Benoît-Xavier Broze

Engineering manager for critical information & communication systems, schepen in Wezembeek-Oppem

Wezembeek-Oppem, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Electrical engineer with speciality in telecommunication systems. Broad experience in systems engineering, architecture and management. Focus on people, customers & commitment. CAPM (PMI) and ITIL foundation certified

Experience

  • Thales (11 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of Engineering Delivery
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

      Engineering Delivery discipline is responsible for the "how" and "when" of technical execution. While Product Design defines the solution, Engineering Delivery ensures the mobilization of resources and the application of adequate engineering processes required to build, verify, validate, and qualify it. This discipline focuses on mitigating technical risks, managing dependencies between sub-systems, and maintaining a consistent delivery pace to ensure that complex systems are both technically compliant and commercially viable.

    • Solution Engineering Manager
      Oct 2022 - Apr 2026 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    • Head of System engineering - LAND
      Mar 2018 - Oct 2022 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Thales is a global provider of integrated solutions and equipment of security systems. Thales operates in numerous countries through its divisions, including: - Aerospace, specialized in onboard equipment, electronics and systems for the civil and military markets; - Space, offering solutions combining space and terrestrial technologies; - Defence, which designs and delivers systems for all four environments: air, land, sea and space; - Security, which offer the emergence of new types of threats from terrorism and organized crime to drug trafficking, mass immigration and cyber attacks; and - Transportation, which offers a range of railways signaling solutions and integrated transportation systems The LAND system engineering team of Thales Belgium is responsible for all the engineering/technical aspects of the LAND defense telecommunication systems provided by THALES to its defense & homeland security customers.

  • Schepen/Echevin at Gemeente Wezembeek-Oppem
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    Municipal officer for my nice commune of Wezembeek-Oppem, responsible for: Spatial planning and urbanism Housing Citizen participation

  • Technicolor (4 yrs 5 mos)
    • System architect
      Mar 2011 - Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      System architect for business/residential home gateways (xDSL,...) with customer focus. Focus on VoIP (SIP/IMS), QoS, remote management and monitoring, wifi hotspots,... Active role in the project phase: Belgacom BBOX3, Verizon Wireless HomeFusion, generic projects,.. And in the pre-sales phase and professional services: effort estimation, support for bids,...

    • Network Integration test engineer
      May 2010 - Feb 2011 · 10 mos

      This R&D center of Technicolor is delivering ADSL gateways customized for telecom operators. The role is inside the Quality assurance and customer care departement, and in particular the network integration testing of the BBOX of Bouygues Telecom. Focus on Hotspot & VoIP.

  • Altran (2 yrs 11 mos)
    • Consultant
      Sep 2009 - Jul 2011 · 1 yr 11 mos

      My second position within Altran was consultant. Altran is now the result of the merge of Altran CIS, De Valck & Altran Europe. I was first part of the Project Management Practice where I continued developping PMI skills by experience & trainings. I then entered the Telecom and Media division to approach more technical projects to enlarge my experience.

    • Project engineer
      Sep 2008 - Sep 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

      This was my first position within Altran, still called "Altran Europe". I was part of the Solution Center, where I was on project for the Project Management Practice. I was trained on the basics of the PMI methodology.

  • Test engineer at Mediafin
    Mar 2010 - May 2010 · 3 mos

    For the new frequency based paying website for the financial newspaper De Tijd & L'Echo.