Senior Satellite Verification & Validation (V&V) Manager Ref. V&V_2026

As Senior Satellite Verification & Validation Manager, you lead V&V activities across the project lifecycle for small satellites, ensuring alignment with schedule and budget. You work with system engineers to shape verification strategies, design verification plans, and testing infrastructure. You drive methodical, MBSE-informed processes and coordinate with customers and internal teams to deliver validated systems. This role offers impact by shaping how satellites are verified from design to in-orbit operations.

• Lead the Verification and Validation of small satellites
• Coordinate and monitor timely implementation of V&V activities
• Contribute to Design, Development and Verification Plans
• Apply development processes (e.g., V-model)
• Define and manage Model Philosophy and HW matrix
• Manage requirements specification from customer to equipment level
• Define verification methods and stages
• Contribute to testing infrastructure (e.g., Flatsat, SCOEs)
• Support satellite verification and AIT activities
• Prepare and execute system and acceptance tests with customers
• Evaluate test results and document deviations

• Strong knowledge of satellite systems engineering, including requirements engineering, functional analysis, verification control
• 5+ years of hands-on experience
• Experience in satellite verification and participation in AIT campaigns
• Excellent sense of responsibility
• Structured hands-on work-approach
• Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Fluent in English
• University degree (Master/PhD) or equivalent education plus relevant proven work experience in industry

• Good interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated
• Autonomous working style
• Requirements management tools (Doors)
• Model Based System Engineering
• Concurrent engineering tools (Confluence, Jira)