V&V Systems Engineering Specialist

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Verification and Validation Systems Engineering Specialist subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Rate: £85.00 per hourOvertime Rate: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at 'time and a quarter'Location: Stevenage or Bristol (depending on your preference)Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be a hybrid role of on average 2 days per week onsiteContract: 37 Hours per weekDuration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)V&V Systems Engineering Specialist Job Description:The Test & Evaluation team are looking for a V&V Systems Engineering Specialist to operate with a high-level of technical responsibility for the entire lifecycle of our product, ranging from design and development to qualification and deployment. A specialist will bridge the gap between design and production, ensuring that complex, high-reliability systems meet our requirements.Key Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Development: Defining test requirements, creating test plans, scoping front end activities with the customer ensuring that requirements are met and understood with the best efficiency maintained for deliveries.
• System Validation: Overseeing or supporting the qualification and acceptance of test equipment, ensuring it is robust, compliant, and accurate.
• Analysis & Troubleshooting: Analysing test data, identifying performance bottlenecks, and troubleshooting validation issues.
• Documentation & Governance: Producing technical documentation (test procedures, reports) and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Support departmental strategy and support the department head with recruitment of the right people into the team.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders within the business relating to technical direction
• Provide technical leadership to all Test related issues across design projects with proven experience in Test Equipment requirements capture and specification.
• Supporting new product bid activities.
• Identify, document and deploy best practice across the department and within projects.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of electronics or mechanical systems, a degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar discipline.
• Hands-on Experience: Expertise in operating general-purpose test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators).
• Industry Standards: Knowledge of safety-critical standards, particularly within aerospace, defence (e.g., MOD), or rail sectors.
• Communication: Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams and liaise with customers for system acceptance.
• Hands-on experience of DOORS & DOORS NG, SysML & Rhapsody would be desirable, but training will be provided where needed.
• Experience in DfT and testability.
• RF / Microwave systems knowledge would be desirable.