Job Description
Verification and Validation Engineer (Team Leader)
Description:
Thales has been involved in Danish projects since 1991 and has a formal country office in Denmark since January 2015. Today, Thales in Denmark employs approx. 120 people and functions as a hub for eight countries in Northern Europe.
Locally, Thales provides innovative solutions and advanced technologies within Defence, Ground Transportations and Air Traffic Management.
In 2012, Banedanmark, the Danish rail infrastructure, awarded a consortium composed of Thales and Strukton Rail with a contract to upgrade the signalling system in Jutland, the Western part of Denmark. This latter consists of approx. 1.200 km of the Danish railway network (60") to the new European ETCS level 2 system. Since then, Thales in Denmark has been working on the design and building of the system in close cooperation with Strukton Rail and Thales peers in Germany. Internally, the project is called the ‘F-Bane project’ and is currently in the deployment phase where the first line is installed and under test, scheduled to be in operation within 2018.
Our common goal across Thales is to be acclaimed by our customers as the market leader for delivering safe and sustainable transportation solutions; yet significant challenges stand in the way. To support our achievement of this goal and differentiate Thales from its competitors, we are committed to quality at every level across the organisation. We deliver this commitment by focusing on the quality of what we deliver to the customer, being proactive and looking at continually improving the way we work
We are currently looking for a Verification and Validation Team Leader to join our Verification and Validation team in Thales Denmark A/S.
Our Verification and Validation team is a small and dynamic one. We are then looking for an experienced Verification and Validation engineer to lead and develop the team to be high performers and deliver the expected Verification and Validation activities.
The Verification and Validation team will be in charge of the preparation, the execution and the reporting of the Verification and Validation activities on the F-bane signalling project.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
Responsibility:
Verify and validate that the F-bane project is fulfilling the contractual and Thales internal requirements during the development, design and implementation of Thales – Strukton delivery to Banedanmark
Lead and develop the team members in both technical aspects and career orientations
Tasks:
Improve and develop the Thales Denmark verification and validation processes by creating supporting documentation (Templates, Set of instructions, Checklists)
Lead the preparation for the verification and validation activities, keeping the different verification and validation plans up to date
Participate to the redaction of verification and validation reports
Participate in performing verification and validation activities according to given instructions and checklist (Validation of signalling layouts, hardware configuration, drawings, etc)
Analyse previous phases verification and validation plans and reports
Participate to verification and validation inspections in different project phases to ensure reliability in the verification activities performed, with main focus on test activities performed in Denmark
Report and evaluate any non-compliance defects detected during the verification and validation activities
Liaise with the other disciplines, internally and towards customer, partners and suppliers (Engineering, Development, Test and Commissioning, Safety, etc.) to ensure consistency of deliverables
Perform development actions with the team members to increase their technical knowledge as well as their professional development
Skills and Experience:
Behaviours:
Professional, consequent and responsible working attitude
Organised, accurate and a time keeper (reaches deadlines, attend meetings and appointments)
Team player as it is important to reach a common understanding of tasks and everybody’s contribution
Pro-activity and information sharing to support common goal and helps others to align their work
Ability to work in a complex project with numerous internal and customer interfaces
Technical:
Experience with Verification and Validation work preferably from the railway industry
IT knowledge (MS Office)
Knowledge of Requirement Management, Configuration Management and Defect Management
Knowledge of System Engineering principles
Knowledge of CENELEC standard 50126, 50128 (2011), 50129 will be an advantage
Languages:
English fluency
Danish is optional
German is optional
We offer:
A possibility to be part of one of the largest IT projects in Denmark - a project with a highly complex infrastructure with many different environments. Our employees are our most important asset and we provide an environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. Your manager will interact with you on a regular basis, ensuring you a career path that suits your needs and ambitions. Beside the traditional benefits like pension, 6 weeks of holidays, canteen etc. We also are proud of offering some good and very professional skilled colleagues. The office is located in Søborg.
Application:
If you are interested in the position, please apply here.
Thales is part of a large French multinational company with operations in 50 countries and 68,000 employees. Thales is a world leader in mission-critical information systems for defence and security, aerospace and transportation. Thales has earned particular recognition for its ability to develop and deploy dual civil and military technologies. Leveraging its international operations and spanning the entire value chain from equipment to systems and services. Read more about the company at www.thalesgroup.com.