Functional Systems Engineer - Verification & Certification - Bristol

Technical Engineering
Ref: 10530 Date Posted: Wednesday 16 Sep 2026

Up to £57,000 + bonus | Hybrid, 3 days on-site | Bristol

Want to work on a major UK and international defence programme where your verification and certification work directly supports the delivery of a highly complex system?

We are recruiting for a Functional Systems Engineer, Verification & Certification to join Systems Engineering team, where you will work across the UK and Polish programmes, analysing technical evidence, assessing compliance against requirements and helping deliver the certification evidence needed to support customer deliveries.

What you will be doing

  • Review technical evidence and documentation against system requirements.
  • Support verification and certification activities, including compliance documentation and verification reports.
  • Review and agree Design Verification Plans (DVPs).
  • Identify verification gaps, investigate issues and support corrective actions.
  • Carry out design reconciliation activities following design change and obsolescence.
  • Work across Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software and other engineering disciplines.
  • Look for smarter ways of working, including process improvement and automation.

What are we looking for

You are likely to have experience in Systems Engineering, Verification & Validation, Certification or Requirements Engineering, with a strong analytical approach and attention to detail.

You should have:

  • Experience using IBM Rational DOORS Classic.
  • Experience analysing technical evidence and assessing compliance against requirements.
  • Knowledge of Verification & Validation (V&V) processes and methodologies.
  • Experience producing or reviewing compliance documentation and certification evidence.
  • The ability to work confidently across a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

The package

Salary: Circa £57,000 depending on experience | Hybrid working: 3 days per week on-site | Company bonus up to £2,500 | Pension contribution up to 14% total |Paid overtime opportunities | Up to 15 days Flexi Leave | Flexible working arrangements | Enhanced parental leave | Subsidised meals and free parking | Healthcare Cash Plan

Interested? If you have the V&V, requirements or certification experience and want to work on a programme with genuine engineering challenge and international reach, this could be a very interesting next move. Apply now for a confidential conversation.

Security
Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be British Citizens or Dual UK Nationals with British citizenship and will be required to undergo security clearance checks.

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