System Integration and Test Engineer

Thales; Stockport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Buying or selling annual leave

Cycle to work schemes

Employee discounts

Paid volunteering day

Stocks and shares

Annual bonus

Much more depending on the role

Job summary

Thales UK in Cheadle is seeking a System Integration & Test Engineer to deliver high-quality hardware and software solutions for submarine and maritime platforms.

You will develop test strategies, manage IVVQ activities, and work across design, integration, and acceptance with international teams; UK security clearance is required.

The role involves installation, testing on land and at sea, and close collaboration with support functions to ensure system readiness.

Qualifications

• Technical degree in Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineering.
• 3+ years in system/hardware/firmware/software engineering.
• Full UK Driving License.
• UK national and security clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality hardware and software solutions on time and within budget.
• Develop test and trials strategies and document results.
• Support integration between Inboard and Outboard equipment and between Thales and third party equipment.
• Support IVVQ activities to introduce MMS system solutions into service.
• Support Customer Acceptance activities prior to offsite delivery.
• Maintain deployed hardware and software on land and at sea; train suppliers as needed.
• Execute development and integration trials de-risking activities.
• Support platform activities including STW, NWHT and SAT, defect rectification and maintenance on board platforms.

Skills

Systems Engineering

IVVQ

Requirements management

Test planning

Test procedures

Hardware integration

COTS integration

FPGA firmware integration

Software integration

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Documentation

JIRA

DOORS

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

Technical Degree/HND/HNC in Electrical & Electronic or Mechanical Engineering

3+ years in an equivalent role

Full UK Driving License

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Under Water Systems (UWS)

Our purpose is to be the leading provider of underwater sensors and decision superiority, helping navies across the world keep our friends, families and all of us safe. We cover four sectors: Mine Counter Measures, Anti-Submarine warfare, Services and Future Capabilities.

System Integration & Test Engineer (Cheadle)

Within the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) domain at Thales UK the Systems Integration and Test (SI&T) organisation play a key role in supporting the development, integration, design proving, installation and acceptance activities associated with maritime sensor technologies and combat system integration on Royal Naval ships, submarines and aircraft. Building on 50 years of experience in undersea warfare, Thales is now a global leader in underwater systems and the world’s top exporter of sonars and related systems for naval forces.

As part of this role you will join the SI&T team working across a number of high profile Submarine projects where you will you to undertake the following key responsibilities conducted across all phases of the project lifecycle (from design to delivery).

Key responsibilities

• Work as a member of a system integration and test team to deliver high quality, robust hardware and software solutions that meets customer requirements, on time and within budget.
• Develop test and trials strategies, write and conduct associated test procedures and document test results.
• Support the integration between Inboard and Outboard equipment and between Thales and third party equipment
• Support the wider Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification activities required to introduce MMS system solutions into service.
• Support Customer Acceptance activities prior to offsite delivery
• Support our systems by working with customer support functions to ensure that currently deployed hardware and software products are maintained on both land and at sea and suppliers have been adequately trained.
• Support the execution of development and integration trials de-risking activities in support of MMS programs and the introduction of new technologies.
• Support Platform activities, as required, including Installation, Setting to Work (STW), Naval Weapon Harbour Trials (NWHT) and Sea Acceptance Trials (SAT), Defect Rectification and Maintenance activities on board platforms.

Skills and experience

System Engineering

• An understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle
• An understanding of Integration, Verification, Validation & Qualification (IVVQ)
• An awareness of the requirements management and its application to IVVQ.
• Experience in mapping requirements to test activities
• Experience in generating test plans and associated test procedures
• Experience in the conduct, reporting and the collation of ‘sell off’ evidence during test campaigns

Hardware Engineering

• Experience working with analogue and digital electronics, both at high and low voltage
• Experience in the integration of COTS and bespoke equipment utilising differing interface types (Serial, optical, electrical)
• An understanding of how Hardware, Firmware (FPGA) and Software are integrated and the use of state machine analysis
• Experience in the use of a wide range of Test equipment (Fluke, Optical Power meter, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analysers)

Platform Experience

• Experience of working in Naval Dockyards
• Knowledge of common acoustic surface ship or submarine sensors (Sonar, Echo Sounder, Side Scanner, Conductively Temperature Depth (CTD), Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), Command System).
• Experience of Installation, Setting to Work (STW) and Acceptance process on-board Maritime Platforms.
• Experience in the conduct of platform trials and the required processes to ensure they are conducted safely and the required data is captured

Tools

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products to generate and update technical documentation
• Experience of fault reporting tools such as JIRA
• Experience of requirement capture tools such as DOORS

Soft Skills And Tools

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to work as a key member of the team
• A methodical and structured approach to problem investigation

Qualifications and Certification

• Technical Degree/HND/HNC or equivalent in Electrical & Electronic or Mechanical Engineering.
• Three years or greater experience in an equivalent role or transferable knowledge and experience from relevant underpinning roles e.g. Systems/Hardware/Firmware/Software engineering.
• Full UK Driving License.

UK Eyes Only

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels.

At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all.

Benefits

• private medical insurance
• buying or selling annual leave
• cycle to work schemes
• employee discounts
• paid volunteering day
• stocks and shares
• annual bonus
• much more depending on the role

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