Senior Integration and Test Engineer - Flight Avionics

at  Thales

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.
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 five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, 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.
Senior Integration and Test Engineer - Flight Avionics (FLX)

ABOUT THIS ROLE…

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work within a highly collaborative and multi-disciplinary engineering environment, focusing on the development and delivery of products and programmes to a variety of customers within the Aerospace sector, covering both civilian and military domains, including:

• The development of our next generation SATCOM terminal for the civil airline market,
• Supporting the delivery of our innovative Air-to-Ground connectivity solution, providing superior internet access for airline passengers,
• The development of our next generation Tactical Mission Management System (TMMS) or Secure Information System for military helicopter platforms,

You will join our Flight Avionics (FLX) Connectivity Competency Centre (CCC), working within the Systems IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification) discipline, accountable for the delivery of IVVQ capability and expertise across the FLX business in the UK.
Initially you will likely be supporting integration and test activities across the next phase of our innovative Air-to-Ground connectivity solution, providing superior internet access for airline passengers and aircraft operations utilising a high-speed 4G/LTE network for reliable and cost-effective communications between the aircraft and the ground.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsibility for the daily upkeep of our lab-based integration and test environment, working in collaboration with the lab manager and other members of the test engineering team. This will include preparing and capturing the configuration of test benches, making modifications to the test environment as necessary, ensuring all applicable Health & Safety aspects are observed and managed, and facilitating aspects such as test equipment hire and calibration.
• Supporting the IVVQ Manager, and as their delegate where required, in defining the scope of work, providing detailed estimates and preparing operational plans to deliver against this scope.
• Definition and execution of integration procedures and other related documentation.
• Definition of test objectives and procedures, traceable through the requirements data model and ensuring sufficient coverage against design requirements.
• Execution of test procedures in accordance with the approved test plan and schedule, including the subsequent analysis of results and management of defects through to resolution.
• Generation of system test reports including the formal recording of any applicable deviations.
• Consolidation of verification evidence and the generation of Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRMs) to underwrite system conformance, certification and customer acceptance.
• Supporting, and leading where required, engineering governance reviews associated with the IVVQ phase of the System Development Lifecycle (SDL).
• Preparation and regular maintaining of metrics to ensure strong KPI reporting to internal and external stakeholders, and to aid in decision making.
• Supporting customer visits and meetings, including the delivery of any product demonstrations.