Location: Hengelo, Netherlands
About us
With 80.000 talents working in 68 countries, we are one of the biggest high-tech employers in the field of safety and security. In the Netherlands, where 2500 employees are based we are located in seven cities: Huizen, Amersfoort, Rotterdam, Delft, Breda, Eindhoven and Hengelo (HQ). Together with an extensive ecosystem of knowledge partners, customers and suppliers, we work on radars for naval vessels, cyber security solutions, transportation systems, communication equipment for land forces, cryogenic cooling solutions and research & development for radar tech (in collaboration with TU Delft).
About the team
The Naval Industry team is responsible and accountable for the on-time production and delivery of the Thales Naval products within cost and first-time right. To realize this the Naval Industry team is strongly and closely cooperating with the other departments (e.g. Engineering, Procurement, Product Segments) within Thales Naval. As Thales Naval we foster a strong growth in demand to our products and to secure this growth the Industry organization needs to increase their focus on Digital Technology.
For that reason, we are looking for a:
Intern KPI Standardization & Data Governance
About the Assignment
Our Industry Digital Technology department is strengthening the Industry performance management framework by improving the consistency and reliability of KPI definitions and data sources. A preliminary inventory of key KPIs has been created, but a deeper, structured understanding of the KPI landscape is still missing.
To support this effort, we are offering a 6‑month internship focused on mapping, analyzing, and standardizing KPIs across the Industry domain. This internship combines practical business impact with an optional strong academic research component suitable for a thesis project.
The main tasks and responsibilities are:
- Conduct structured interviews with Industry MT members, APRU managers, and KPI owners
- Document KPI definitions, formulas, data lineage, and consumption patterns
- Identify inconsistencies, overlaps, and gaps in the current KPI landscape
- Develop a central KPI library / data glossary
- Analyze data quality dependencies and propose prioritization criteria
- Deliver a final proposal for KPI standardization at the strategic and tactical level
- Provide recommendations for future governance and data quality improvements
Optional Academic / Scientific Component
This internship includes a research track that can be developed into a Bachelor or Master thesis. The student will conduct a structured literature review and apply academic methods to evaluate and improve KPI governance.
Possible Research Themes
- Organizational Alignment: Examine how KPI interpretation varies across departments
- Information Architecture: Investigate how architecture influences KPI consistency and decision‑making
- Data Quality Dimensions: Develop a methodology to prioritize data quality improvements
- KPI Framework Design: Compare theoretical KPI frameworks with current practice
Deliverables
- Literature review
- Research methodology and interview framework
- Gap analysis between theory and practice
- Validated proposal for a standardized KPI framework
- Reflection on organizational and data‑related implications
About you
Curious, structured. Good communication skills (also in English), open for feedback, willingness to learn, able to get the essence out of a lot of (unstructured) information, (self-)reflection
Affinity and/or experience with:
- Process-oriented;
- Stakeholder management
- Data Expert/Scientist, Excel and/or PowerBI, Database knowledgeable;
- Experience with reporting, data analysis, or process mapping is an advantage.
What’s in it for you
- Get to know business processes and supporting systems of (an organization like) Thales in a short period of time.
- Work on both soft and hard skills, exposure to senior stakeholders in a complex supply chain environment.
- Have impact on a crucial business processes, and provide useful insights to improve strategical and tactical decision making.
- The opportunity to shape the future of KPI governance within Industry within our high-tech, innovative work environment;
- Guidance by Senior employees from Thales Nederland B.V.;
- A comfortable, flexible work space in a modern environment;
- An excellent internship allowance;
- Its own student association where you can participate in educational and fun activities.
