Functional Systems Engineer - Verification & Certification

Sector: Defence, Security & CNI

Reference: BH-21007

Functional Systems Engineer, Verification & Certification
Salary: Up to 57,000 depending on experience
Location: Bristol
Hybrid working: 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security: BPSS, with nationality and right-to-work restrictions applying
Electus Recruitment Solutions is supporting a leading high-technology engineering organisation with an opportunity for a Functional Systems Engineer specialising in Verification, Validation and Certification .
You will join a multidisciplinary systems engineering team supporting the development, delivery and certification of a complex defence system. The role is focused on analysing technical evidence, demonstrating compliance against requirements and supporting certification activities through to customer delivery.
Key responsibilities

• Capture, review and assess technical evidence against system and functional requirements
• Conduct technical investigations and identify verification gaps
• Support the preparation and review of compliance documentation, verification reports and certification evidence
• Review technical documentation supporting functional evidence
• Review and agree Design Verification Plans
• Support design reconciliation activities associated with design changes and obsolescence
• Track verification issues and support corrective actions
• Work collaboratively across systems, mechanical, electrical, software and other engineering disciplines
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes through more efficient working practices and automation

About you
You will have experience in a systems engineering, verification, validation or certification environment, with a strong analytical approach and the ability to assess technical evidence against defined requirements.
Ideally, you will bring:

• Experience using IBM Rational DOORS Classic
• Experience analysing evidence and assessing compliance against requirements
• Knowledge of Verification and Validation (V&V) processes and methodologies
• Experience producing or reviewing compliance documentation and certification evidence
• The ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong attention to detail and structured problem-solving skills

This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging systems where your work will directly contribute to demonstrating compliance, supporting certification and enabling successful customer delivery.
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.