Senior Architect, Systems Verification & Validation, meoSphere

Senior Architect, Systems Verification & Validation, meoSphere The job responsibilities outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may evolve over time and be reviewed according to business needs. PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION meoSphere is SES’s next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellation, designed to deliver secure connectivity services to government agencies, enterprises, and commercial customers. It will also provide high-speed broadband internet to eliminate global connectivity dead zones. To accelerate development timelines, reduce costs, and ensure quality, SES is internalizing a critical segment of the satellite supply chain: the final integration of partner satellite platforms with SES’s software-defined payloads, all within a cutting-edge manufacturing and test facility. ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The System Integration & Test (SI&T) Verification & Validation Lead is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for developing and delivering verification and validation capabilities across a complex system-of-systems environment spanning spacecraft, ground systems, user terminals, communications networks, software platforms, operational processes, and supporting infrastructure. Working within the SI&T function, you will develop verification and validation strategies, plans, technical analyses, and evidence packages to verify requirements, validate end-to-end mission and service performance, and demonstrate operational readiness. Leading through technical expertise and influence, you will coordinate engineering, operations, suppliers, and program stakeholders to ensure activities are executed with appropriate rigor, coverage, and traceability. You will define verification methods, success criteria, evidence requirements, and closure approaches, leading reviews, validation assessments, and evidence-sufficiency evaluations across multiple subsystems and mission scenarios. The role provides delegated SI&T closure determinations and recommendations for requirement closure and mission readiness, while final approval and closure authority remain with the designated technical authorities. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS Shared Responsibilities Lead system integration, testing, verification, and validation work across hardware, software, networks, operations, laboratories, suppliers, and distributed teams. Turn incomplete or conflicting inputs into clear, practical technical plans with visible assumptions, dependencies, risks, and evidence needs. Apply discipline across requirements, interfaces, configuration control, readiness, anomalies, regression, traceability, and evidence. Produce clear, decision-ready technical recommendations and communicate effectively with engineering, program, supplier, and executive stakeholders. Define and lead System Integration & Test work while respecting retained authorities in product, facility, safety, flight, requirements,…