Systems Engineer - IVVQ Engineer

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar. 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.

Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level with a world-renowned organisation that impacts global safety and security through cutting-edge technology and services? Thales IAS UK offers exciting opportunities for talented engineers like you. We are passionate about providing our employees with the support they need to achieve their professional goals.

• State-of-the-Art Technology: Work with leading-edge innovations.
• Dynamic Team: Collaborate with highly skilled, forward-thinking professionals.
• Career Growth: We offer exceptional career development opportunities.

As our business grows, we have multiple opportunities for IVVQ Engineers. Each successful candidate will join our team at the Thales UK Belfast site and may spend periods at customer sites and integration facilities, depending on specific projects. You'll possess a mix of conceptual and detailed design experience, integration and delivery skills, and a proven track record of delivering system programmes.

As a People 1st Employer, Thales is committed to advancing your engineering career. We offer support for Chartership applications, funding membership of professional bodies, and access to diverse learning resources through our comprehensive e-learning platform. Our training programmes, like the Front-line Leaders Programme, and our established mentoring and coaching schemes, provide fantastic opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement. Ambitious individuals can progress towards roles such as Solutions Engineering Manager, Product Design Authority, Solution Architect, or a recognised Thales Specialist or Expert.

• Support technical leadership during bid and project Engineering Reviews.
• Identify and review technical risks, opportunities, and mitigation plans throughout bid and project phases.
• Assist in creating technical specifications with acceptance criteria for systems and subsystems.
• Define integration, verification, validation, qualification, certification, and acceptance methods.
• Ensure regulatory requirements and standards for product safety, security, and environmental compliance are met.
• Collaborate with Specialty Engineering experts and Safety/HSE stakeholders to ensure solutions meet contractual, regulatory, and certification standards.

• Support technical leadership for bid and project Engineering Reviews.
• Identify and review technical risks, opportunities and create mitigation plans.
• Assist in creating technical specifications with acceptance criteria for systems and subsystems.
• Define integration, verification, validation, qualification, certification, and acceptance methods.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, standards, and legislation, including product safety, security, and environmental/HSE requirements.

You will undertake both front-end lifecycle System Requirements tasks and back-end Integration, Verification, and Validation activities across multiple projects at various stages of the lifecycle.

Work closely with all members of the Bid/Product/Project team, including the Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM), PDA, Architect, and Systems Engineers, as well as potentially the customer and end-user communities.

• Capture and manage requirements: Identify customer and end-user needs and distil into functional and non-functional requirements.
• Manage derivation and flow-down of lower-level requirements.
• Develop integration strategy: Derive a risk-based integration strategy to address highest technical risks early.
• Conduct System and Subsystem verification activities.
• Write and review System and Subsystem verification reports.
• Write, review, and execute Integration test scripts.
• Support the establishment of automated testing on projects.

• Good working knowledge of DOORS for requirements management and data capture.
• Familiarity with Design tools (e.g., Rhapsody) and test tools (especially automated test tools).
• Competency in Microsoft Office.

• A team player with a "can-do" attitude who performs effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment and promotes inclusiveness and diversity.
• Confident in solving complex problems, asking challenging questions, and suggesting new ideas to enhance our product offerings.
• A self-starter, capable of managing their workload and meeting objectives while contributing to wider operational goals.
• Enthusiastic about learning new skills and technology, taking self-development seriously.

• A Bachelor's Degree (BEng, BSc) in a Numerate, Scientific, or Engineering subject, or equivalent training and experience.
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present and explain technical and complex problems.
• Understanding of System Engineering and System Engineering Processes and Practices, including Systems Lifecycles.
• Ability to work with combinations of technologies, integrating and verifying them logically to satisfy customer requirements.
• PC literate: Windows, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.
• Experience with requirements capture and management (e.g., in DOORS), or system architectural modelling or simulation (e.g., in MatLab or Simulink) preferred but not essential.

Ability to travel in the UK and internationally if required.

• Customer trust
• One Team, One Thales
• Develop our People
• Accountable and committed to excellence
• Agile and Innovative

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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