Software Verification Engineer

Profectus Recruitment; Witney; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Profectus Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Safety-Critical Verification Engineer to join its client in Oxfordshire. You will work on verification strategies for safety-critical embedded software and systems in a hybrid environment with 3 days on-site.

The role focuses on developing test frameworks, verification plans and certification evidence, performing requirements-based verification, and supporting DO-178C activities, with opportunities to apply automated testing, fault injection and Monte

Qualifications

• Hands-on verification engineer with embedded systems experience.
• Experience in safety-critical verification and validation.
• Experience in regulated engineering environments.
• UK Security Check clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute verification strategies for safety-critical embedded software and systems.
• Develop test frameworks, verification plans and certification evidence.
• Perform requirements-based verification and validation.
• Support verification activities aligned with DO-178C.
• Conduct integration, system and qualification testing.
• Apply automated testing, fault injection, fuzz testing and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Maintain requirements, test and certification traceability.
• Work closely with software and systems engineers to meet safety objectives.

Skills

Embedded systems

Safety-critical testing

Verification planning

Traceability

DO-178C

Tools

Fuzz testing

Monte Carlo simulation

Job description

Safety-Critical Verification Engineer

Location: Oxfordshire

Salary: Up to £60,000

Working pattern: Hybrid – 3 days on-site

Type: Permanent

An innovative technology business developing safety and assurance solutions for next-generation autonomous systems is expanding its engineering team and is looking for a Safety-Critical Verification Engineer.

You’ll work on complex projects across autonomous aviation, embedded systems and safety-critical software, helping to verify technology for highly regulated environments.

The Role

• Define and execute verification strategies for safety-critical embedded software and systems.
• Develop test frameworks, verification plans and certification evidence.
• Perform requirements-based verification and validation.
• Support verification activities aligned with DO-178C.
• Conduct integration, system and qualification testing.
• Apply techniques including automated testing, fault injection, fuzz testing and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Maintain requirements, test and certification traceability.
• Work closely with software and systems engineers to meet safety objectives.

About You

We’re looking for a hands‑on verification engineer with strong embedded systems experience. You’ll need to be comfortable working through complex technical problems and clearly explaining your approach, processes and reasoning.

You’ll have experience with:

• Safety-critical verification and validation.
• Embedded and real-time software.
• Requirements-based testing and traceability.
• Verification planning and test execution.
• Certification or compliance evidence.
• Working within a regulated engineering environment.

Security: Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

This is an opportunity to work on next-generation autonomous systems within a growing specialist engineering team.