Software V&V Engineer

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Software V&V Engineer on an initial 12-month contract. As the Software V&V Engineer you will be responsible for verifying and validating real-time systems application software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a technical hands-on role and will involve designing, implementing Test Cases for safety-critical Actuator subsystem software.

Role: Software V&V Engineer
Pay: Up to £90 per hour Umbrella, up to £67.45 per hour PAYE
Location: Stevenage
Contract: Monday to Friday, 37 hours a week, WFH available – task dependent.
IR35 Status: Inside
Security Clearance: SC required, can start on BPSS

Responsibilities:

• Ability to debug complex problems and be able to produce required documentation to achieve the required safety level
• Authoring Test Specifications, Test Planning documentation and other test documents
• Reviewing test results
• Requirements Analysis Experience
• Knowledge of Source Configuration Control Processes (e.g. PVCS, RTC, GIT)
• Working with minimal supervision
• Experience of working with a formal requirements capture tool.
• Previous experience of validation, and verification of embedded software written in C

Skillset / experience required:
Essential

• Significant previous experience of independent validation, and verification of embedded software written in C and developed at a high safety integrity level (SIL4 / DO178C Level A or equivalent)
• Test Specification creation and compliance recording in DOORS.
• Working knowledge of C/C++ for testing special builds and focussed code reviews.
• Unit Testing using LDRA or CPP Unit or an equivalent testing tool.
• Understanding of Code Coverage and techniques/strategies used to cover/justify shortfall.
• Working in a lab environment with live equipment (PSUs, Scopes, Logic Analysers etc.) conducting system tests

Desirable

• D0178 Level A testing knowledge
• Knowledge of Defence standards and Micro-controller technologies
• Testing on Development Cards with a test environment or bare-metal with special builds
• LDRA
• LDRA Test Bed
• LDRA TB Run
• LDRA TB Extreme
• LDRA TB Object Box
• FRAMA-C for static semantic analysis
• Knowledge and use of RTC
• Object Code Verification Experience
• Creation and use of Virtual Machines (VMWare)

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Siobhan Miller at Line Up Aviation

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