Senior Controls & Software Validation Lead

ALTEN; Brentwood; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance & Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

ALTEN Brentwood is a global engineering and technology consultancy seeking a Controls & Software Validation Lead. You will join the Brentwood team to drive software verification for advanced control systems across diverse projects in alternative fuels, marine, and industrial engineering.

You will lead requirements capture, certification-ready documentation, and integration of PLC/ECU code, while coordinating SIL/HIL testing and validation activities with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent military experience.
• 5–10 years of technical experience in software development, validation, controls engineering, or requirements management.
• Experience in regulated engineering environments and structured software development processes.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Knowledge of PLCs, ECUs, and embedded control systems.
• Familiarity with safety and risk assessment methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Capture, refine, and manage hardware and software requirements with multidisciplinary teams.
• Produce certification-ready documentation for functional specs, safety logic, interlocks, and testing.
• Develop and integrate PLC and ECU source code into released software modules.
• Plan and execute SIL and HIL test strategies and test cases.
• Coordinate software validation activities with engineers and technicians.
• Support safety assessments, risk analyses, and regulatory certification activities.

Skills

Software validation

Controls engineering

SIL/HIL testing

Requirements management

Stakeholder management

Embedded control systems

Independent working

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Master’s in Engineering

Equivalent military experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

MATLAB/Simulink

PLC/ECU knowledge

Job description

ALTEN Brentwood is a global engineering and technology consultancy seeking a Controls & Software Validation Lead. You will join the Brentwood team to drive software verification for advanced control systems across diverse projects in alternative fuels, marine, and industrial engineering.

You will lead requirements capture, certification-ready documentation, and integration of PLC/ECU code, while coordinating SIL/HIL testing and validation activities with cross-functional teams.