Verification And Validation Engineer

Job Description

The V&V Engineer independently plans and executes verification and validation activities for complex nuclear digital instrumentation and control systems. This role ensures that safety‑related hardware, software, and firmware meet stringent nuclear industry requirements by performing rigorous requirements analysis, test planning, test execution, and documentation review. The engineer collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams, supports customer‑facing factory acceptance testing, and provides technical leadership and mentoring within a highly regulated, quality‑focused environment.

• Perform independent verification and validation activities for nuclear digital I&C systems, including requirements analysis, design evaluation, interface analysis, traceability analysis, and review of test evidence.
• Develop system‑level V&V test requirements to confirm that products meet system, software, hardware, and performance specifications.
• Create IV&V test plans, detailed test procedures, testware, test reports, traceability matrices, and all supporting documentation in accordance with formal quality processes.
• Perform, witness, and evaluate component, subsystem, system‑level, factory acceptance (FAT), and regression tests, ensuring thorough and accurate execution.
• Evaluate test results, identify anomalies, document findings clearly, and support the technical disposition and resolution of issues.
• Review and assess source code documentation, FPGA/PLD documentation, firmware documentation, embedded software behavior, release documentation, and associated verification evidence as applicable.
• Participate in technical and baseline reviews of requirements, design documents, interface documents, software release documentation, test plans, test procedures, and test reports.
• Perform or support FMEA, hazard analysis, cybersecurity vulnerability assessments, safety analysis, traceability analysis, and security analysis for digital I&C systems.
• Support the development and evaluation of simulators, test setups, test tools, automated test equipment, and manufacturing test procedures to improve test coverage and efficiency.
• Drive compliance with internal and industry‑based system and software lifecycle processes, ensuring adherence to applicable nuclear and engineering standards.
• Support documentation, analysis, and resolution of conditions adverse to quality through the corrective action program, including root cause evaluation and implementation of corrective actions.
• Support customer‑facing factory acceptance test execution, including managing technical issues, completing test records, and communicating results clearly and professionally.
• Contribute to project scoping, scheduling, bidding, resource planning, and execution planning for IV&V and FAT work, providing realistic technical input and estimates.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to less experienced engineers and test personnel, including support for technical onboarding and development of training materials.
• Work cross‑functionally with systems engineering, software, hardware, FPGA, project management, quality, manufacturing, suppliers, customers, and lab technicians to resolve technical issues and ensure cohesive project execution.
• Own the full requirements‑to‑evidence verification lifecycle, from initial requirements review through final verification documentation.
• Identify unverifiable, ambiguous, incomplete, or technically weak requirements early in the lifecycle and drive clarification before test execution.
• Challenge design and test assumptions constructively to improve system robustness and test effectiveness.
• Define appropriate regression test scope following design, software, firmware, or configuration changes.
• Support customer‑facing FATs calmly and credibly, maintaining technical composure under schedule pressure.
• Create technical order and structure in schedule‑pressured or ambiguous project environments.
• Recognize technically questionable test results even when procedure steps appear to pass, and initiate appropriate follow‑up.
• Communicate technical issues and risks clearly, avoiding unnecessary escalation or churn…