Sub Discipline Manager IVVQ

Location: Ottawa Canada

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Verification Validation and Qualification (IVVQ) Sub-Discipline Manager

Ottawa ON- Hybrid

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

Ability to acquire and maintain Canadian Secret Controlled Goods ITAR NATO Secret and COMSEC security clearances.

Position Summary

We have a current vacancy for an Integration Verification Validation and Qualification (IVVQ) Sub-Discipline Manager who provides IVVQ support throughout the project life cycle from requirements analysis through development integration test and acceptance to integrate verify and validate commercial and/or military systems and products. The IVVQ Sub-Discipline Manager supports the Manager/HOD of IVVQ both in terms of team management and discipline management. They act as the resource manager for a subset of the IVVQ discipline resources taking care to ensure that each resource under their mentorship is given the support they need to excel in their respective roles. They inspire and catalyse the improvement of best practices processes tools and governance within the IVVQ discipline ensuring that the discipline is mastered effectively. They act as a primary point of contact on complex subjects and take on an educational role so that their team members can reach discipline excellence and deliver competitive solutions within a multidisciplinary environment. They are a mentor and coach - serving the disciplines engineers and offering a diverse and inclusive environment. They are the guardians of an engineering discipline excellence in a learning environment which contribute to our highly competitive advantage.

The IVVQ Sub-Discipline Manager reports to the Manager/HOD of IVVQ.

Key Areas of Responsibility

As a Resource Manager

• Provides appropriate resources to deliver bids projects and products.

• Plans the teams workload over the short medium and long term.

• Develops team skills to support bids projects and products.

• Supports recruitment onboarding performance management career management and succession planning for the team.

• Coaches mentors and develops the team.

• Leads the team to meet company expectations for productivity chargeability quality continuous improvement and accomplishment of objectives.

• Ensures that company policies and procedures are followed including timesheets time off and travel.

• Be accountable to both the IVVQ Manager/HOD and the company for their team.

As an Engineering Manager supports the Manager/HOD of IVVQ

• In the establishment standardization and evolution of processes procedures and tooling for the discipline.

• In ensuring that the discipline processes procedures and tooling meet the current and future needs of the bids projects and products.

• In the development of lessons learned and the sharing of knowledge and experience across the discipline.

• Foster continuous improvement based on root cause analysis problem solving and new practice deployment.

• Support bid project and product estimates for the discipline and sub-disciplines.

As a member of the IVVQ Engineering team

• Responsible for performing IVVQ work on bids projects and products.

• Be able to adopt a holistic approach to analyse a system focusing on the way that a systems constituent parts interrelate and verity that the systems work over time and within the context of larger systems.

• Be able to understand the system capabilities through functional logical and value analytic testing.

• Understand the importance of requirements definition and tracking.

• Have notions of Systems Engineering Software Engineering R-A-M-T (Reliability/Maintainability/Availability/Testability) and associated norms and standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• An engineering degree 3-year technical program diploma in a technical field from a recognized university or college program or certified as a technologist by a recognized provincial state or federal (national) licensing body in a related field or equivalent work experience.

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in the last 10 years of IVVQ experience.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in the last 10 years managing an IVVQ team project or product.

• Expertise in at least one IVVQ tool.

• Expertise in at least one IVVQ standard.

• Expertise in Requirements Management or sell-off.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

• You are a team player have good interpersonal skills and foster collaborative work both within and outside your team.

• You have a strong understanding of IVVQ processes and how they interact with other engineering disciplines.

• You are willing to engage and develop your team.

• You are able to clearly determine and communicate status.

• You are able to prioritize the use of resources.

Preferred Qualifications

• A University degree in Engineering Science or a related field

• Management of budget worth at least 200k CAD

• Experience in the Defence industry

• Fluency in French

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Special Position Requirements

Travel: Occasional national and international travel. About 4 times per year.

The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target is between Total Target Cash (TTC) $120000 - $150000 CAD Annual.

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including but not limited to the employees career path history competencies skills and performance as well as the companys annual salary budget the customers program requirements and the companys internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation depending on circumstances not related to an applicants status protected by local state or federal law.

We use artificial intelligenceenabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery résumé matching and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions including candidate evaluation selection and disposition are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Company paid Extended Health Dental HSA Life AD&D Short-term Disability Cancer Care Program travel insurance Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP DCPP TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP with no vesting period.

Company paid holidays vacation days and paid sick leave.

Voluntary Life AD&D Critical Illness Long-Term Disability.

Employee Discounts on home auto and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List the Canadian Controlled Goods Program the Canadian Industrial Security Program the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.