Rolls-Royce
Engineer - V&V (V&V Engineer)

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Role: Development Engineer – Defence UK (GCAP)
Location: Bristol / Hybrid (Min 3 days per week in the office)
Hours: Fulltime
Job Purpose
To own and deliver Development activities e.g. Verification & Validation (V&V), Build/Experiment definition across Component, Bench Engine and Installed Verification (Flight Test), and the subsequent delivery of V&V data back to the programmes.
The Development Engineer is responsible for ensuring that Rolls-Royce has sufficient oversight for our products to meet business, customer and regulatory requirements. It covers engineers who are performing Development, Systems Engineering and Verification style roles.
This is an integration role where the individual will work to enable all engineering teams through coaching and support to successfully develop robust, verified engineering solutions against robust validated customer requirements.
This role sits within our Defence business and supports our multinational programmes to deliver the next generation of Defence capability.
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
What you will be doing:
- Deliver product verification strategy, structured verification plan and Product Development Plan
- Be the point of contact with the project to support and coach the team Verification activities, driving the right V&V behaviours within the project.
- Provide the necessary coaching/support to engineering programmes and sub-system teams to plan the engine verification and validation tests, driving the right V&V behaviours within the project.
- Manage the creation of substantiation evidence, clearance/acceptance documentation that meets the demand for the project.
- Manage aircraft integration issues necessary to support the programme.
- Run effective Risk Management and Project Gated Review Processes for the development packages.
- Develop and communicate the plan for delivering the work on time and remove risks/barriers to the plan.
- Execute and manage the Engine Development Plan (EDP) / Product Development Plan (PDP) through support and oversight of the instrumentation, assembly, test, and strip of test vehicles.
- Ensure R-E-D-V (Requirements, Design Rationale Evidence, Design Definition and Verification Information) health data reports from Validation and Verification activities is used to drive the engineering programme schedule and to remove technical risk.
- Execute effective communication of assembly, test and strip instructions to support the experimental activities and deliver verification programmes.
- Define experiments/test requirements.
- Define configuration hardware requirements to satisfy verification activities.
- Act as a Project interface with Operations plus Test and Measurement capabilities.
- Execute effective communication of assembly, test and strip instructions to support the experimental activities and deliver verification programmes.
- Establish the necessary demand for the parts to support the Engine Development Programme.
- Provide validated test data to programme.
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- Degree level in Engineering or equivalent
- Experience in relevant domain is preferred but not essential
- Good communication, presentation skills and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment
- To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence Early Life Cycle business, an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MOD and Government body approved cases, a dual national.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.
The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Grade: GBR - SNBG SG07-10
Job Category: Validation and Verification
Posting Date: 25 Sept 2026; 00:09
Posting End Date: 09 Oct 2026
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