Verification & Validation Systems Engineer

Verification & Validation Systems Engineer

Location: South West London (hybrid)
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a leading engineering organisation operating within a highly regulated, defence focused, safety-critical environment.

As a Verification & Validation Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the performance, safety and compliance of complex software and hardware systems. You will support the planning, execution and reporting of V&V activities across the full systems engineering lifecycle, contributing to high-profile defence and mission-critical programmes.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team environment, delivering complex systems across multiple domains, with a strong focus on collaboration, quality and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote best practice across the full Verification & Validation lifecycle in line with industry standards
• Plan, execute and report on V&V activities using approved tools and processes
• Lead or support engineers in delivering defined work packages
• Contribute to key project documentation including requirements, estimates, plans and reviews
• Participate in design reviews, integration, acceptance testing and diagnostics
• Investigate defects, resolve issues and report progress to stakeholders
• Apply IVVTQA principles and supporting systems engineering activities across requirements, design, integration and acceptance
  
  

Requirements

Essential:

• Degree, HND/HNC or equivalent in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Control Systems or similar
• 5+ years' experience delivering IVVTQA / Verification & Validation within a systems engineering environment
• Experience with requirements/tools such as DOORS (or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of V&V processes within defence or regulated industries
• Ability to support, mentor or supervise junior engineers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Desirable:

• Experience in safety-critical or highly regulated environments
• Exposure to complex, multi-domain or mission-critical systems