IVVQ Engineer

Location: Dunfermline, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

IVVQ Engineering

PROFILE:

You have graduated with a Master of Engineering (Aeronautical/Space Engineering, Computer Science, …) and have a significant proven experience (3 to 5 years) among the following: Test, Integration, Verification, Validation
You are recognised as a team player and enjoy collaborative work
You are analytical, structured and synthetic
You are considered as a problem-solver
You sound convincing and persuasive
You enjoy dealing with diverse and complex projects

COMPETENCIES:

You have a deep understanding of the Engineering Project Management Principles
You have good knowledge of:
Component testing
Integration & Verification
Test automation
Test equipment
Test Management
Validation & Acceptance
You know how to deal with data, and you are familiar with programming languages
You have a proven capacity to ensure success by meeting deadlines and achieving a balanced budget
You demonstrate strong leadership and are willing to mentor and grow junior team members
You know how to use your creativity to give full customer satisfaction

LIFE AS A THALES IVVQ ENGINEERING ROLE

As an IVVQ Engineering Role within Thales, you will be ensuring the test preparation and execution according to the strategy given by the IVVQ Manager and:

Perform module, program or unit testing of individual software components
Define step by step the integration tree consistent with the system release plan
Develop/deploy/maintain software that performs or supports test activities such as test management, test design, test execution and results checking
Provide investigative support of a staging or SIL environment with the help of software or hardware tools
Identify test equipment; standard or specialised and any special calibration requirements required at each Test Activity
Plan, estimate, monitor and control IVVQ activities
Identify the means required (enabling System) to validate the Solution, and then to define the operational scenarii and the criteria of validation to objectively assess compliance of the Solution
Satisfy customer’s expectations
Prepare test campaigns, run the tests and analyse the results
Write and update the integration and verification test procedures documentation
Lead the demonstration to the end customer

YOUR CAREER AT THALES

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your Competencies in different areas:

Room and attention to personal development
Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or move to a more complex Solution
Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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