Technical Lead - IVV Engineer

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Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India's growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Technical Lead - IVV Engineer

Summary:

The IVVQ Engineer is responsible for planning, participating and supervising the efficient integration, verification and validation (IVV) execution for In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems, aircraft communication systems and supporting systems. He/she assures that the appropriate means and practices are applied to guarantee the adherence to defined requirements and quality standards with minimal wasted effort or inefficiencies. The IVVQ Engineer is responsible for the Test plan and reports, assuring that the scope of the IVV activities fully covers all aspects of the system under test, while taking all previous verification activities on comparable systems into account to optimize the test effort. The IVVQ Engineer is responsible for planning, participating and supervising the efficient integration, verification and validation (IVV) execution for In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems, aircraft communication systems and supporting systems. He/she assures that the appropriate means and practices are applied to guarantee the adherence to defined requirements and quality standards with minimal wasted effort or inefficiencies. The IVVQ Engineer is responsible for the Test plan and reports, assuring that the scope of the IVV activities fully covers all aspects of the system under test, while taking all previous verification activities on comparable systems into account to optimize the test effort.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Includes the following, other duties may be assigned

• Failure analysis and debugging skills with JAVA/C++ with Linux Environment

• Software integration / Content loading

• Decides on the appropriate test strategy, modules and practices

• Finds synergies between test activities for multiple programs

• Creates the Test plan and reports

• Works closely with project team to agree on testing durations and project risks

• Efficiently manages test resources (staff, software & hardware)

• Manages Defects for the assigned programs

• May represents IVV in Final System Acceptance Tests (FSATs)

• Can act as Scrum Master, upholds Agile values and principles. Organizes and facilitates the reviews planned in Scrum.

• Can act as a Work package Manager, being responsible for scope, budget and schedule of the assigned

• Work Other duties as assigned by the employee's manager

Customer Complexities:

• Manages the IVV engineering activities of small to medium projects. Including Customer FSAT (Final Systems Acceptance Test) coordination with program teams in IFE as well as external Customers, suppliers and subcontractors.

Required Education, Competencies and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field with 8 to 12 years experience.

• Test Management & Test Methodologies (Integration, Verification & Validation)

• Expertise in common test practices (Automation, Functional & Non-Function tests, use cases)

• Ability to read and interpret requirement documentation

• Deep knowledge of Unix /Linux/ Android systems

• Deep knowledge of Ethernet networks

• Deep knowledge of common defect management and tools (ClearQuest, JIRA)

• Knowledge of Agile and common tools (JIRA, VersionOne)

• Good motivator / Team leader

• Strong analytical abilities

• Familiarity with common system weaknesses (race conditions, synchronization problems, border values, intermittent problems in SW & HW)

• Ability to understand and create test cases

• Comfortable with handling and performing troubleshooting on software & hardware

• Attention to detail

• High level of proficiency in MS products such as Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in the aerospace industry inflight / infotainment experience preferred

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Debugging software and hardware issues, engineering integration, verification or validation team

• Understanding of software development methods and electrical/mechanical design

• User Interfaces, Networking, SATCOM, and/or communication systems test experience

• Software and/or Hardware development design experience

• Experience in Test Automation

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