Senior Systems IVVQ Engineer

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Senior Systems IVVQ Engineer

Glasgow - Hybrid working module

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

The role of the Systems IVVQ Engineer is to perform Systems IVVQ activities under the guidance and instruction of the project IVVQ Manager or Engineering Delivery Manager to collect formal verification evidence to enable the delivery of a compliant and safe product.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

The Systems IVVQ Engineer is responsible for the definition, execution and reporting of integration, verification and validation activities to support final sell-off of requirements to the customer. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in integrating and qualifying complex solutions.

A Systems Engineering background is required to understand and manage the complexities of the system solution as you will use systems thinking to derive testing regimes that provide full coverage of the behavioural requirements of the system.

Key responsibilities:

· Performing the Integration, Verification & Validation for Optronic equipment for Land and Sea

· Provision of Systems Engineering support to Hardware & Software teams during subsystem integration activities

· Liaising with the Test Engineering team to ensure test equipment requirements are captured and satisfied

· Generation of System Test Plans, Procedures & Reports

· Generation of Environmental and EMC test plans, Procedures & Reports

· Provision of input to the project IVVQ strategy and plan

· Provision of IVVQ input to Specifications for subcontracted items

· Definition of Test Equipment Requirements

· Maintaining availability of the equipment for all planned IVVQ activities as well as for planned & ad hoc demonstrations

· Attendance and conduct of off-site trials at a variety of locations including test houses and customer sites.

· Fault diagnosis / root cause investigations.

· Maintaining a configuration build status of the equipment under test

· Perform HSE and other duties as required by local working procedures

· Providing support and coaching to IVVQ Engineers in their project team and within the wider IVVQ Discipline.

Skills:

• Experience with Systems Engineering methods for Design, Verification, Validation, Qualification, and Acceptance.
• Skilled in defining and performing Integration and Verification tests for complex systems.
• Familiar with Siemens Polarion or equivalent tools for managing requirements traceability.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and within teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Methodical, organized, open to challenge and constructive feedback.

Optronics & Missile Electronics (OME)

We enable forces to gather timely, meaningful information so they can make thoughtful, decisive choices that safeguard communities. For more than 130 years, we’ve championed the development of Optronics for military, scientific and commercial applications. Our expertise covers three sectors: Air, Land and Sea.

Security Clearance Requirement:

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions.  This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. 

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.

Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels.

Connect with Fiona Tal, Talent Acquisition Partner #LI-FT1 who is eager to explore together with you this exciting opportunity.

At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities.

Join the Talent Community here.

Join Thales in the UK – Innovate with us and shape the future!

At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.

Join Thales in the UK – Innovate with us and shape the future!