Test Engineer (V&V)

Company Description

At Leidos, we do work that really matters inspired by our mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. With 25 years of local experience, our over 2000 team members, work together to solve Australia’s toughest challenges in government, defence, intelligence and border protection. 

We've got so much to offer at Leidos, here are a just a few of the Benefits we provide our team:

• 12 Extra Days Leave: Life Days are the Leidos way of recognising that we all need some extra time out to take care of life. By working slightly more than the minimum weekly hours (2 hours per week for full timers) you can accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year.
• Leidos Life Hub provides access to discount offers or cashback rewards with over 400 Australian and International retailers.
• Professional development and support to set you up for success and assist you in achieving your career aspirations.

Job Description

We have a permanent full-time opportunity based in Adelaide SA for a Test (V&V) Engineer to join our team supporting the establishment of the Verification & Validation engineering environment as well as the planning and conduct of incremental system verification.

We will offer relocation assistance for the successful candidate.

In this role, you will support an Agile application development environment & perform the following functions:

• Support the development of V&V deliverables including the V&V Plan & the Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM).
• Support the engineering lifecycle model from operational concept to deployment.
• Planning, coordination & conduct of system & lower level Verification activities.
• Develop a strong understanding of the system including capabilities, requirements, design and products.
• Provide strong analytical skills in the setup of tests & the debug of system failures.
• Coordinate testing activities within the program as required & liaise with key stakeholders to ensure that planned testing meet their requirements.
• Analyse test results and preparing test reports documenting the results of the verification activities, conclusions and recommendations.

Qualifications

Coupled with your education and practical experience, the successful candidates will demonstrate a ‘can-do’, pro-active, approach with the ability to understand the business, identify issues and develop relationships to achieve Leidos’ objectives.

• Australian Citizen with NV1 or above Australian Government Security Clearance.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Systems or Test Engineer in a multidisciplinary application development environment.
• Knowledge and experience of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and use of digital tools, ideally Doors, Rhapsody and Engineering Test Management (ETM)
• Knowledge and experience using test automation tools within large complex software environments & working within an Agile (Scrum) development project
• Experience in large test project environments, preferably with Defence or other Federal Government organisations
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), technical and interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to build & maintain effective working relationships & engage with key stakeholders at all levels. 
• Well-developed knowledge in one or more of Command & Control, Command Support or Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance domains in a Defence context.

Additional Information

We have been keeping Australia safer, healthier and more efficient for 25 years, here’s just three ways how:

• We’re building the next generation secret end user environment for the Australian Department of Defence across a number of strategic locations around Australia.
• We deliver software development and operational support through to the integration of underwater autonomous vehicles and survey ships to meet mission objectives.
• We support key networks for the Australian Cyber Security Centre.

We’re a certified Family Friendly Workplace. We respect the caring responsibilities and needs of our people who needs to care for loved ones; it’s a mindset – not a policy. When you grow, we grow. Be it through our exciting pipeline line of projects or by partnering with a People Leader who will guide, mentor, and support you.

Successful candidates will be required to be Australian Citizen and hold and maintain an NV1 Australian Government Security Clearance, you may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.

At Leidos, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.