Systems Verification and Validation Engineer

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

As part of our continued growth in advanced air mobility and next-generation rotorcraft, we are seeking a Verification & Validation Engineer to support the development and certification of a new electric rotorcraft platform.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of aerospace innovation, contributing to the certification of cutting-edge electric propulsion systems and rotorcraft technologies against EASA CS-27/CS-29 and associated certification frameworks. You will play a central role in defining and executing robust V&V strategies, ensuring compliance, safety, and performance through a structured, evidence-based approach.

If you are passionate about engineering excellence, emerging aviation technologies, and shaping the future of sustainable aviation, this is a role where you can make a tangible impact.

This role is Hybrid working in Bristol.

• Develop and maintain Verification & Validation (V&V) plans aligned to certification requirements (CS-27/CS-29) and programme objectives
• Define means of compliance, including analysis, inspection, test, and demonstration, to support certification activities
• Establish requirements traceability and ensure all system and hardware requirements are verified and validated with appropriate evidence
• Lead or support test planning, execution, and reporting, including laboratory, rig, ground, and flight testing
• Collaborate with design, systems, safety, and certification teams to ensure V&V activities are fully integrated into the development lifecycle
• Support compliance demonstration activities, ensuring robust “proof of compliance” for each applicable requirement 
• Conduct data analysis and correlation from test campaigns to validate system performance and behaviour
• Identify and manage technical risks related to verification and validation, supporting mitigation strategies
• Contribute to certification documentation, including compliance reports, verification matrices, and test reports
• Support configuration and conformity control for test articles and certification evidence
• Ensure adherence to applicable standards, including ARP4754A, DO-160, and other relevant aerospace practices
• Participate in design reviews, providing V&V input to ensure requirements are testable and verifiable

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Chartered engineer or working towards chartered status within a recognised and relevant professional body.
• Applications are invited from candidates who may hold HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline in concert with significant and demonstrable subject matter expertise in the system domain

• Strong knowledge of verification methods (analysis, inspection, test, demonstration) and their application

• Experience developing verification strategies and compliance matrices

• Ability to interpret and apply certification requirements and standards

• Experience with hardware/system testing, including data acquisition and analysis

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent technical documentation and report writing capability

• Effective communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams

• Experience with electric propulsion systems, batteries, or high-voltage aerospace systems
• Rotorcraft experience, including flight dynamics, loads, or structural systems
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and approaches
• Knowledge of safety assessment processes (FHA, FMEA, FTA)
• Experience supporting flight test programmes or certification campaigns
• Familiarity with standards such as DO-178, DO-254, DO-160
• Experience in advanced air mobility (AAM), eVTOL, or emerging aviation platforms

Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK

Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this role

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive