Verification and Validation Engineer

L3Harris; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in Ontario, Canada, seeks a Verification and Validation Engineer to handle the verification of naval communications systems for military and commercial applications. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering and 10-12 years of experience. Responsibilities include defining test specifications, executing tests, and collaborating with software and hardware designers. This full-time role requires strong communication skills and knowledge in various technical fields.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years experience in the systems engineering life cycle.
• Experience with integration and test of military or commercial systems.
• Understanding of verification methodology and software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Interact with product owners and stakeholders to understand testing objectives.
• Develop and document test plans, execute tests and generate reports.
• Debug test failures and analyze root causes.

Skills

Knowledge of naval communication systems

Experience in test automation and continuous integration

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Experience with scripting languages

Knowledge of network protocols

Education

Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

DOORS

Python

Bash

Job description

About your next Challenge as a Verification and Validation Engineer :

The Verification and Validation Specialist / Engineer is responsible for all aspects of the verification and validation of naval communications systems for military and commercial applications. The candidate is responsible for testing design planning automating and executing tests to deliver a product of the highest quality. He or she should be self‑motivated creative proactive and collaborative.

The V&V engineer will work closely with the embedded software designers hardware designers product owners and stakeholders planning executing test iterations tracking / reporting results troubleshooting and coordinating resolution.

What will you do :

• Interact with product owners development teams and stakeholders to develop a strong understanding of the product and testing objectives.
• Participate in design review and ensure design requirements are testable.
• Define test specifications covering low to complex system or integration functionalities.
• Develop and document test plans execute tests and generate reports.
• Define and set up the test and validation environment including scripts development and potentially contacting vendors asking for samples and quotation.
• Develop and run automated tests covering functionality and diagnostic requirements.
• Communicate critical issues and status updates in a timely manner.
• Debug test failures and analyze root causes.
• Train individuals involved in verification and validation activities as needed.

Required Skills and Experiences :

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent with 10-12 years experience in the systems engineering life cycle including typical tools for requirements development (e.g. DOORS).
• Experience with integration and test of military or commercial systems.
• Knowledge of naval communication systems
• Resolution of technical issues arising during the implementation integration and testing of the system and subsystem elements;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills
• Understanding of verification methodology and software development life cycle.
• Knowledge of network protocols (TCP IP HTTP FTP DNS SSH etc.).
• Experience with scripting languages (Python Lua JavaScript Bash XML JSON etc.).
• Experience in different hypervisors (KVM VMware VirtualBox etc.)
• Experience in test automation and continuous integration.
• Experience in functional and performance testing.
• Strong English written and spoken skills

Preferred Additional Skills :

• Flexible team player able to adapt successfully to a fast‑paced agile environment.
• Results‑driven achiever with planning and organizational skills.
• Dependable responsible and committed to excellence and success.
• Curious and passionate about verification and validation.
• Experience working in different operating systems (Windows Linux Apple etc.).
• Familiar with test equipment (oscilloscope signal generator analysers).
• Working knowledge of IBM DOORS
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of typical military standards used for system design and test
• Knowledge of naval and commercial certification standards and processes
• Proficient in MS Office tools

Eligibility Criteria (Mandatory) :

• Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program ;
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada Reliability status and Level 2 (Secret) security clearance.
• Must be eligible to meet the requirements for U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) .

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1