Verification & Validation Engineering Specialist in Adelaide

Join Lockheed Martin Australia’s Verification & Validation Centre of Excellence in a senior specialist role where your expertise will influence some of Australia’s most complex Defence and national security programs. As a Verification & Validation Engineering Specialist, you will bring deep technical expertise and extensive Defence experience to provide V&V leadership, assurance and strategic guidance across the business. Working across major programs and engineering domains, you will help shape verification strategies, resolve complex technical challenges and influence engineering decisions throughout the system lifecycle.

This is an opportunity for a recognised engineering SME who wants to extend their impact beyond an individual project. You will work with senior technical leaders, customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams, while mentoring experienced engineers and helping advance V&V capability, standards and best practice across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical authority and specialist V&V guidance across complex Defence programs, supporting critical engineering and delivery decisions.
• Lead and assure V&V strategies, methodologies and key artefacts across the full systems engineering lifecycle.
• Guide the resolution of complex system integration, verification and validation challenges across large-scale systems and System-of-Systems environments.
• Provide independent technical reviews and assurance across engineering plans, program reviews, bids, governance and major technical milestones.
• Engage and influence senior customers, technical authorities, program leaders and multidisciplinary engineering teams to achieve robust engineering outcomes.
• Shape organisational V&V capability through technical mentoring, thought leadership, process improvement and advancement of engineering methods, tools and practices.

What you’ll bring

• 20+ years of Defence industry experience, with extensive expertise across the engineering lifecycle from requirements and architecture through integration, verification, validation and acceptance.
• Recognition as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more domains such as Systems Architecture, System Integration/V&V, Command & Control (C2), Radar or Communications.
• Demonstrated experience providing senior technical leadership and influencing engineering outcomes across large-scale, complex Defence systems and multidisciplinary programs.
• Deep knowledge of Systems Engineering, Integration and V&V methodologies, with the ability to provide technical assurance and resolve highly complex engineering challenges.
• A Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant qualifications and experience.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and mentoring capability, with the ability to engage senior customers, technical authorities and engineering leaders while developing capability in others.
• NV1 security clearance and ability to handle Export Controlled information.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

What we offer you

• Work on innovative projects, collaborate across borders and build your skills through internal secondments and structured career pathways.
• Access face to face and online development opportunities, supported by employee recognition programs and annual awards events.
• Many roles offer flexible options to help you shape a work pattern that fits your life.
• Purchase up to four additional weeks of leave each year, plus access dedicated study leave, and quarterly blood donor leave.
• Receive free mental health support for you and your family, participate in health month activities and access resources that support your wellbeing.
• Access a wide range of employee discounts, novated leasing options, referral incentives and financial guidance through your Superannuation provider.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance and employment may be contingent on the provision of further personal information including citizenship to ensure compliance with international export control legislation and regulations.

Veterans are encouraged to apply. We highly value the unique skills and experiences that veterans and transitioning service members can contribute to our team.

Lockheed Martin Australia supports Equal Employment Opportunity and values diversity in the workplace by creating a place of employment that is free of unlawful discrimination and is harassment free, fair, ethical, inclusive, and values the contribution of all its employees.

As part of our endeavours to increase participation of Indigenous Australians, we welcome applications from all people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

If you are selected for this role, we would be happy to discuss any adjustments that will help you to be successful.