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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Head of Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLimours, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A BAC+5 qualification from an engineering school or equivalent university qualification.
  • At least 10 years of systems engineering experience designing and developing embedded equipment and/or complex systems, including mechanical, electronic, software, and demanding-environment aspects, particularly in Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification (IVVQ).
  • Recognized experience managing technical teams hierarchically and functionally.
  • Knowledge of complex embedded hardware, software, and cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

  • Directly and indirectly manage a team of approximately 70 IVVQ and IVVQM employees, supported by local team leads.
  • Coach and advise team members on a day-to-day basis.
  • Manage skills and resources, ensure capacity meets project workload, develop employee skills, and anticipate recruitment needs with Human Resources, project teams, EDM, and IVVQM.
  • Ensure team safety during IVVQ operations in collaboration with the department’s dedicated services.
  • Provide visibility across services, anticipate product and project development needs, and establish reporting and visual management.
  • Drive cross-functional improvements to IVVQ practices and assess initiatives for relevance.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to deploy changes to tools, methods, and test resources.
  • Support teams in applying practices related to approvals, maintaining operational condition, and system security.
  • Organize knowledge sharing and active co-engineering among DRA services and with other technical entities in the SRA Business Line, including the Processing Competence Center.
  • As Discipline Leader, coordinate with the SRA Business Line IVVQ Head of Department to develop the service’s technical and methodological skills.
  • Prepare and validate estimates and offers for the GMR sector within the role’s scope, coordinating with other department disciplines.
  • Define and validate integration, verification, and validation plans for radar solutions deployed in the field.
  • Perform system integration in factories and on site using internally developed, subcontracted, or purchased hardware and software subsystems.
  • Prepare and conduct verification, validation, qualification, and acceptance tests for complete solutions, including organizing test resources and required flights.
  • Conduct customer acceptance in factories and on site, and provide support during initial operation of delivered systems.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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