Verification and Validation Engineer
// Role Summary
Join Northrop Grumman UK as a Verification & Validation Engineer, playing a critical role in ensuring the performance, safety, and compliance of software and hardware products for UK defence capabilities.
// Key Responsibilities
- Plan, execute, and report on Verification & Validation activities.
- Promote best practices across the V&V engineering lifecycle.
- Participate in design reviews, risk reviews, and testing.
- Manage defect investigation and issue resolution.
- Must be a UK national and able to obtain SC clearance.
// Role Specification
Verification & Validation Engineer - New Malden (Hybrid)
At Northrop Grumman UK, we are dedicated to driving innovation and solving tomorrow’s challenges. As a Verification & Validation Engineer, you will be instrumental in proving the performance, safety, and compliance of our software and hardware products. You will operate within a multi-disciplined project environment, contributing to the planning, execution, and reporting of Verification & Validation activities that support critical UK defence capabilities.
This role is part of our UK Defence business, a centre of excellence for sovereign software and systems, delivering complex, multi-domain command and control systems essential for the Royal Navy and wider mission systems. You will join a team that values curiosity, collaboration, and innovation.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Promoting best practices across the Verification & Validation engineering lifecycle in line with corporate and industry standards.
- Planning, conducting, and reporting Verification & Validation activities using approved methods, tools, and processes.
- Leading or supervising engineers to ensure effective delivery of scoped work packages.
- Contributing to project artefacts such as requirements inputs, design estimates, management plans, metrics, and reviews.
- Participating in design reviews, risk reviews, integration, acceptance, and diagnostic test activities.
- Managing defect investigation, issue resolution, and progress reporting to programme stakeholders.
- Applying IVVTQA principles and supporting systems engineering activities across requirements, design, integration, Verification & Validation, and acceptance stages.
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- Degree, HND, HNC, or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a similar field.
- Significant experience (5+ years) in planning and delivering IVVTQA / Verification & Validation activities within a systems engineering lifecycle.
- Competence in using DOORS or similar requirements and test management tools.
- Experience applying Verification & Validation processes aligned to defence, military, or recognised industry standards.
- Ability to supervise, coach, and support junior engineers.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and development of effective remediation actions.
Preferred:
- Experience working within complex, safety-critical, or regulated engineering environments.
- Exposure to multi-domain mission systems, naval systems, or command and control solutions.
We encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every requirement, as we value potential as well as experience.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of our work, you must be a UK national. You will be required to obtain and maintain SC (Security Check) clearance.
Our recruitment team is available to guide you through the process at talenquiries@uk.ngc.com.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working options, including the option of a compressed fortnight.
- Private healthcare and a comprehensive cash health plan.
- Holiday buy/sell scheme.
- Career development programmes and mentoring.
- Performance-related bonuses.
Join us to build a more secure and connected world, shape national security, and thrive in an inclusive culture where your authentic self is valued. Shape your career your way with diverse roles, technical pathways, and flexibility to balance life and work commitments.