Sw Radar Core Processing Quality Assurance Manager

Vacancy: Quality Assurance Manager (QAM)

Starting date: Q2 25

About us

Thales Nederland is active in the defence and security sectors and is, with more than 2000 employees, a top provider of high-tech jobs. Product innovation and swift anticipation of the newest technological possibilities are the mainsprings of our business. Thales Nederland is a world leader in the naval radar and combat management system market, producing high-tech systems that continuously push technology boundaries. Thales Nederland is also active in cyber security, public transport and communications. Thales Nederland is part of the Thales Group, which has a workforce of 70,000 in more than 50 countries, making it one of Europe’s largest electronics companies.

Quality Team

The Quality team is responsible for assuring the quality of operational activities (bids, projects and products) and supporting the maturity growth and performance improvement of the organization with the aim of improving customer satisfaction and driving competitiveness. The department enhances the accountability of operational teams for the quality of their output, strengthens the learning, improvement and problem solving capabilities and develops the maturity of the organization by leveraging operational best practices. Quality has the responsibility to increase transparency when it comes to operational performance and reports independently to senior management.

For the Quality team of the Naval-NL business unit, we are looking for a senior

Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) (fulltime) for software development in Radar Core Processing (RCP)

About the job

As a member of the Quality team, you contribute to the maturity of the (software) development processes and the knowledge of the engineers about these processes. The software development process is based on scaled agile framework (SAFe). Your focus will be on definition of ready, definition of done and added value measurements. Our aim is to have you on board in our journey toward an integrated multi-national agile development environment together with our colleagues in Romania. In doing so, you always keep in mind the perspective of the customer and ensure that the solution meets technical and non-technical requirements and expectations.

As QAM, you have an independent role and will report to the project and product QAMs and senior management on the operational performance of the teams you are involved in. As part of your QAM role, you are expected to coach and support software engineers in the execution of their software development milestones.

In addition to the above, you may be involved in (transverse) problem solving and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), audits, assessments and other improvement initiatives. Training in Quality tools and practices will explicitly be part of your onboarding program and personal development.

About you

• A relevant (technical) degree, such as computer science, engineering, business management.
• Ample experience with Agile software development and Scaled Agile Framework working methods
• Profound interest and professional experience in high-tech systems, processes, quality, and the defense domain.
• An analytical thinker with an open and curious mind and excellent communication and writing skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic, complex and multi-national environment wherein you manage/influence various stakeholders, create (quality) awareness and challenge the status quo.

Thales offers

• Challenging and innovative projects and developments in a high tech market
• Room for initiative and ideas
• A pleasant working environment with our own Starbucks corner
• Opportunities for growth and (international) personal development
• Working in an international environment
• An open and flexible working atmosphere
• Working on both strategic level and detailed level
• A good benefits package, for example 40 vacation days per year
• A good work-life balance with the possibility to work from home

Interested?
More information about the job can be requested from and applications can be directly send to Vangelis Bailakis, Domain Quality Manager, Thales Nederland B.V.

“Bij Thales krijg ik alle kansen en de ruimte om mijzelf verder te ontwikkelen, en dat als onderdeel van allerlei gave processen en projecten binnen de organisatie!”

Anoek Trainee

“Wat het voor mij aantrekkelijk maakt om hier te werken, is de diversiteit in opdrachten en het werken in verschillende teams met diverse disciplines. Zo blijf je jezelf ontwikkelen binnen het cyberdomein.”

Maurits Cyber Engineer

Diversiteitsstatement

We vinden dat je baan de juiste work/life balance moet ondersteunen en het platform is om jóuw ambities waar te maken. Dat betekent dat gelijke kansen, inclusiviteit en een informele cultuur een essentieel onderdeel uitmaken van ons succes. Maar ook dat jouw gezondheid en geluk voor ons erg belangrijk zijn! Daarom bieden we je de flexibiliteit om te doen wat voor jóu belangrijk is; of dat nu parttime werken is, of werken vanuit huis, of de mogelijkheid om flexibel te zijn in je start- en eindtijden, we denken met je mee.

Security Requirements

In lijn met de basisbeveiligingsvereisten van Thales vragen wij kandidaten mogelijk om bewijs omtrent identiteit, werkvergunning en arbeids- plus opleidingsgeschiedenis. Sommige vacatures vereisen ook een security clearance die verdere informatie vereist. Voor meer informatie over wat er nodig is voor bepaalde security clearance, raadpleeg dan de General Intelligence and Security Service.

Over thales

Thales Nederland is actief in de defensie- en veiligheidssectoren en is met meer dan 2000 medewerkers een toonaangevende aanbieder van hightechbanen. Productinnovatie en het snel anticiperen op de nieuwste technologische mogelijkheden zijn de drijfveren van ons bedrijf. Thales Nederland is wereldwijd marktleider op het gebied van marineradar- en gevechtsmanagementsystemen en produceert hightechsystemen die voortdurend de technologische grenzen verleggen. Thales Nederland is ook actief op het gebied van cyberbeveiliging, openbaar vervoer en communicatie. Thales Nederland maakt deel uit van de Thales Group, die met 70.000 medewerkers in meer dan 50 landen een van Europa’s grootste elektronicabedrijven is.