About the role
We are seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Integrated Product Verification (IPV) Technician to join our team. This role plays a critical part in ensuring that our Electronic Warfare (EW) products and systems meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and operational performance before deployment.
The primary purpose of the IPV Technician is to execute product verification, technical support, and quality assurance activities that ensure products are thoroughly tested, compliant with specifications, reliable in operation, and ready for deployment with zero avoidable field failures. The successful candidate will contribute to product excellence through rigorous testing, fault diagnosis, repair activities, technical support, and continuous improvement initiatives within a high-technology environment.
Qualifications and experience
Minimum Requirements
Advantageous
Key technical Skills
Key responsibilities
1. Product Verification and Testing
Perform integrated hardware, software and firmware verification testing on products and interconnections to ensure compliance with published specifications, stability standards and operational requirements. The objective is to deliver reliable product performance and achieve zero first-time field start-up failures.
2. Technical Support and Maintenance Services
Provide technical repair, upgrade, maintenance and customer support services across systems and products. This includes diagnosing and resolving technical issues efficiently to sustain operational continuity, improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime and enhance customer satisfaction.
3. Quality, Risk and Compliance Management
Apply quality assurance procedures, Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection standards, safety regulations and risk mitigation practices during all IPV and technical activities. This ensures compliance with company policies and legislative requirements while promoting safe operations, reducing operational risks and maintaining consistent product quality.
4. Operational Coordination and Reporting
Coordinate IPV workloads, documentation, reporting and administrative activities in accordance with departmental priorities and company procedures. This supports effective decision-making, workflow efficiency, accurate record-keeping, timely reporting and improved operational performance.
5. Development and Continuous Improvement
Support knowledge sharing, on-the-job training and continuous improvement initiatives within the IPV environment. The focus is on strengthening technical capability, improving process adherence, enhancing team performance and contributing to long-term departmental effectiveness and operational consistency.
Our recruitment values:
HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.
Application Deadline: 03 June 2026.
How to Apply:
Please submit your CV by applying directly on the HENSOLDT Careers page.
If you have not been contacted within 14 days of the closing date, please consider your application
HENSOLDT is a leading company in the European defence industry with global reach. Based in Taufkirchen near Munich, the company develops complete sensor solutions for defence and security applications. As a technology leader, HENSOLDT drives the development of defence electronics and optronics and is continuously expanding its portfolio based on innovative approaches to data management, robotics and cyber security.
In 2023, HENSOLDT achieved a turnover of 1.85 billion euros. Following the acquisition of ESG GmbH, the company employs around 8,500 people. HENSOLDT is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX.
HENSOLDT has 10 manufacturing sites - located in Germany, South Africa, the UK and France. Our company benefits from our international footprint with offices on all continents.
Our Headquarter is located in Taufkirchen near Munich. Our main sites have all their own product lines and are located in innovative areas: Ulm, Taufkirchen, Friedrichshafen, Oberkochen, Wetzlar and Kiel in Germany, Pretoria and Irene in South Africa, Enfiled close to London, and Plaisir close to Paris.
Why join us?
We pioneer with passion to create competitive premium electronics. Our core competence is to detect and protect: we make an essential contribution to protecting people and nations. We offer various and challenging positions with development perspectives in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere in teams, where collaboration is a key value shared by everyone. Within HENSOLDT you can be a pioneer, take part in new challenges, co-create our company and grow: “Be the Pioneer of our Future!”
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