Systems Verification Engineer

Job Title:

Systems Verification Engineer (Principal Systems Engineer)

Job Description

This role leads system-level Verification and Validation (V&V) activities for a complex U.S. Navy weapon system program. The Systems Verification Engineer owns the verification strategy, drives requirements verification and traceability, and ensures system-level validation across highly integrated hardware, software, and model-based subsystems in a multi-contractor environment. The position requires close collaboration with prime contractors, subcontractors, and government stakeholders, as well as strong technical leadership in requirements analysis and verification planning.

Responsibilities

+ Develop and execute a comprehensive system-level Verification and Validation (V&V) strategy for a complex U.S. Navy weapon system program.

+ Define and implement the overall verification approach, including planning, coordination, and reporting across integrated subsystems.

+ Own the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM).

+ Ensure complete and accurate requirements traceability from system-level requirements down through subsystems and verification artifacts.

+ Define and apply appropriate verification methods, including test, analysis, inspection, and demonstration, based on requirement characteristics.

+ Perform detailed requirements analysis to ensure clarity, completeness, consistency, and testability of system and subsystem requirements.

+ Decompose and allocate system-level requirements to subsystems and verification activities in a structured and traceable manner.

+ Lead coordination of verification activities across multiple subsystem teams, prime contractors, and subcontractors in a multi-team environment.

+ Support and contribute to Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs) and formal verification events with clear, well-documented evidence.

+ Prepare high-quality technical documentation, including verification plans, RVTM updates, and verification reports.

+ Present technical material, status, and verification evidence to internal leadership and U.S. Navy customers in a clear and concise manner.

+ Interface directly with government stakeholders to align verification approaches, address questions, and resolve issues related to requirements and traceability.

+ Support integration of hardware, software, and models into a cohesive verification framework and ensure verification coverage across all domains.

Essential Skills

+ Hands-on experience developing, managing, and maintaining Requirements Verification Traceability Matrices (RVTM) and requirements traceability.

+ Experience in system-level verification for complex Department of Defense (DoD) weapon systems.

+ Experience performing requirements analysis, including assessment of clarity, completeness, and testability.

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Experience with requirements decomposition and allocation across subsystems.

+ Proven ability to work effectively across multi-team and multi-contractor system environments.

+ DoD program experience, such as work on F-35, U.S. Navy systems, or similar large-scale defense programs.

+ Ability to interface directly and professionally with government stakeholders, including presenting technical content and responding to inquiries.

+ Strong understanding of system-level verification methods, including test, analysis, inspection, and demonstration.

+ Experience working with system-level requirements in highly integrated systems.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

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Experience with Trident or U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) or similar Navy programs.

+ Prior work specifically focused on Verification and Validation (V&V), beyond general systems engineering responsibilities.

+ Relevant professional certification in systems engineering or a related discipline.

+ Active or prior security clearance.

+ Experience working with highly integrated systems that combine hardware, software, and models into a unified architecture.

Work Environment

The role operates within a complex defense program environment focused on U.S. Navy weapon systems, involving close collaboration with prime contractors,…