Job Title: IV&V Specialist
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract IV&V Specialist opportunity with our client that is fully remote.
Job Description:
- The Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) organization maintains our V&V program and provides vendor oversight for V&V work on safety-related digital instrumentation and control (I&C) in accordance with IEEE Std 1012-2004, which is endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.168 Revision 2.
- Work activities may include update/maintenance of IV&V plans and procedures, performing criticality analysis for all SIL level software, supporting development and review of digital I&C system requirement specifications and statements of work, reviewing vendor V&V artifacts for acceptance, and participating in risk mitigation activities associated with IV&V projects. Work activities for this individual will be assigned by the director, IV&V.
Job Responsibilities:
- Updates / maintains IV&V plans and procedures.
- Develops V&V compliance matrix for projects, including projects for international clients.
- Supports criticality analyses for all SIL-level software.
- Supports review of digital I&C system requirements, specifications, and statements of work.
- Supports IV&V vendor acquisition activities and specifies vendor work scope.
- Conducts IV&V vendor deliverable acceptance review and provides recommendations.
- Supports IV&V management and project teams in risk mitigation, compliance monitoring, and reporting.
- Interfaces with development organizations and vendors to get resolutions for IV&V anomaly reports and test incident reports.
Job Qualifications:
- Education/Certification: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, nuclear engineering, or a relevant engineering discipline is required.
- A minimum of 15+ years’ experience working in safety I&C and V&V work environment, in the power or nuclear industries, is required. Demonstrated understanding of engineering and/or manufacturing projects and terminology based on past work required.
- Solid technical writing and presentation skills and good communication, computer, presentation, and interpersonal skills required.
- Knowledge about the relevant industry standards, including but not limited to IEEE Std 1012-2004 and its latest revision, and being considered a subject matter expert in safety I&C and V&V with demonstrated success in working on major nuclear digital I&C and V&V projects, is highly preferred.
Job Details:
- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Rate: Market Rate
- Location: Fully remote but may have some travel
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.