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The people we all rely on to make the world go round they rely on Thales. In a fast-changing and increasingly unpredictable world full of opportunities, people come to us with big ambitions to make your life better and more secure. Our employees, who are part of a unique and varied team with many different fields of expertise and a wide range of talents and cultures, develop and deliver outstanding high-tech solutions. Thales employs 80,000 highly talented people in 68 countries. Two thousand of these are based in the Netherlands. We are one of the largest high-tech employers in the field of security and protection.

We help our customers think smarter and act faster in the fields of transport, defence, aerospace, aviation technology and cyberspace, to manage and control their increasingly complex processes and make the best possible business decisions. This is why we play a leading role in digital transformation, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Data Analysis, Connectivity, Mobility, Internet of Things, Cyber Security.

In the Netherlands, we are located in four cities: Huizen, Delft, Eindhoven and Hengelo (head office). Together with an extensive ecosystem of knowledge partners, customers and suppliers, we work on radar systems for seagoing vessels, cyber security solutions, transport systems, communications equipment for land forces, cryogenic cooling solutions, R&D for radar technology (in collaboration with TU Delft), as well as R&D for serious gaming. (in collaboration with the University of Twente).

The Customer and Technical Support Team configures communication equipment in order to deliver customer specific solutions. These provide military vehicles with communication- and ICT solutions.

After testing in the lab the integration and test proceeds in customer labs or in vehicles. During these activities the engineers support the integration process.

The team also plays an important role in training, demonstrations and support of these systems.

As a IVVQ engineer you perform configuration- integration- and test activities required to verify and validate that the solutions and products satisfy the customer requirements and needs. You work within the Customer and Technical Support Team of the SOTAS Product line in close cooperation with the project teams as well as the software/hardware developers. The working method applied is based on agile engineering principles. The main engineering activities you will perform are:

Define test plans and procedures for system level testing

Build, Configure subsystems on the lab.

Define and perform risk based integration, verification and validation testing

Prepare, test and perform/support demos inhouse and at the customer site in country

Analyze issues found by our customers implying as well travelling to customers worldwide on a regular bases

Upgrade systems in country

Train local engineers

About you

We are in search for a colleague who:

• Has a bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering or similar;
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Dutch, Arabicis a pre
• Willing to travel
• Experience with training of people is a pre
• Knowledge of test and integration.
• Knowledge of Embedded systems. Networks and Computing