• Structure data according to business needs 

Data reliability and updates

• Maintain the item database in a context of product evolution
• Identify inconsistencies and correct them
• Contribute to improving overall data quality

Management of industrial file changes

• Participate in regular change management sessions
• Update bills of materials and associated objects
• Ensure consistency across different product versions

You will operate in an environment with high volumes of activity, including micro and macro peaks, requiring strong day-to-day responsiveness.

You will work closely with cross-functional technical and business teams.

Your role is not limited to execution: you will analyse requests, define the appropriate item parameter settings in line with business rules, and challenge inputs when information is incomplete or inconsistent. 

You will contribute to standardising and improving practices and securing data flows. 

Profile required

• Technician qualification (HND / Bac+2 or equivalent) with several years of experience in an industrial and mechatronics environment (mechanics, electronics, optics, etc.).
• Experience with ERP systems: Item creation (management of multiple fields within item master data), Item database administration, Bill of Materials (BOM) creation and modification, Routing creation and modification 
• Experience with a PLM tool.
• Understanding of the relationship between EBOM (Engineering Bill of Materials) and MBOM (Manufacturing Bill of Materials).

Essential skills for success in this role

• Rigor and attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills and structured working methods
• Responsiveness, agility, and autonomy
• Critical thinking and ability to challenge information when needed 

Benefits

• Regular opportunities for team bonding and social events (annual seminar, team lunches, group games, sports activities, etc.);
• 100% employer-covered health insurance;
• A bonus scheme rewarding both collective and individual performance;
• Joining Cailabs also means having the assurance that everything will be put in place to help you perform, grow, and take on new challenges.

Required languages

• English - Level advanced

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