Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials Engineer

Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials Engineer (IVVQ)

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.

With growing numbers of mines in the world's oceans, UK and France set themselves a clear mine countermeasures (MCM) challenge: to drive a step change in their navies' mine warfare performance and significantly improve the safety of personnel. The ambition was immense: the development of an integrated, high-tech, 'system of systems' that could be deployed quickly across the world; to make rapid programme progress, in an area with no established doctrine; and to have cast-iron certainty on reliability, autonomy, and cybersecurity.

Thales are now looking to hire a Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials Engineer (IVVQ) on a major project working within the Maritime Autonomous & Remote Systems Team (MMCM) we require a keen and motivated Engineer skilled in Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification (IVVQ).

The MMCM Project is a complex system-of-systems incorporating Platform, Sensors, Command and Control, payload deployment, autonomy and communications.

An IVVQ engineer is needed to deliver the subsystem IVVQ strategies and associated acceptance & tests to ensure successful delivery to client.

What can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes:

• Performance Related Bonus
• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
• Hybrid Working
• Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Life Cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts

What will you deliver?

• You will be a member of a team responsible to the USV IVVQ Lead for delivering the subsystem's IVVQ strategy, involving the performing of tests, fault diagnosis and operating the systems through close-working with the Systems, Software and Hardware and operations engineering teams.
• You will be responsible for the collation and presentation of test Verification and Validation evidence, captured during test activities, to enable design sell off and/or Customer Acceptance of the entities to be delivered.
• You will be expected to liaise and support the Systems, Software and Hardware teams in the conduct and resolution of investigations into outstanding issues prior to delivery.
• You will be able to Integrate and test all hardware and software Sub-Systems as fitted to the Unmanned Surface Vessel.
• To achieve this you will be proficient in fault diagnosing and rectification as required, as well as recording Defects for further action within the companies Fault Recording and Analysis tools.
• You will be expected to liaise with the USV Systems Engineering Manager and the IVVQ Manager for the overarching system.

Who are we looking for?

Essential

• A logical, methodical and thorough manner, having an eye for detail and a wiliness to investigate and document findings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate technical issues to team members, Design Authorities and varying levels of senior management.
• Ability to work under pressure, either independently (where appropriate) or under supervision of the designated lead engineer.
• Have a broad understanding and creative use of computer systems
• Knowledge of electrical / electronic engineering.
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite for producing, modifying or reviewing technical documents, reports, plans and spread sheets.
• Basic planning

Desirable

• Knowledge of Autonomous and/or remotely operated platforms/systems
• Can navigate and configure Linux systems
• Knowledge of Command Control, Communications and Computer Information systems.
• Knowledge of Installation, Testing and Commissioning
• Experience of working to (or writing) technical requirements
• Knowledge of Software engineering
• Knowledge of IT networking
• Knowledge of marine platforms (electro-mechanical)
• A working knowledge of the DOORS requirements management tool and its application to IVVQ

The successful candidate will need full Security Clearance (SC) - For more information and guidance please visit the UKSV website.

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.

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