Senior Systems Engineer- V&V and Trials- Defence

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep experience delivering requirements‑based testing, IVVQ campaigns, and end‑to‑end trials across complex, safety‑and mission‑critical defence systems. You’ll lead laboratory, rig, field, and sea trials
, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance, certification, and airworthiness objectives are met across development cycles.

This role is pivotal in planning, executing, and documenting test activities lleva a keep our platforms and subsystems safe, reliable, and compliant.

• Lead planning of trials and test phases for complex systems, covering integration, verification, qualification, training, maintenance, and in‑service support
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• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (IVVQ, maritime ops, contractors/suppliers, pilots/crew, training, maintenance) to align resources, schedules, and milestones
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• Develop test strategies, integrated schedules, readiness checklists, and comms plans for lab and field execution.

• Define and decompose system/subsystem requirements
  ; ensure end‑to‑end traceability from capture to test execution and reporting.
• Utilise DOORS (or equivalent) for requirements management; manage configuration baselines and changes using PVCS (or equivalent).
• Establish robust requirement‑to‑test‑case linkages and coverage metrics.

• Author Test Plans
  , V&V Plans
  , Statements of Work (SoW),
  Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and Acceptance Criteria for hardware and software.
• Produce automated and repeatable test scripts (proprietary and industry‑standard); define test data and orchestration approaches
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• Generate test reports, compliance evidence, and certification artefacts supporting airworthiness/qualification submissions and platform approvals.

• Design, commission, and manage test rigs for avionics, fuel systems, and mission systems
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• Configure engineering interfaces for ARINC MMC‑429, MIL‑STD‑1553, AFDX
  , analogue/discrete I/O, and power distribution
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• resources command unit integration. HIL/SIL testing on supplier and in‑house rigs; validate equipment functions using. operationally representative conditions.

• Lead sea trials and platform tests (maritime and aerospace) including integration, fault isolation, and corrective actions
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• Organise daily test activities
  , liaising with pilots, crew, and operational teams
  ; manage trial resources, logistics, and safety
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• Execute trials across diverse environments (e.g.,
  Plymouth, UK
  ; Brest, France
  ), ensuring alignment to CONOPS and qualification objectives
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• Define and execute regression test suites to assure compliance through iterative updates.
• Map tests to certification and platform requirements
  ; adhere to industry‑standard procedures and documentation. citrate

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• Analyse in‑service issues
  ; develop engineering solutions and implement updates to service and maintenance instructions
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• Review and coordinate updates to software release notes, O&M manuals
  , and training materials with customers and specialist teams.

* Plan and execute environmental and qualification‑oriented trials
(e.g., thermal, vibration, EMC as applicable to roleкид).
* Align test artefacts to environmental objectives
; compile evidence for type approval and certification
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• Support safety case development, installation readiness, and certification preparations for trials and integration activities.
• Maintain configuration, data control, and secure handling in compliance with secure development and trials environments
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• Proven experience as a System/IVVQ/Test Engineer in the Defence or Aerospace sector…