Systems Verification and Validation Engineer

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

As part of our continued growth in advanced air mobility and next-generation rotorcraft, we are seeking a Verification & Validation Engineer to support the development and certification of a new electric rotorcraft platform.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of aerospace innovation, contributing to the certification of cutting‑edge electric propulsion systems and rotorcraft technologies against EASA CS‑27/CS‑29 and associated certification frameworks. You will play a central role in defining and executing robust V&V strategies, ensuring compliance, safety, and performance through a structured, evidence‑based approach.

If you are passionate about engineering excellence, emerging aviation technologies, and shaping the future of sustainable aviation, this is a role where you can make a tangible impact.

This role is Hybrid working in Bristol.

• Develop and maintain Verification & Validation (V&V) plans aligned to certification requirements (CS-27/CS-29) and programme objectives
• Define means of compliance, including analysis, inspection, test, and demonstration, to support certification activities
• Establish requirements traceability and ensure all system and hardware requirements are verified and validated with appropriate evidence
• Lead or support test planning, execution, and reporting, including laboratory, rig, ground, and flight testing
• Collaborate with design, systems, safety, and certification teams to ensure V&V activities are fully integrated into the development lifecycle
• Support compliance demonstration activities, ensuring robust “proof of compliance” for each applicable requirement
• Conduct data analysis and correlation from test campaigns to validate system performance and behaviour
• Identify and manage technical risks related to verification and validation, supporting mitigation strategies
• Contribute to certification documentation, including compliance reports, verification matrices, and test reports
• Support configuration and conformity control for test articles and certification evidence
• Ensure adherence to applicable standards, including ARP
  4754A, DO-160, and other relevant aerospace practices
• Participate in design reviews, providing V&V input to ensure requirements are testable and verifiable

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Chartered engineer or working towards chartered status within a recognised and relevant professional body.
• Applications are invited from candidates who may hold HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline in concert with significant and demonstrable subject matter expertise in the system domain

• Strong knowledge of verification methods (analysis, inspection, test, demonstration) and their application
• Experience developing verification strategies and compliance matrices
  
  Ability to interpret and apply certification requirements and standards
• Experience with hardware/system testing, including data acquisition and analysis
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent technical documentation and report writing capability
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams

• Experience with electric propulsion systems, batteries, or high‑voltage aerospace systems
• Rotorcraft experience, including flight dynamics, loads, or structural systems
• Familiarity with Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and approaches
• Knowledge of safety assessment processes (FHA, FMEA, FTA)
• Experience supporting flight test programmes or certification campaigns
• Familiarity with standards such as DO-178, DO-254, DO-160
• Experience in advanced air mobility (AAM), eVTOL, or emerging aviation platforms

Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK

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