Systems V&V Engineer

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Security Check (SC)

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Your Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation’s Security. Together.

Salary: £39,000 - £48,000

Role Clearance Type: You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government clearance in line with the job role (SC)

Location: Burlington House, New Malden, Kingston-Upon-Thames, London, UK.

About Your Opportunity

Our involvement with all engineering disciplines places us in a unique position to support the continued sustainment and development of our sovereign defence capability.

We are employed on large and complex programmes delivering world changing capability and functionality. Each phase providing evidence against the enabling requirements ensuring they have been flowed down, implemented in the design, integrated, verified and validated.

V&V engineers are a core to each NGUK project. Working within project teams, the V&V function ensures the essential activities are conducted throughout engineering lifecycle.

Your Benefits:

• Flexible working schedules - we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about any scheduling preferences you may have.

• Flexible Benefits Package – choose which NGUKL benefits you want to satisfy your personal needs. Core Benefits provided for you are Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance and Pension. Benefits you can flex include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
• Employee Incentive Programme – exceptional performance is recognized through our annual incentive programme which is awarded to top performers who excel

• Career Development – opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities

Your Responsibilities:

• Apply IVVTQA principles and best practice across the SE lifecycle, from requirements, design, integration and the V&V stages, supporting the acceptance process.
• Contribute towards key elements of IVVTQA management plans, processes using approved methods, SQEP and resources/facilities, also their maintenance and management.
• Aid creation and perform IVVTQA activities as per approved plans, processes and procedures.
• Maintain alignment, or a tailored approach, of IVVTQA lifecycle activities in accordance with department and Industry standards
• Support IVVTQA at Project reviews, including Design reviews, Risk, Change Impact etc.

Your Experience:

• Degree/HND/HNC or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering/Software/Hardware engineering (SE processes and methodologies (iaw ISO 15288/ISO 29119/INCOSE))
• Experienced in System Engineering V&V lifecycle planning, delivering and reporting
• Proven experience of an evidence based approach for Systems Integration, V&V and Acceptance
• Systems thinking, logical approach, RCA/rectification/regression management
• Good communication, stakeholder management, & technical report writing

Your Future Team:

“My purpose; to lead, coach and mentor the application of V&V within the engineering account, to champion best practice and ensure the delivery teams are allocated a proficient V&V capability, ensuring we build the right product and we’ve built it correctly.”

Scott Williamson V&V Manager @ Northrop Grumman UK

Implementing V&V will bring you into contact with numerous stakeholders and we champion the ability to assure our customers through delivery of an evidence based approach.

We are a growing team of V&V engineers and our matrix structure promotes collaboration, learning from each other and opportunities within NGUK. Within the team each V&V engineer will become more skilled and practiced in the application of different methodologies, tools and practices to quantify an understanding of a capability of the associated system; then applying concepts to provide progressive assurance and aid the success of technical delivery.

Diversity is at the heart of our success. Our team share experience, knowledge and new thinking gained from a wide range of backgrounds perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements across several industries. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry. We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.

About Our Responsibilities:

Our customers operate in unique environments which offer new and exciting challenges every day, cultivating a place where you can learn and thrive, working alongside the best minds in industry. We’ll give you space to develop your career, where your ideas can shape the future of our dynamic business. 

We promote collaboration to achieve more than we could imagine, together. And within a respectful and inspirational environment, we value what you say and do.

How to Apply:

Interested in our opportunity?

Yes – then simply submit your application online. Your application will be reviewed by one of our expert recruiters who’ll then respond advising you of the outcome and next steps for successful candidates.

Possibly, I’d like to find out more – email [email protected] to connect with one of our Sourcing Specialists who will be happy to support you with any enquires.

Background checks and potentially security clearance form part of the recruitment process, our team will inform you of the procedures when required.

Northrop Grumman UK:

Work with a global brand that makes a real contribution to our nation’s security and future. At Northrop Grumman UK, the brightest minds come together to push the boundaries and Define Possible. As leaders in the digital transformation of Aerospace, Defence and Intelligence we are providing ground-breaking outcomes for our customers.

UK Defence Business:

Our UK Defence business is a Sovereign software and systems centre of excellence. As well as developing and supporting UK wide and internationally deployed multi-domain command and control systems, our work is critical to the modern backbone of the Royal Navy. We pioneer – with fierce curiosity, dedication, and innovation, we seek to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

Find out more: https://www.northropgrumman.com/careers/job-search-united-kingdom/

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