Quality Assurance Engineer - Modelling & Simulation

Skyral; Warminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Honest Conversations About Compensatio

Unlimited Paid Holiday

Private Medical & Dental Insurance

Enhanced Parental Leave

Company Pension

Company Swag

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Skyral is seeking a deterministic VV&A Specialist to own verification, validation and assurance across models and integrated training systems within UK defence training platforms. You will design, execute, and validate functional and integration tests, producing evidence packs for customer review.

The role requires a highly analytical, independent and detail-oriented mindset, with clear communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extremely analytical and structured approach.
• Independent and evidence-based decision making.
• Strong attention to detail with system-level view.
• Able to challenge assumptions and defend conclusions.
• Clear communicator to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own verification, validation and assurance across models and simulation components.
• Define and maintain test and validation strategy aligned to training needs.
• Design and execute functional and integration tests and validation exercises.
• Validate models against authoritative data sources and SME expectations.
• Assess model fidelity, realism, behavioural correctness and system performance.
• Support authority-led validation, accreditation and acceptance activities.
• Produce test plans, validation reports and evidence packs for customer review.
• Ensure validation outcomes are traceable and linked to content and system versions.
• Provide defensible evidence-based commitments on training-use fitness.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Independent working

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Automated test frameworks

Data analysis tools

Python scripting

Job description

We Are Skyral:

We believe every decision maker can be empowered by technology. Skyral combines AI, leading edge simulation technology and world class expertise to transform the decision making experience. Our products and services enable faster and more confident decisions in a complex, unforgiving world. We deploy practical, intuitive and efficient solutions to governments and enterprises, delivering outstanding outcomes at the speed of relevance.

What We Do: (Omnia Training)

At Omnia Training, we’ve brought together some of the UK’s most innovative defence training organisations under one powerful mission: to transform the British Army’s training system and create the best-trained Army in the world.

Omnia Training is redefining the British Army’s collective training. To do that, we are looking for the best and brightest minds from across the UK. Omnia Training is at the heart of the UK’s bold Land Industrial Strategy.

This is more than a job — it’s a mission. You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative environment, where every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering Omnia Training’s vision; designing, delivering, and transforming collective training.

What We Are Looking For:

This is not a traditional QA role. You will own verification, validation, and assurance across models and integrated simulation systems, acting as the authority on whether systems are fit for use.

• Highly analytical and structured.
• Independent and evidence-based.
• Willing to challenge assumptions and push back when required.
• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of overall system behaviour.
• Clear communicator, able to present findings credibly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in assurance-heavy and regulated environments.
• Comfortable making and defending decisions about system credibility and fitness-for-purpose.

Key Technical Proficiencies:

• Strong understanding of VV&A principles and frameworks as well as model and system validation approaches.
• Experience in validating simulation models, assessing fitness-for-purpose and producing structured validation evidence.
• Expert in test planning and execution, as well as functional, integrated and regression testing.
• Ability to validate behavioural correctness, effects and interactions and timing and responsiveness.
• Experience integrating documentation into governed systems.
• Familiarity with Defence and M&S standards such as JSP 939, NATO VV&A guidance, and relevant FOMs (e.g. RPR-FOM, NETN-FOM) is desirable.
• Experience producing structured documentation and evidence aligned to regulated environments.
• Experience integrating validation outputs into governed systems, including linking validation status and evidence to versioned artefacts.
• Experience with tooling to support testing and validation (e.g. automated test frameworks, data analysis tools, scripting in Python) is desirable.

What You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Own verification, validation and assurance (VV&A) across models, simulation components, and integrated training systems, and supporting data.
• Define and maintain test and validation strategy aligned to training needs, customer requirements, system capabilities, and exercise design intent..
• Design and execute functional and integration tests and scenario based validation exercises.
• Validate models against authoritative data sources, SME expectations and expected behaviours.
• Assess model fidelity and realism, behavioural correctness, and system performance under realistic conditions.
• Validate end-to-end system behaviour, including cross-system interactions, data flows, timing, and consistency.
• Support authority-led validation, acceptance, and accreditation activities.
• Produce test plans, validation reports and evidence packs for customer review.
• Ensure validation outcomes are recorded, traceable, and linked to content and system versions.
• Provide clear, defensible evidence based commitments on whether systems are fit for training use.

What We Can Offer You: (Same For All Roles)

• Honest Conversations About Compensation - We are actively recruiting for various positions and considering candidates with diverse levels of experience. Skyral maintains a well defined salary range which a member of our Talent team will discuss with you during the first initial call.
• Unlimited Paid Holiday - At Skyral, we recognise the dedication and individual circumstances of our team members. We value and support the need to maintain a work-life balance, whether it’s taking time off during school holidays to be with your children, or simply having the flexibility to enjoy extended weekends without the stress of monitoring your remaining days off.
• Private Medical & Dental Insurance - Your health and wellbeing is our priority. Skyral is partnered with Bupa and from day one you are covered with a Level 3 policy. Additionally, if you wish to include family members or dependents on this policy, we offer a substantial discount.
• Enhanced Parental Leave - 26 weeks Maternity and 4 weeks Paternity leave.
• Everything Else - Company Pension, Company Swag, Employee Assistance Programme.

At Skyral, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. We also ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to reasonable adjustments. If you require such accommodations during the job application process we ask that you inform a member of our talent team.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.