IVVQ Systems Engineer

Spire Government; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)

Launch Attendance

Education Assistance Program

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Family Leave

Fitness Reimbursement

EAP

Job summary

Spire Global is seeking an IVVQ Systems Engineer to lead verification planning across spacecraft missions, ensuring requirements-driven tests and traceability from mission needs to test assets. You will work within Systems Engineering, interfacing with manufacturing and test teams to deliver robust BRR documentation and test campaigns.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab/test work, cross-functional collaboration across engineering and manufacturing, and continuous improvement of verification

Qualifications

• BSc in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Foundational understanding of verification, validation and qualification.
• Familiarity with requirements or test management tooling (e.g. Jama).
• Ability to interpret mission requirements and test constraints.
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting status.

Responsibilities

• Own the verification planning process for missions, defining test scopes and validation activities.
• Maintain traceability from requirements to test execution with Jama data and assets.
• Lead verification activities during BRR to ensure proper scoping and risk margins.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Test to define configurations and qualification matrices.
• Support MAIT campaigns and act as engineering escalation for issues during integration.

Skills

Verification planning

Traceability management

BRR process leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Lab/MFG/Testing hands-on

Education

BSc in Systems/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Jama

Test tooling

Job description

SpireGlobalis a space-powered data and analytics platform that offers unique insights and powerful solutions about Earth from the ultimate vantage point – space – so organizations can act now and plan for the future with confidence, accuracy and speed. Leveraging its proprietary multi-purpose satellite constellation and sophisticated predictive analytics, Spire gives commercial and government organizations an unprecedented competitive advantage to solve their toughest challenges, empowered with knowledge from space.

Location

• Glasgow
• Scotland
• United Kingdom

Department

• Engineering

Job Description

As an IVVQ Systems Engineer at Spire, you will lead the definition, planning, and traceability of Integration, Verification, Validation, and Qualification (IVVQ) activities across spacecraft missions. You will ensure our test campaigns and qualification efforts are requirements-driven, technically complete, and efficiently executed, helping to drive a step change in mission assurance, reusability, and systems engineering discipline.

You will be embedded within the Systems Engineering function but will operate with deep engagement at the manufacturing and test level. The IVVQ Systems Engineer is a critical stakeholder in the Build Readiness Review (BRR) process and will be directly accountable for the technical quality and completeness of the verification planning for each build.

Responsibilities Of Your Role

• Own the verification planning process for missions, defining test scopes, verification stages, and validation activities in line with customer/system requirements.
• Build and maintain traceability from mission-level requirements to test execution, ensuring Jama, test data, and asset profiles are connected in a single thread of evidence.
• Act as a technical lead for verification activities during BRR, ensuring the test campaign is well scoped, consistent with the mission requirements, and includes margin for known risks.
• Work closely with Manufacturing and Test teams to define test configurations, acceptance plans, qualification matrices, and required setup maturity.
• Support MAIT campaigns in real-time, acting as the first line of engineering escalation when technical issues arise during integration or testing.
• Drive continuous improvement of verification standards, enabling the reuse of test plans, templates, and configurations across missions and asset variants.
• Lead the definition and documentation of standard verification approaches for recurring subsystems (e.g. radios, EPS, payloads), improving consistency and maturity.
• Contribute to the development and validation of asset profiles by ensuring test results are structured, traceable, and reflect real system performance.

Basic Qualifications

• BSc in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Foundational understanding of verification and validation principles — what test campaigns are for; the difference between verification, validation, and qualification, and how requirements drive test.
• Familiarity with requirements or test management tooling (e.g. Jama), or a demonstrated ability to pick up structured engineering tools quickly.
• Ability to read and interpret both high-level mission requirements and lower-level interface or test constraints, with support from senior engineers.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with a willingness to present work and status to a team.
• Comfortable working hands‑on in a lab, manufacturing, or test environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting manufacturing of multi-satellite constellations.
• Knowledge of asset profiling approaches and system models (including fault profiles, mode transitions, and performance boundaries).
• Understanding of test tooling, MFG ENG practices, or telemetry/telecommand systems.
• Experience working with cross‑functional, multi‑time zone teams across engineering and manufacturing.

Hybrid Work Model

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Export Controls

Access to US export‑controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying.

Global Perks

• Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
• Launch Attendance
• Generous Time Off Policy
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Family Leave
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire

We improve life on Earth with data from space.

Spire Global is a space‑to‑cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi‑purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real‑time global coverage of every point on Earth.

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