IVVQ Test Engineer for Electronics Units will:
Validation strategy definition and follow-up for Electronics Units for space applications. The activity is involved in a multidisciplinary team, with opportunity to participate in international engineering teams.
The candidate will lead the Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification (IVVQ) activities of the Units and its lower lever boards in accordance with the Solution Architect and the development team,
Training and Education:
Engineering Master in Telecommunication Systems or Electronics.
Skills:
- Proven experience in test engineering, ideally in the space industry.
- Experience/Knowledge in IVVQ strategy for electronic digital systems
- Experience/Knowledge in IVVQ activity including HW, FW and Test SW integration and validation.
- Experience (minimum 5 years) in IVVQ test
- Experience validating firmware (FW) and data processing units.
- Good skills for working in multidisciplinary engineering teams, with ability to work independently and in a team environment as needed.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Proactivity and commitment towards the assigned tasks to ensure completion in time, cost and performance.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to anticipate and manage risks and opportunities associated to IVVQ activity.
Other Valued skills:
- Knowledge of space programs rules and standards (i.e. ECSS).
- Use of laboratory tools & instruments like Multimeters, Generators, Power Supplies, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Power Meters, Counters, etc.
- Knowledge of Programming language as Python
- Experience with any of these interfaces: UART, SPI, MIL-STD-1553, Wizard Link, HSSL High Speed Serial Links.
- Office suite
Languages:
- English essential
What do we offer?
- Smart Working (flexible working time, equipment & tools endowment, etc.).
- Free meals at the office.
- 28 business days of vacation.
- Pension plan.
- Individual training programs.
- Good working environment.
If you like teamwork, are looking for a new opportunity where you can learn new technologies, and space-business processes and tools and dynamic and results oriented, we're looking for you!.
We will consider being in possession of a certificate of disability.
Thales is a company committed to equal opportunities between women and men, and for this reason, we work to raise awareness and disseminate information on the subject both internally and externally.
At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!Skills Required
- Master’s degree in Telecommunication Systems Engineering or Electronics Engineering
- At least 5 years of experience in IVVQ testing
- Proven experience in test engineering
- Knowledge or experience developing IVVQ strategies for electronic digital systems
- Experience integrating and validating hardware, firmware, and test software
- Experience validating firmware and data processing units
- Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Good communication skills
- English language proficiency
- Space industry test engineering experience
- Knowledge of space-program rules and ECSS standards
- Experience using laboratory test instruments
- Knowledge of Python
- Experience with UART, SPI, MIL-STD-1553, Wizard Link, or HSSL interfaces
- Knowledge of office productivity software
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
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