IVVQ Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Verification Lead

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

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