Requirements V&V Engineer

Peraton•Herndon, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an experienced Requirements Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineer within our Systems Engineering organization to lead the planning, design, execution, and assessment of V&V activities that demonstrate requirements compliance across a large-scale federal program. In Peraton's role as a systems integrator, this position carries a distinct responsibility: you must prove not only that individual components meet their allocated requirements, but that the integrated system — assembled from independently developed vendor, subcontractor, and custom components — satisfies the full requirements baseline as a unified whole. Verification and validation in an integration environment is where the gap between "each part works" and "the whole system works" is closed. You will design verification architectures that define what evidence is needed at each level of integration, determine which verification methods apply to which requirements, and ensure that the accumulated evidence — from component-level vendor testing through system-level integration verification to operational validation — forms a complete, auditable chain of compliance. You will be the engineer who can definitively answer: "Does this integrated system do what it was required to do, and is it ready for its mission?" This postion will be located in Herndon, VA.

Requirements

Public Trust Clearance - Ability to Obtain and Maintain
15+ years of experience in verification and validation, systems engineering, or quality assurance within large-scale programs
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree)
Demonstrated experience serving as a V&V lead within a systems integrator environment, planning and assessing verification across multi-vendor, multi-technology integrated solutions
Deep expertise in V&V methodology — verification planning, method selection (test, analysis, inspection, demonstration), success criteria definition, evidence assessment, and compliance determination
Proven experience designing multi-tier verification architectures that define evidence responsibilities across component vendors, integration teams, and system-level verification events
Strong command of requirements-to-verification traceability using requirements management tools (IBM DOORS, DOORS Next, Jama Connect, or equivalent), including verification cross-reference matrices and coverage analysis
Hands-on experience assessing vendor and subcontractor verification evidence for sufficiency, credibility, and compliance with program standards
Solid understanding of systems engineering lifecycle processes and formal review milestones (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA/PCA) and the V&V activities required at each gate
Experience planning and executing validation activities that demonstrate operational mission readiness beyond individual requirement compliance
Working knowledge of federal frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, RMF) as they generate verification obligations and security assessment requirements
Experience supporting federal or DoD programs with complex multi-contractor V&V coordination challenges
Background in mission-critical or safety-critical systems where verification rigor directly impacts operational reliability and safety
ITIL certification and experience aligning V&V activities with ITSM, configuration management, and release management workflows
Proven ability to lead cross-functional coordination across systems engineering, software development, test, cybersecurity, and operations teams

Nice To Haves

Experience with V&V for aviation, air traffic management, or national airspace systems and familiarity with aviation-specific safety assurance and certification requirements (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254, ARP 4754A)
Background in model-based verification — generating verification criteria from SysML/UAF models or other formal system representations
Experience with automated verification and continuous compliance monitoring within DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines — linking automated evidence back to requirements for real-time verification status
Familiarity with AI-assisted V&V — intelligent coverage analysis, predictive compliance risk identification, and automated evidence assessment
Experience with real-time systems, low-latency architectures, and the unique verification challenges they present (timing analysis, determinism, fault tolerance verification)
Background in cloud environment verification — validating system behavior and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud deployments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government)
Knowledge of network architecture (SD-WAN, secure transport) verification and compliance assessment in integrated environments
Experience with AIOps and observability platforms for operational validation and post-deployment compliance monitoring
Relevant certifications such as INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, ISTQB Advanced Test Manager, TOGAF, CSQA (Certified Software Quality Analyst), or PMP

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the Verification and Validation Plan, defining V&V strategies, methods (test, analysis, inspection, demonstration), success criteria, and the mapping of verification events to requirements across the integrated system
Design the verification architecture for multi-vendor integrated systems — defining what is verified at the component level by individual providers, what must be verified at the integration level by Peraton as the integrator, and what is validated at the system and operational levels
Define verification methods and success criteria for each requirement in the integrated baseline, ensuring that every requirement has a clear, achievable path to objective evidence of compliance
Develop V&V schedules and resource plans aligned with systems engineering lifecycle milestones (TRR, FCA/PCA) and integration events, ensuring verification readiness at each gate
Establish V&V standards and procedures that govern how verification evidence is produced, documented, reviewed, and accepted — across internal teams, subcontractors, and vendor organizations
Design and develop verification procedures — test cases, analysis plans, inspection criteria, and demonstration scenarios — that provide objective evidence of requirements compliance for each configuration item and for the integrated system as a whole
Develop integration verification scenarios that specifically target cross-vendor interfaces, end-to-end data flows, timing dependencies, error handling, and emergent behaviors that cannot be verified by any single vendor in isolation
Lead and support integration verification events — integration test, system test, regression test, and formal qualification — ensuring that multi-vendor components function correctly together
Conduct requirements-based verification coverage analysis to identify gaps in verification evidence, untested requirements, and areas of residual risk across the integrated program
Design negative verification scenarios, boundary condition tests, and fault injection approaches that stress the integrated system beyond nominal conditions to expose fragility at integration boundaries
Plan and execute validation activities that demonstrate the integrated system meets its intended mission and operational needs — distinct from verification of individual requirements
Develop operational validation scenarios that exercise the system under realistic mission conditions, including user acceptance criteria, mission thread execution, and operational stress cases
Collaborate with government stakeholders and end users to define validation success criteria that reflect true operational readiness, not just specification compliance
Assess residual risk after verification closure — identifying requirements with marginal evidence, areas of verification uncertainty, and operational scenarios not fully covered by the V&V program
Review and assess vendor and subcontractor V&V artifacts — test reports, analysis results, inspection records, and demonstration evidence — to determine whether they provide sufficient, credible evidence of compliance with allocated requirements
Evaluate the adequacy of vendor verification methods — ensuring that component-level testing performed by subcontractors is rigorous enough to support integration-level verification assumptions
Maintain the verification cross-reference matrix (VCRM), linking every requirement to its verification method, verification event, responsible party, and status (open, in progress, closed, waived)
Support functional and physical configuration audits (FCA/PCA) by providing verification closure documentation, compliance evidence packages, and traceability to baselined requirements
Generate V&V metrics and reports — verification progress, closure rates, open verification actions, residual risk, and validation readiness — for program leadership, government stakeholders, and engineering teams
Collaborate with requirements traceability and integration engineers to ensure that the requirements baseline is verifiable, that traceability supports verification planning, and that changes to requirements trigger appropriate re-verification
Work with test engineers to ensure that test execution activities produce evidence that satisfies verification requirements — bridging the gap between test planning (how to execute) and V&V planning (what evidence is needed and why)
Coordinate with cybersecurity teams to ensure that security requirements have defined verification methods and that security control assessments are integrated into the broader V&V framework
Participate in architecture and design reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR) to evaluate verification readiness, method feasibility, and evidence sufficiency at each lifecycle milestone
Translate complex V&V results, compliance status, and residual risk into clear, actionable guidance for program leadership, government customers, and non-technical audiences
Mentor and guide V&V analysts, test engineers, and subcontractor verification staff in V&V methodology, evidence standards, and verification architecture principles