IVVQ Manager F/H

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Published on 03/11/2026

  • Contract type:  Permanent contract

  • Work time:  Full time

  • Location Rennes

The company

Founded in 2013, Cailabs designs, manufactures, and develops innovative photonic solutions for the space, industry, telecommunications, and defense sectors. A global specialist in laser shaping, the company has accelerated its growth in the space field with turnkey optical ground stations that integrate atmospheric turbulence compensation technology. This makes it one of the first companies to harness very high data rates enabled by optics in a commercial ground station.

Cailabs currently has more than 200 employees, including 41PhDs. With 29 patent families filed, the company is one of the most innovative companies in France. It is headquartered in Rennes, with offices in Paris and Washington (USA).

Post description

In a fast-evolving technology environment, you will play a key role in structuring and maturing the IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification) function.

Your ambition: grow a team of experts, build a strong collective dynamic and evolve practices to support the industrialization of increasingly complex systems.

This position combines leadership, technical expertise and change management, with a direct impact on shaping the IVVQ department and supporting Cailabs’ industrial transformation. 

Reporting to the Head of Systems Engineering, you will lead the IVVQ department. Your mission: set a vision for the function, bring the team together and drive its growth in maturity. 

Key responsibilities: 

  • Manage and support the IVVQ team in its development and day-to-day activities. 
  • Define and drive the department’s roadmap and continuous improvement initiatives. 
  • Structure and evolve IVVQ processes to meet industrialization challenges. 
  • Act as the interface with the development, systems engineering and production teams. 
  • Ensure traceability of verification and validation activities throughout the V-model lifecycle. 

You will also stay close to operations and may occasionally contribute to technical or documentation work, or take part in customer acceptance tests (FAT/SAT). 

Profile required

You are a technical manager who enjoys developing a team as much as structuring an activity. 

  • You have strong IVVQ expertise and experience working on complex systems in an industrial environment. 
  • You have a proven track record in team management (at least 2 to 3 years). 
  • You have a strong technical background, ideally in optics or electronics. 
  • You have helped evolve working methods, processes or organizations, and know how to guide teams through change. 
  • Experience in the space, laser, automotive or electrical engineering sectors is a plus. 

Beyond your expertise, you know how to build trust, rally a team around shared goals and lead change with empathy and a clear, educational approach. You show initiative, provide direction and stay connected to the realities on the ground.

Benefits

  • Regular opportunities for team bonding and social events (annual seminar, team lunches, group games, sports activities, etc.);
  • 100% employer-covered health insurance;
  • A bonus scheme rewarding both collective and individual performance;
  • Joining Cailabs also means having the assurance that everything will be put in place to help you perform, grow, and take on new challenges.

Required languages

  • English English - Level advanced

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IVVQ Manager F/H

Permanent contract
Full time
Rennes

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