Verification & Validation Engineer

Thales Aerospace Communications; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled engineer to lead verification and validation activities for airborne satellite data equipment. In this role, you'll interpret specifications, develop test cases, and manage V&V environments to ensure high-quality outcomes. You'll collaborate with stakeholders, report results, and utilize your expertise in data packet analysis and defect management. If you're goal-oriented, possess strong technical writing skills, and have a passion for avionics or medical product development, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will significantly impact project success.

Qualifications

• Experience in V&V activities throughout product development life cycle.
• Strong technical writing skills for V&V documentation and product manuals.

Responsibilities

• Interpret industry specifications for airborne satellite data equipment.
• Develop and execute test cases and procedures aligned with project milestones.

Skills

Test Case Development

Verification and Validation (V&V)

Data Packet Analysis

Defects Management

Linux-based Tool Chains

IP Routing

Technical Writing

Education

BEng (Electronic/Computer)

BSc (Hons) Computer Science

BSc Engineering Computer Science

Tools

Wireshark

tcpdump

git

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Interpret applicable industry specifications and characteristics to realize suitable verification strategies and methods required to ensure quality of airborne satellite data equipment.
• Definition and scheduling of V&V activities, control points and outputs to align with project milestones.
• Development and establishment of V&V environments required for the execution of Test Cases and Test Procedures.
• Execution of test campaigns with alignment to project milestones.
• Development and execution of Test Cases and Procedures.
• Primary stakeholder of software defects tracking procedure.

Results reporting to stakeholders.

Job Requirements

• BEng (Electronic/Computer) / BSc (Hons) Computer science/ BSc Engineering Computer science.
• Experience with:

• Translation of System and Software requirements into V&V activities, control points and outputs (starting at Planning phase and applied throughout product development life cycle phases - including the product maintenance phase).
• Establishment of V&V environments/configurations/setups.
• The management, development, execution and automation of test cases and test procedures.
• The planning and scheduling of V&V activities in line with product delivery milestones.
• Software V&V processes and process flows including defects management.
• Data packet analysis and analysis tools (eg Wireshark, tcpdump etc).
• Circuit Switched services (basic call setup/teardown).
• Hardware interfaces such as Ethernet, PoE, ARINC-429, RS422/232, POTS 2-wire, ISDN S/T interface will be advantageous.
• Protocols such as BGAN, HTTP, SIP, SLIP, PPP, PPPoE, L2TP, PoE, RTP, POTS, IPsec, UDP, TCP, 3GPP AT-commands.
• Linux-based tool chains potentially used for automation, user interfaces, and clients such as pppd, tc, iptables, Linux Telnet client, Net-SNMP, tc, sipp, nc, ab, git, expect.

• Knowledge of the Inmarsat BGAN network or 3GPP (strong recommendation).
• Hands-on experience with DO-178 level D Integral processes and associated objectives.
• A firm working understanding of:

• Packet networking, including access types (L2/L3).
• IP routing, IP telephony, and the IP security protocol suites.

• Strong technical writing skills – V&V documentation, product documentation (such as test specifications, application notes and user manuals).
• Be goal oriented, good verbal communication skills and self-driven.

Previous engineering experience in avionics or medical product development/verification environments will be advantageous.

Affirmative Action and/or EE candidates will be given first preference as per our employment equity strategies.