Principal Engineer - Test and Verification

About EDGE

About the Role

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain verification plans, strategies, acceptance criteria, and automated and manual test methodologies.
• Analyse requirements and determine verification methods while supporting traceability in the digital engineering environment.
• Develop and execute system, acceptance, functional, interface, network, operational scenario, performance, and regression tests.
• Support integration laboratory, factory acceptance, site acceptance, and operational acceptance activities.
• Record and report test results and anomalies through metrics, evidence, summary test reports, and defect reports.
• Use automated tools for HMI, API, and network-level testing and demonstrations, and manage defects and issues.

Basic Qualifications

• Degree in systems engineering, software engineering, electronics, computer science, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of test and verification experience within defence communications, C4ISR, or mission-critical systems.
• Understanding of systems engineering and system lifecycle processes.
• Experience with structured verification activities, V&V methodologies, test planning, and complex test case design.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and clear technical communication.
• Ability to operate within complex defence engineering environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with defence communications systems, tactical data links, C2 systems, C4ISR environments, or mission systems programmes.
• Knowledge of Jama Connect for requirements and test management.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architect for MBSE.
• Familiarity with agile and incremental development approaches.
• Experience using AI for manual and automated test case generation.
• Knowledge of security and safety verification activities or ISTQB Software Testing Certification.