Senior Systems IVVQ Engineer

Description

The company is a global technology business with over 83,000 staff, more than 7,500 of them in the UK, working across defence, space, aerospace and digital security.

This role sits in the Optronics & Missile Electronics (OME) business, which has developed optronics for military, scientific and commercial use for over 130 years across air, land and sea.

You will carry out systems IVVQ work under the direction of the project IVVQ Manager or Engineering Delivery Manager, gathering formal verification evidence so the product is compliant and safe.

Responsibilities

• You will define, run and report integration, verification and validation activities that support the customer sell-off of requirements.
• You will carry out integration, verification and validation for optronic equipment on land and sea platforms.
• You will give systems engineering support to hardware and software teams during subsystem integration.
• You will work with the test engineering team to capture and meet test equipment needs, and help define those requirements.
• You will write system test plans, procedures and reports, along with environmental and EMC test plans, procedures and reports.
• You will contribute to the project IVVQ strategy and plan, and add IVVQ input to specifications for subcontracted items.
• You will keep equipment available for planned IVVQ activities and for planned and ad hoc demonstrations.
• You will attend and run off-site trials, including at test houses and customer sites.
• You will diagnose faults and investigate root causes.
• You will track the configuration build status of the equipment under test.
• You will coach and support IVVQ engineers in your project team and across the wider IVVQ discipline.

Requirements

• You have hands-on experience of systems engineering methods across design, verification, validation, qualification and acceptance.
• You have a systems engineering background and use systems thinking to build test regimes that fully cover the behavioural requirements of a system.
• You can define and run integration and verification tests on complex systems.
• You have demonstrated experience integrating and qualifying complex solutions.
• You know Siemens Polarion or an equivalent tool for requirements traceability.
• You are self-motivated, work well independently and within teams.
• You communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• You are methodical and organised, open to challenge and receptive to constructive feedback.

Conditions

The role is hybrid and based in Glasgow.

Security Clearance (SC) is required. Holding it already is an advantage; if you do not, you must obtain and maintain SC before you start.

To be eligible for full SC you generally need five years' UK residence. In some cases, three years' UK residence in the last five may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

Guidance on clearance levels is available on the UK Security Vetting website.

You will carry out HSE duties and other tasks required by local working procedures.

The company is an equal opportunities employer.

Benefits

• Private medical insurance.
• Option to buy or sell annual leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee discounts.
• A paid volunteering day.
• Stocks and shares scheme.
• Annual bonus.
• Further benefits depending on the role.