Job DescriptionIn this role, the V&V Engineer will work closely with multiple engineering teams supporting the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office. This position bridges technical execution with emerging leadership responsibilities, including guiding junior engineers and contributing to customer-focused engineering activities. Responsibilities include:
Engineering Technical Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and refinement of the Verification strategy and approach, ensuring alignment with system requirements and engineering best practices.
- Conduct verification activities using system requirements, verification methods, and producing design compliance reports
- Develop and maintain the Requirements Verification and Traceability Matrix (RVTM)
- Perform data analysis and collaborate with teams to support verification and validation of system requirements
- Conduct impact and traceability assessments and recommending corrective actions
- Prepare technical documentation, presentations, data packages, and white papers
- Participate in IPTs, working groups, and communities of practice
- Attend customer staff meetings
- Support execution of the Systems Engineering Verification process, including technical reviews
Team Support Responsibilities
- Take ownership of assigned subsystem-level verification tasks, ensuring timely, complete, and high-quality engineering outputs.
- Foster collaboration within small project teams to maintain alignment across verification tasks and ensure cohesive execution.
- Guide less experienced engineers in day-to-day verification activities, providing direction and feedback to strengthen their understanding of systems engineering and V&V practices.
Customer Interaction Responsibilities
- Participate in customer technical meetings and reviews, presenting assigned verification products and supporting discussions with technical counterparts.
- Support customer execution of the Systems Engineering Verification process, including preparation and participation in formal Systems Engineering Technical Reviews.
- Work with customer stakeholders to clarify requirements, understand objectives, and ensure assigned verification activities meet expectations.
Required Skills and EducationBachelor's degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with at least 4 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with at least 2 years of experience; or a Doctorate in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 10%
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Preferred Skills and EducationPreferred Education, Experience, & Skills.- Up to 6 years of relevant work experience
- Experience defining a verification process for a new program
- Experience within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) environment
- INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) certification
