Integration Verification Validation and - Sydney, Australia - Thales

Thales

Verified Company

Sydney, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

We're inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales.

We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create.

Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

A key opportunity has become available for an experienced Integration Verification Validation and Qualification (IVVQ) Head of Discipline to provide leadership across the IVVQ discipline throughout Thales Australia, to support quality and service to customers, mitigate technical/engineering risks and deliver on critical defence projects.

KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a IVVQ Head Of Discipline, you are accountable for:

Deploying adequate Practices and Tools tailored to reach the required maturity according to Project/Product delivery challenges
Working with the IVVQ discipline delivery team to make them efficient identify gaps and associated actions to support delivery continuous improvement
Encouraging adoption of the New and Emerging technologies
Capitalise on and share knowledge and assets
Allocate Operational Subject Matter Experts on coaching engineering people
Manage, develop people/skills & allocation to products/projects
Contribute on Bids/Products and Projects peer reviews to reduce technical/engineering risks and increase confidence to deliver

KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

You are able to empower and unite employees around clear objectives by acting as a coach and servant leader, which mobilises influencing and "team first" skills
You have a deep understanding of cost estimation and knowledge management
You have substantial knowledge of the IVVQ discipline
You are highly familiar with Test, Integration, Verification, Validation, Software and/or Hardware development, with a mastery of associated tools
You thrive on the continuous improvement of best practices
You are aware of the challenges related to IVVQ activities
You demonstrate a strong desire for continuous improvement and a capacity to develop a strategic vision, and able to integrate and even anticipate various elements of your environment in order to guide the team through the challenges prompted by competitiveness
Bachelor of Engineering Degree or equivalent.
15+ years experience within major Defence Engineering projects
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working.