Senior V&V Engineer

Senior Verification Engineer - Defence

• Play a critical role in the delivery of a significant Defence program
• Lead verification and test activities across complex software systems
• Influence technical outcomes and contribute to Australia's Defence capability

More about the Opportunity

Harrison McMillan is partnering with a Defence organisation to engage an experienced Senior Verification Engineer for a key program opportunity.

This role offers the chance to take ownership of critical verification activities, work alongside experienced engineering specialists and directly influence the successful delivery and acceptance of complex Defence systems.

The Role

In the role you will lead the planning, development and execution of the program's Test and Evaluation (T&E) activities, ensuring systems meet technical requirements and are ready for customer acceptance.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead verification activities, including the development and execution of the program's T&E strategy.
• Develop and maintain Requirements Verification Matrices, Acceptance Test Procedures and Verification Cross Reference Matrices
• Coordinate testing activities, resources and schedules to achieve key program milestones.
• Manage verification evidence, test results and supporting Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) to demonstrate compliance with system requirements.
• Review OEM test evidence and assess its suitability to support system verification.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring system baselines are sufficiently mature for formal testing.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and customer stakeholders to support successful system acceptance.

Skills & Experience for the role

We are seeking an experienced Verification and Validation professional who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to plan, coordinate and deliver complex testing activities.

You will bring:

• Substantial experience in verification and validation, particularly testing software-intensive systems.
• Demonstrated experience planning, scheduling and executing verification and test activities.
• Strong understanding of verification processes, test documentation and requirements management.
• Ability to identify technical risks, resolve issues and maintain progress against program deliverables.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working collaboratively across internal engineering teams and customer environments.

This role requires a current NV1 Defence Security Clearance

Interested in Learning More?

If you're an experienced Verification Engineer looking for a role where your technical expertise can make a tangible difference, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

Whether this opportunity aligns with your next career move or you're interested in exploring other senior engineering opportunities within Defence, we'd be pleased to connect.

For a confidential discussion about this, or similar engineering roles within Defence, please contact:

Lorraine Kenny on lorraine.kenny@harrisonmcmillan.com.au or 0489 278296

Amanda DeDear on Amanda.DeDear@harrisonmcmillan.com.au or 0485 034 883