Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineer

Fynity; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology firm in the UK seeks a Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineer to join their team. The role involves creating structured test cases, executing tests, and providing analysis to ensure the performance of advanced embedded systems. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in V&V within embedded software and Python scripting skills. The position offers meaningful work, training, and collaborative influence on design in next-generation defence systems.

Benefits

Strong training and development

Collaborative environment

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong V&V experience in an embedded software environment.
• Ability to turn requirements into robust test cases.
• Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical embedded systems.
• Good understanding of the software engineering lifecycle.
• C code-level understanding is highly desirable.
• Safety-critical experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create structured test cases from requirements.
• Execute and document V&V test campaigns.
• Analyse results and provide clear feedback.
• Assess requirement testability and coverage.

Skills

V&V experience in embedded software

Requirements turned into test cases

Hands-on with embedded systems

Python scripting

Tools

Python

COTS tools

LDRA

Rapita

Job description

Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineer

Embedded Systems | Defence Technology | High-Impact Engineering

Join a growing V&V team supporting multiple cutting-edge defence programmes. You’ll help qualify components across a range of advanced embedded systems, ensuring they perform safely, reliably, and to exacting standards. This hands‑on role puts you at the centre of real technical challenges with the chance to influence next‑generation products.

Your Day to Day

• Create structured test cases from requirements
• Execute and document V&V test campaigns
• Analyse results and provide clear feedback
• Assess requirement testability and coverage
• Carry out timing tests, code‑path analysis & focused code reviews

• Work in small V&V teams (2–3) embedded within larger engineering groups
• Use lab equipment including scopes, COTS tools, Rapita, LDRA & in‑house test rigs
• Work with embedded platforms, RTOS and safety‑critical systems
• Use Python and proprietary tools for scripting, data injection & analysis

Your experience will cover:

• Strong V&V experience in an embedded software environment
• Ability to turn requirements into robust test cases
• Hands‑on experience with electro‑mechanical embedded systems
• Good understanding of the software engineering lifecycle
• Python scripting skills
• C code‑level understanding (highly desirable); Ada a bonus

Desirable

• Safety‑critical experience
• Knowledge of DefStan 00-55, DO-178C, DO-330
• Embedded development (C/C++/Ada)
• RTOS knowledge
• Experience with DOORS, EWM, LDRA, Rhapsody, Rapita

Why

• Varied, meaningful work across multiple product lines
• Major exposure to real engineering challenges
• Strong training, development & career progression
• Collaborative environment with real influence on design
• Direct contribution to next‑generation defence systems

If you want a technically challenging, high-impact V&V role with genuine progression, this is the one