IVVQ Test Specialist - Dartmouth

Aversan Inc.; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Aversan Inc. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia is seeking an IVVQ Test Specialist to design, conduct, and report IVVQ activities.

This on-site contractor role requires the ability to amend and update test scripts to maintain system integrity. Responsibilities include planning test events, coordinating with the Interview/Test Team to verify and validate products, maintaining traceability, recording results, and delivering Test Reports and related analyses.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with physical systems (mechanical, electrical, or pressurized fluids).
• At least 3 years IV&V experience (or related).
• Experience with marine or military systems.
• System-of-systems engineering and integration experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute test events.
• Verify and validate the product with the Interview/Test Team.
• Review requirements and contribute to traceability matrices.
• Record test results and report on test activities, including defect analysis.
• Raise problem reports and track them to resolution.
• Provide Test Reports, Reliability, CGP, or Trial deliverables.
• Deploy methodologies, metrics, and tools for testing.
• Experience writing test plans and procedures.
• Strong background in requirements analysis.
• Experience with test management tools.

Skills

IVV/IVVQ testing

Test planning

Requirements analysis

Test execution

Technical documentation

Tools

IBM DOORS

Test management tools

Job description

IVVQ Test Specialist is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading‑edge and reliable safety‑critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defense, and space industries.

We are looking for an IVVQ Test Specialist to join our specialized team. This role is responsible for designing, conducting, and reporting on IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation, and Qualification) activities. While standardized test scripts will be provided, the successful candidate must have the technical expertise to amend, correct, or update these scripts as required to maintain system integrity.

Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Job Type: Contractor

Working Arrangement: On‑site

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute test events.
• Work with the Interview/Test Team to safely verify and validate the product.
• Review requirements and contribute to traceability matrices.
• Record test results and report on test activities, including defect analysis.
• Raise problem reports and track them to resolution.
• Provide Test Report (TR), Reliability, CGP, or Trial.
• Deploy methodologies, including metrics, and tools/platforms necessary for test activities.
• Experience writing test plans and test procedures.
• Strong background in requirements analysis.
• Proficiency with test management tools.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with physical systems, including mechanical, electrical, and/or pressurized fluid systems.
• At least 3 years of IV&V or related experience.
• Experience in marine or military systems – ships or shipbuilding experience.
• Marine systems experience; system‑of‑systems engineering and integration experience.
• Core network and applications experience.
• Previous experience with test case development and execution, manual or automated. Requirements analysis experience.
• Test management tools experience.
• Experience handling and working on physical systems, products, or equipment.
• Experience testing or performing verification on ships.
• Experience with IBM DOORS.
• The role may involve ship visits and work in difficult‑to‑navigate test sites such as shipyards, construction sites, or remote wilderness locations.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken, with strong communication skills.
• Minimal lifting of test and electronic equipment may be required in lab or field environments.
• Ability to acquire and maintain Canadian Secret, Controlled Goods, ITAR, NATO Secret, and COMSEC security clearances.

Compensation

$95,000 – $115,000 CAD (annual salary)