IVVQ Engineer - Systems Integration & Verification

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

In Zurich, you will support our customers in their mission to ensure the digital and physical security of Switzerland. Secure broadband communication and efficient energy management are examples of innovative solutions that we develop locally for the Swiss Armed Forces and security organizations, and also export internationally. This is the right place for you if you are interested in cybersecurity solutions and want to drive digitalization in defense and security. Become part of the Thales expert team at one of the leading providers of Defence & Homeland Security in Switzerland – and worldwide. We look forward to meeting you!

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IVVQ Engineer (m/f/d) – Systems Integration & Verification

Location: Zurich #LI-HYBRID

Your Mission

Do you want not only to understand complex systems, but also to actively shape their quality? Then this is the right opportunity for you. In this role, you will support demanding development projects from integration through to final verification, ensuring that the highest technical standards are met.

Your Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Test Design

• Define and optimize appropriate test scopes for different release cycles

• Plan, maintain, and continuously improve comprehensive test suites aligned with project goals

System Integration & Verification

• Develop integration trees and detailed integration concepts for complex system landscapes

• Mature individual software components through unit, module, and program testing

• Ensure that technical requirements and customer expectations are fully met

Automation & Tooling

• Develop and operate tools for automated testing and result analysis to support efficient test processes

• Actively drive the continuous improvement of test automation and toolchains

Platforms & Test Environments

• Independently set up and operate test environments, including network and server infrastructures

• Ensure stable automated platforms and perform sanity checks as part of daily operations

Analysis & Documentation

• Analyze test results in detail and derive well-founded defect analyses

• Manage and oversee the entire defect lifecycle

• Create and maintain technical documentation such as Test Management Plans, Software Test Descriptions, and Requirement Verification Matrices

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as a technical interface between internal stakeholders and external partners

• Confidently present system demonstrations and test results to customers and project stakeholders

• Support junior colleagues professionally and share your knowledge effectively

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering, or a comparable field

• 3–5 years of professional experience in Integration, Verification, Validation & Qualification (IVVQ)

• Strong practical experience in:

  • Component testing

  • Test automation

  • Validation processes

• Confident programming skills as well as experience in data analysis and processing

• Experience configuring test equipment and server-side infrastructures

• A structured, analytical, and solution-oriented working style

• Strong communication skills and enjoyment of teamwork

• The ability to mentor and support the professional development of others

• Fluent in English, and either German or French

What You Can Expect

• Collective labor agreement under the Swissmem MEM industry framework

• Flexible and mobile working without fixed core hours

• “Sharing Thales” employee share participation program

• Benefits for special occasions

• International development opportunities within the Thales Group

• Extensive training opportunities through the Thales Learning Hub

• Employee discount platform

• Paid premiums for accident and daily sickness insurance

• Monthly meal allowance of CHF 180

• Avadis wealth creation foundation

Say HI* – Your Way to Us

For our 83,000 employees in 68 countries, we open up forward-looking perspectives, enable individual career paths, and provide creative freedom. We achieve this through courage, diversity, and a strong commitment to making the challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable and values-driven leadership culture, we actively promote diversity.

When the signs point to change, our international teams are ready to meet today’s complexity with tomorrow’s industry.

Camilla Christovam
Talent Acquisition Partner #LI-CC1

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. Great journeys start here, apply now!