Embedded Software V&V Engineer

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 Def Stan 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

If you are interested please apply ASAP. The People Network is an employment agency and will respond to all applicants within three - five working days. If you do not hear within these timescales please feel free to get in touch