IVVQ Manager

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

Thales is seeking a skilled and experienced IVVQ Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will ensure the efficient preparation and execution of integration, verification, validation, and qualification (IVVQ) activities, playing a crucial role in the success of our projects. This position requires a professional who excels in collaborative environments, is analytical and structured, and can effectively solve complex problems.

Responsibilities:

• Define and ensure the overall IVVQ strategy
• Ensure test preparation and execution according to the strategy
• Define the integration tree step-by-step, consistent with the system release plan.
• Identify necessary test equipment, including standard or specialized tools and any specific calibration requirements for each test activity.
• Plan, estimate, monitor, and control IVVQ activities.
• Identify enabling systems required to validate solutions, define operational scenarios, and establish validation criteria to objectively assess solution compliance.
• Satisfy customer expectations through meticulous planning and execution of test campaigns.
• Prepare test campaigns, execute tests, and analyze results.
• Manage the Writing and updating of integration and verification test procedures
• Monitor Test Progress
• Ensure correct verification of requirements
• Lead demonstrations to end customers.
• Able to manage the overall picture – From the integration of the different systems till the FAT and the HAT of the Mission System
• Manage teams’ workload to ensure schedules are being adhered to; monitor the group performance KPIs and perform corrective actions when required
• Responsible for the baseline (budget, schedule, deliverables) definition and execution
• Coordinate IVVQ activities, establishing priorities and integration logical diagrams, conducting tests, analyzing results and transmitting them to development teams
• Tailor the IVVQ environment (process, practices and tools, HSE)
• Coordinate technical fault finding/errors (i.e. JIRA)

Qualifications:

• Master of Engineering degree in Aeronautical/Space Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in engineering (design, development, tests).

Competencies:

• You know how to lead and manage projects from start to end and you are able to:
  • Define test strategy with a scheduling approach and a clear view of the risks and opportunities
  • Manage planning and performance tracking
  • Be the quality assurance of your solutions
  • Your technical background makes you rigorous, pragmatic and a critical thinker
  • You know how to manage complexity and conflicts—resourceful and creative, you are capable of dealing with unplanned events with reactivity
  • You have an excellent verbal and written communication skills, good negotiation skills and a recognized capacity to convince all types of stakeholders
  • You know to manage different types of complexity either the solution and the technology but also the environment (multi-cultural, multiples locations, pressure, etc)
• Deep understanding of Engineering Project Management Principles.
• Good knowledge of:
  • Component testing
  • Integration & Verification
  • Test automation
  • Test equipment
  • Test Management
  • Validation & Acceptance
• Willingness to challenge
• Ability to leverage experience from different engineering phases to identify all needs necessary for IVVQ activities.
• Recognized as a team player with a strong collaborative spirit.
• Analytical, structured, and synthetic thinker.
• Proven problem-solver with a convincing and persuasive communication style.
• Experience dealing with diverse and complex projects.

Nice to have:

• German experience with sub-contractors or/and customers
• Experience in Naval domain
• Experience in system of systems or complex solutions