Functional Systems Engineer - Verification & Certification

Cirrus Selection; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

On-site 3 days per week

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contribution up to 14%

Paid overtime opportunities

Flexi Leave (up to 15 days)

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free parking

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

Cirrus Selection is seeking a Functional Systems Engineer, Verification & Certification to join the Systems Engineering team. You will analyze evidence, assess compliance with requirements and help deliver certification data for customer deliveries, spanning UK and Polish programmes.

You will review design verification plans, identify gaps, and support corrective actions across multidisciplinary engineering disciplines. The role offers hybrid working with three days on-site in Bristol.

Qualifications

• Experience in Systems Engineering, Verification & Validation, Certification or Requirements Engineering.
• Strong analytical approach and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of V&V processes and methodologies.
• Experience producing or reviewing compliance documentation and certification evidence.

Responsibilities

• Review technical evidence and documentation against system requirements.
• Support verification and certification activities, including compliance documentation and verification reports.
• Review and agree Design Verification Plans (DVPs).
• Identify verification gaps, investigate issues and support corrective actions.
• Carry out design reconciliation after changes and obsolescence.
• Collaborate across Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software and other disciplines.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.

Skills

Systems Engineering

V&V

Certification

Requirements Engineering

Rational DOORS Classic

Tools

Rational DOORS Classic

Job description

Up to £57,000 + bonus | Hybrid, 3 days on-site | Bristol

Want to work on a major UK and international defence programme where your verification and certification work directly supports the delivery of a highly complex system?

We are recruiting for a Functional Systems Engineer, Verification & Certification to join Systems Engineering team, where you will work across the UK and Polish programmes, analysing technical evidence, assessing compliance against requirements and helping deliver the certification evidence needed to support customer deliveries.

What you will be doing

• Review technical evidence and documentation against system requirements.
• Support verification and certification activities, including compliance documentation and verification reports.
• Review and agree Design Verification Plans (DVPs).
• Identify verification gaps, investigate issues and support corrective actions.
• Carry out design reconciliation activities following design change and obsolescence.
• Work across Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software and other engineering disciplines.
• Look for smarter ways of working, including process improvement and automation.

What are we looking for

You are likely to have experience in Systems Engineering, Verification & Validation, Certification or Requirements Engineering, with a strong analytical approach and attention to detail.

You should have:

• Experience using IBM Rational DOORS Classic.
• Experience analysing technical evidence and assessing compliance against requirements.
• Knowledge of Verification & Validation (V&V) processes and methodologies.
• Experience producing or reviewing compliance documentation and certification evidence.
• The ability to work confidently across a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

The package

Salary: Circa £57,000 depending on experience | Hybrid working: 3 days per week on-site | Company bonus up to £2,500 | Pension contribution up to 14% total |Paid overtime opportunities | Up to 15 days Flexi Leave | Flexible working arrangements | Enhanced parental leave | Subsidised meals and free parking | Healthcare Cash Plan

Security

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be British Citizens or Dual UK Nationals with British citizenship and will be required to undergo security clearance checks.

Interested? If you have the V&V, requirements or certification experience and want to work on a programme with genuine engineering challenge and international reach, this could be a very interesting next move.