Lead Engineer, Verification & Validation Capability

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus - 12.5% target

Pension 12% employer

Holidays 28 days +

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance 6x pensionable pay

Home Office Support £250

Job summary

Rolls‑Royce SMR is seeking a Lead Engineer – Verification & Validation Capability to shape V&V practices across the programme. You’ll lead process, tool, and standard development for effective design verification and product validation, driving digital integration and consistency.

You will influence how verification and validation is delivered across the UK’s leading nuclear programme, delivering coaching, training and capability improvements while coordinating with Systems Engineering and

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated sectors (Nuclear/Defence/Aerospace) desirable.
• Proven ability to develop and apply V&V principles across engineering lifecycle.
• Strong systems-thinking and lifecycle management understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of integrated V&V processes and guidance.
• Develop and maintain digital solutions for verification, validation and compliance.
• Translate requirements into practical workflows and capability improvements.
• Deliver training and guidance to engineers and stakeholders.

Skills

V&V Expertise

Requirements Traceability

Systems Engineering

Digital Engineering

Change Management

Leadership

Automation & AI

Stakeholder Engagement

MBSE Capella

Azure DevOps

Power BI/Power Query

ALM Tools (DXML, DOORS)

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (or working towards)

Tools

IBM DOORS

Siemens Polarion

Capella

Python/SQL scripting

Azure DevOps

Power BI

Job description

Rolls‑Royce SMR is seeking a Lead Engineer – Verification & Validation Capability to shape V&V practices across the programme. You’ll lead process, tool, and standard development for effective design verification and product validation, driving digital integration and consistency.

You will influence how verification and validation is delivered across the UK’s leading nuclear programme, delivering coaching, training and capability improvements while coordinating with Systems Engineering and