_{23rd October, 2026}

Job Title - L3 Verification and Validation (V&V) Engineer
Job Id 1260584

• Security Clearance: NV1 Clearance
• Length of Contract: 4 months
• The role closes on 27/10/2026
• Location: Osborne, SA

Program Context
Supports the SEA 4000 Phase 6 Hobart Class Destroyer Combat Systems Modernisation program, delivering the Aegis Baseline 9 upgrade (including ballistic missile defence capability) across HMA Ships Hobart (DDG 39), Brisbane (DDG 41), and Sydney (DDG 42), in partnership with the Commonwealth, Lockheed Martin Australia, Navantia Australia, and Saab Australia.

Summary
The V&V Engineer supports the planning and conduct of the DDG Combat System Upgrade test program, applying specific combat system experience to verify that Aegis Baseline 9 and associated subsystems meet functional performance specifications prior to platform integration, sea trials, and operational release. The role bridges systems engineering, design assurance, and test execution to ensure verification evidence is complete, traceable, and defensible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain verification and validation plans for combat system elements, defining verification methods (analysis, inspection, demonstration, test) against functional performance specifications and the verification cross-reference matrix.
• Review, and approve test procedures for combat system integration testing, factory acceptance testing, harbour acceptance testing, and sea acceptance testing, ensuring traceability to specified requirements.
• Support the conduct of the test program, including combat system integration and test events, land-based test site trials, and shipboard test and trials activities across the three Hobart Class DDGs.
• Apply specific combat system domain knowledge (Aegis Baseline 9 combat management system, sensor and weapons interfaces) to identify test risks, coverage gaps, and anomalies during test execution.
• Analyse test results against acceptance criteria, document verification outcomes, and support root cause analysis and corrective action for test failures or non-conformances.
• Coordinate test activities and evidence exchange with Lockheed Martin Australia, Navantia Australia, Saab Australia, and Commonwealth test authorities.
• Maintain verification status accounting, ensuring evidence packages are complete and audit-ready to support System Requirements and Design Review.
• Support test readiness reviews, providing technical input on procedure adequacy, test asset availability, and safety considerations for combat system test events.

Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement of test procedures and verification methodology across the test program.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in verification and validation or test and evaluation roles on complex defence or naval combat systems.
• Specific prior experience with naval combat management systems (Aegis or equivalent), including test procedure development and test execution.
• Working knowledge of verification methods, traceability, and test documentation practices; familiarity with DOORS, Jama, or equivalent tools.
• Ability to interpret functional performance specifications and translate them into executable test procedures and acceptance criteria.
• Strong analytical skills and clear technical reporting, with ability to communicate test outcomes to engineering and program stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior test and evaluation experience on Aegis Combat System programs, RAN platform upgrades, or allied naval combat system modernisation projects.
• Experience supporting sea trials, harbour acceptance testing, or shipboard test events on naval combatants.
• Familiarity with NSSG / CASG test and evaluation, and acceptance certification processes.
• Experience working within a multi-prime industry team (Lockheed Martin, Navantia, Saab, or equivalent) supporting a Commonwealth-led test program.

Work Environment
Office/lab-based with significant periodic travel to Osborne Shipyard, Fleet Base East (Sydney), land-based test sites, and shipboard platforms to support test execution throughout the program.
 
SFIA Skills Sought:
Assessing specified or unspecified functional requirements and characteristics of products, systems and services through investigation and testing.

TEST Level 4:
Selects appropriate functional testing approaches, considering risk, criticality and complexity.Selects appropriate functional testing approaches, considering risk, criticality and complexity. Develops, automates and executes comprehensive test plans and cases. Configures environments to mirror real-world usage, collaborates with stakeholders to refine requirements and manages scalable automated testing frameworks. Identifies and mitigates risks during testing, provides detailed analysis and reports on functional test activities and results, including work done by others.

Please contact Team@strategicexecutive.com or simply click apply to submit your application 
 
"We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations Australians, Australian Defence Force and First Responder veterans, women in STEM, and people of all abilities, including those registered with the NDIS."

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