Senior IV&V Systems Engineer - Security-Cleared

Ultra I&C; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

25 days holiday

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Flexible working hours

Cycle to work

Clearance allowance

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) Business in the UK seeks a seasoned Project/Systems Engineer to lead IV&V across hardware, software and firmware, ensuring traceability from requirements to delivery. You will mentor a team of engineers, shape test strategies, and uphold safety and security in all test activities.

A strong security clearance background and a broad systems engineering mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Extant/recent SC security clearance required.
• Travel within the UK to support stakeholders and test houses.
• Willing to obtain and maintain DV security clearance.
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Mathematics or Physics, or defence industry experience.
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering and IV&V for hardware, software and firmware.
• Experience designing test equipment for multi-project environments.
• Safety and security management for test environments and facilities.
• Experience with INCOSE/ISO 15288 Systems Engineering and IV&V per ISO 29119.

Responsibilities

• Assure IV&V evidence via system integration, verification and validation activities.
• Ensure correctness and completeness of work products from requirements onwards; create evidence strategies.
• Create and maintain IV&V artefacts (Strategies, Plans, Procedures, Compliance Matrices, Reports).
• Lead cross-discipline development of supporting test equipment/rigs/fixtures; define requirements and support design, development and testing.
• Manage safety and security aspects of IV&V events and facilities.
• Participate as a key stakeholder in engineering design reviews and project gates/reviews; drive TRR actions.
• Support qualification activities including in-house and external test houses.
• Organise external IV&V facilities and test houses; collaborate on test harnesses/fixtures.
• Improve SE, IV&V processes, tools and techniques to raise quality and efficiency.
• Provide specialist knowledge and support to wider engineering team.
• Mentor IV&V engineers and non-technical resources in applying IV&V principles.

Skills

SC security clearance

Travel within UK

DV security clearance

Engineering/Math/Physics degree

Systems Engineering / V&V

INCOSE / ISO 15288

IV&V / ISO 29119

Test equipment design

Scripting/automation basics

Security of test environments

Education

Degree in Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

IV&V tools

Job description

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) Business in the UK seeks a seasoned Project/Systems Engineer to lead IV&V across hardware, software and firmware, ensuring traceability from requirements to delivery. You will mentor a team of engineers, shape test strategies, and uphold safety and security in all test activities.

A strong security clearance background and a broad systems engineering mindset are essential.