Senior V&V Engineer

Northrop Grumman UK

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Compressed and flexible hours

Cash health plan

Life assurance

Holiday buy/sell

Critical illness cover

Annual performance incentive

Professional development

Mentoring and development programmes

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK seeks a Senior Verification and Validation Engineer to drive V&V across complex defence systems. You will work within the engineering team to assure hardware and software solutions meet requirements and withstand rigorous testing.

You’ll collaborate with systems, software and electrical engineers, contributing to acceptance activities, technical reviews and TRRs while advancing your own technical expertise in a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

Degree, HND, HNC or equivalent in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
Experience delivering verification and validation activities across the systems engineering lifecycle.
Understanding of ISO 15288, ISO 29119 and/or INCOSE frameworks.
Knowledge of electrical engineering principles to support test assurance and requirement compliance activities.
Experience using requirements management tools such as DOORS.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and regression test management.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders and produce clear technical documentation.

Responsibilities

Apply Verification & Validation (V&V), Integration, Verification, Validation, Test, Quality and Acceptance (IVVTQA) principles throughout the systems engineering lifecycle.
Plan, coordinate and support hardware testing activities, including testing at specialist external test facilities.
Produce and maintain key technical documentation, including test procedures, verification compliance records and test reports.
Support the integration, verification and acceptance of electrical subsystems, ensuring compliance against customer and system requirements.
Participate in technical reviews, test readiness reviews (TRRs), risk assessments, change impact assessments and design reviews.
Drive continuous improvement of verification, validation and testing processes using recognised industry best practices.

Skills

V&V lifecycle

Systems engineering lifecycle

Requirements analysis

Root cause analysis

Electrical engineering principles

Stakeholder communication

Test documentation

Education

Degree/HND/HNC in Systems or Electrical Engineering

Equivalent experience

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Senior Verification and Validation Engineer

Requisition ID: R10236881

Clearance Type: Security Check (SC)

What’s Your Possible?

At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most, solving tomorrow’s challenges and shaping the technology solutions of the future. It’s what we call Defining Possible.

This mindset goes beyond our customer solutions. It’s the foundation for your career development, the impact we make within our communities, and the meaningful work we deliver every day to support the UK's defence and security.

This Is More Than Just a Job. It’s a Mission.

As a Verification & Validation Engineer, you will play a critical role in assuring the delivery of complex defence systems that support sovereign UK capabilities. Working as part of our Engineering team, you will contribute to the verification, validation, integration and acceptance of advanced hardware and software solutions that underpin national security.

This is a varied and rewarding opportunity where you will work across the systems engineering lifecycle, ensuring requirements are met, risks are managed, and solutions perform as intended. From supporting specialist hardware testing programmes to contributing to acceptance activities and technical reviews, your work will directly influence the successful delivery of mission-critical capabilities.

You’ll collaborate with experienced systems, software and electrical engineers, gaining exposure to cutting-edge technologies and large-scale defence programmes while continuing to develop your own technical expertise.

A message from the team:

"My purpose is to lead, coach and mentor the application of Verification & Validation across our engineering programmes, championing best practice and ensuring our teams have the capability needed to build the right product and build it correctly."

What You’ll Be Doing

Apply Verification & Validation (V&V), Integration, Verification, Validation, Test, Quality and Acceptance (IVVTQA) principles throughout the systems engineering lifecycle.
Plan, coordinate and support hardware testing activities, including testing at specialist external test facilities.
Produce and maintain key technical documentation, including test procedures, verification compliance records and test reports.
Support the integration, verification and acceptance of electrical subsystems, ensuring compliance against customer and system requirements.
Participate in technical reviews, test readiness reviews (TRRs), risk assessments, change impact assessments and design reviews.
Drive continuous improvement of verification, validation and testing processes using recognised industry best practices.

What We’re Looking For

We’re interested in hearing from people who can bring a combination of the following:

Degree, HND, HNC or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
Experience delivering verification and validation activities across the systems engineering lifecycle.
Understanding of systems engineering methodologies and standards, including ISO 15288, ISO 29119 and/or INCOSE frameworks.
Knowledge of electrical engineering principles to support test assurance and requirement compliance activities.
Experience using requirements management tools such as DOORS.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including root cause analysis and regression test management.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders and produce clear technical documentation.

Experience supporting software verification and validation activities within complex engineering environments would be beneficial.

We know that some candidates may not meet every requirement listed. If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you can contribute to our team, we'd encourage you to apply.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of our work, you must be eligible to obtain and maintain UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance.

Our recruitment team is on hand to answer any questions and will guide you through the process. Please contact talentenquiries@uk.ngc.com for support and advice.

Northrop Grumman UK offers a competitive rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, career development and work‑life balance, including: