Software Engineer (Quality Assurance)

Job description

Location: Reading, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

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.

Overview of the role

Thales Optronics have an exciting opportunity and are looking to recruit a Software Quality Engineer to join our growing software community in Glasgow. Working as part of a growing and diverse team, you will work across a diverse product portfolio that encompasses innovative land, sea and air products and fulfil a quality assurance engineering role, involved in assuring our software is developed in accordance with the agreed process and standards.

You will be in a hands-on software quality assurance role as well as collaborating with and influencing the quality department and the software leadership team, reviewing and improving the software development process throughout the software function. Thales operates a hybrid working model where it is possible to blend working from home and on site. Some travel between company UK sites may be required from time-to-time.

Responsibilities:

Performing all aspects of Software Quality Assurance on our development projects, you will be involved in:

• Planning and performing project audits and surveillance activities in accordance with the Project Quality Plans and audit strategy. This will likely include assessment of software projects against IEC61508.
• Support the Thales DDQS (Design, Develop, Qualify the Solution) Process, acting as the Quality representative for Software Reviews.
• Managing and analysing reports to continually improve software quality within the software projects, and ensure the quality performance is managed and reported to meet project time-scales
• Encouraging and developing best practice, promoting a quality culture and environment of continuous improvement

Requirements

Ideally, you will:

• Be a self-motivated software professional with experience in developing with C++ and C, and it is desirable if you have experience working with RTOS/OS.
• Have a detailed knowledge of current quality and related working practices and standards preferably AS9100 and IEC61508
• Be able to lead lessons learnt and process improvement workshops across the software lifecycle (development and test), identifying areas for improvement and managing the implementation of changes to the process
• Be a qualified auditor or have similar experience
• Possess excellent communication and influencing skills to promote quality within the wider operations team

It is desirable (but not essential) that you will:

• Have worked as a Quality Engineer OR Quality Assurance Lead in a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Be a member of, or working towards membership of the Chartered Quality Institute

This would be an excellent opportunity for an individual with aspirations to develop technically with routes to specialist and expert.

Due to the nature of the work, the candidate should hold or be able to hold UK Secret clearance.

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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