The Opportunity

Eligibility: Applicants must be Australian citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain an active Australian Government Defence security clearance at the level required for the position.

Join the AIR6500 program and contribute to one of Australia’s most advanced Defence capabilities. As a Senior V&V; Engineer, you will be part of a high-performing team responsible for delivering robust verification outcomes across complex, integrated systems within a modern, digitally enabled engineering environment.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring system performance, quality, and mission readiness by driving verification activities across the full engineering lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and contribute to V&V; artefacts including V&V; Plans, VCRM, and Acceptance Test Plans
- Plan and execute system-level verification activities across complex integrated environments
- Maintain end-to-end traceability from requirements through to verification evidence
- Support system integration and incremental verification for AIR6500 JABMS capability
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Test & Evaluation, Quality, and program stakeholders
- Contribute to continuous improvement of V&V; frameworks, processes and tools




- Develop a deep understanding of system architecture, operational capability, and mission requirements

What you’ll bring

- A degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
- Significant experience in V&V;, Systems Engineering, Integration or Test & Evaluation
- Strong experience developing and executing system-level verification strategies and plans
- Experience working in complex, system-of-systems environments
- Knowledge across Defence domains such as C2, Command Support or ISR
- Experience with MBSE tools (e.g. DOORS, Rhapsody, ETM)
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments
- Solid stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Active NV1 security clearance and ability to handle Export Controlled material
- Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Don't meet every requirement?

If you're excited by this opportunity but don't meet every criterion, we'd still love to hear from you. Your skills and experience may be a great fit for this role, or another opportunity within our organisation.

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📌 Verification & Validation Engineer - Senior (Canberra)
🏢 Lockheed Martin
📍 Canberra