Principal Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineer

Location: South-West London (Hybrid working available)

Salary Range: £45,000 - £70,000

UK Citizenship: Required

Overview:

A leading organisation in the defence and national security sector is seeking a Principal V&V Engineer to support the planning, execution, and reporting of verification and validation (V&V) activities. This role is integral to ensuring the compliance of complex hardware and software systems with defined requirements across the full engineering lifecycle.

You will be working in a multi-disciplinary environment, contributing to the delivery of sovereign defence systems that are critical to national operations. The position involves collaboration across engineering functions and offers the opportunity to influence both technical direction and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the planning, coordination, execution, and documentation of V&V work packages. Promote and apply industry best practices in V&V engineering in line with corporate, defence, and regulatory standards. Oversee and guide the output of junior V&V engineers as part of project delivery teams. Produce and review key project documentation, including management plans, estimates, metrics, and risk assessments. Contribute to project reviews, integration and test activities, fault investigation, and resolution reporting. Implement project security measures related to V...