IVVQ Manager - Mission Systems

Location: Crawley, 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.

Job Description

IVVQ Manager – Mission Systems. Crawley/Reading
Are you looking for your next challenge to join a growing and diverse team dedicated to developing our future maritime mission systems for customers worldwide? Are you looking for an opportunity to undertake a pivotal role towards future innovation and capability? This is the role for you!

The Role:
As an IVVQ Manager in Above Water Systems, you will have the opportunity to be part of a team focused on delivering Integrated Mission/Combat Systems to Navies worldwide. As Mission/Combat System Integrators, Thales are responsible for providing an integral part of the overall ship solution, working with multiple suppliers to design, develop and qualify the system. As the IVVQ manager, you will you will have the unique position of working with a combination of technologies to integrate and verify them in a logical and structured manner to fully satisfy the customers’ requirements.

CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US 

PROFILE: 

• You graduated with a Master of Engineering or Computer Science or in University, and you have significant experience in team and work package management 
• You want to oversee IVVQ activities and be plunged into a challenging environment 
• You are a leader willing to engage and develop your team through the use of collaborative work and challenging approaches 
• You love to share knowledge and help people develop themselves, which enables you to be recognised as a great mentor and team-player 
• You are responsible and show a great sense of initiative 

COMPETENCIES: 

• You have substantial knowledge of the IVVQ discipline: 
• You are highly familiar with Test, Integration, Verification, Validation, Software and/or Hardware development, with a mastery of associated tools 
• You thrive on the capitalisation and continuous improvement of best practices 
• You are aware of the challenges related to IVVQ activities 
• You have good knowledge of subcontract and work package management
• You have proven experience in coordination of various technical activities
• You can demonstrate knowledge in financial, workload plan and risks management
• You know how to use your skills to plan, organise teams, and guarantee the follow-up of engineering projects by respecting deadlines, costs and quality with a clear vision of risks and opportunities
   

NICE TO HAVE: 

• Experience of the Naval Domain
• Experience of Combat System/ Mission System Integration 
• Line Management/Functional Management experience

LIFE AS A THALES IVVQ - DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT ROLE 

As an IVVQ Manager in Above Water Systems you will be responsible to the Head of Systems Engineering and the EDM (Engineering Delivery Manager) of the delivery programme. You will have a wide range of responsibilities, typically including but not limited to:

• Lead the IVVQ activities, working closely with the customer to get acceptance
• Prepare the IVVQA plan, work and System IVV organisational breakdown structure and schedule, for the IVVQA activities
• Specify and manage the acquisition of all test equipment, including any special to type test equipment
• Specify, choose and deploy (in-line with recommendations by the Head of IVVQ Discipline & Capability) the methodologies tools/platforms necessary to conduct IVVQ and acceptance activities.
• Propose IVVQ scenarios - and manage their implementation, as necessary
• Plan, coordinate and manage all System IVVQ activities for the assigned programme (to include, but not necessarily limited to): Production of System-Rigs/Test-Benches; System Integration Checks; System Verification Tests and their (prioritised) Execution and result recording.
• Establish priorities and identify (and report) on associated risks
• Perform or organize the reviewing of suppliers test plans and the testing on the manufacturer’s site, or at the customer’s premises or, at an appropriate Environmental Test Facility.
• Support and potentially manage trials team
• Analyse results and produce technical reports
• Work package organisation and planning
• Work package monitoring and control
• Work package execution
• Work in multi-discipline, multi-national team
• Lead and produce/or oversee the creation, maintenance and execution of product IVVQ plans
• Review of internally and externally generated Technical Artefacts (Requirements Specifications, ICDs, Design Documentation and Architecture Documents), from an IVVQ perspective
• Establish and maintain appropriate IVVQ metrics to support progress reporting and decision making.
• Organise and Lead Defect Sentencing ensuring correct Severity and Priority of issues.
• To lead and coordinate all governance reviews associated with the IVVQ phase of the system development lifecycle
• To support customer meetings, and lead on system demonstrations with key stakeholders and customers
• To lead the collation of evidence to support population of the system VCRM, in support of system Validation, Acceptance and Certification
• Be self-motivated and capable of working alone and within teams
• Have good written and oral communication skills to allow effective communication with peers, and both technical and non-technical customers
• Methodical and organized approach
• Sharp intellect with a challenging approach and a “can do attitude”.
• Good understanding of engineering process and measures
• Able to influence a wide range of people to get the work done – needs to be highly effective in a matrix based organisation – a good team player

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 go 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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