Verification and validation (V&V) jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-11-05, Verification and validation (V&V) appears in 424 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning Verification and validation (V&V).
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05
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Frequently asked questions about Verification and validation (V&V)
+Is Verification and validation (V&V) in demand in 2026?
Yes. Verification and validation (V&V) appears in 424 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Verification and validation (V&V) (34.2% of all postings mentioning Verification and validation (V&V)).
+What jobs require Verification and validation (V&V)?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Verification and validation (V&V) are Embedded Linux Engineer (54.5% of that role’s postings mention Verification and validation (V&V)), Flight Software Engineer (12.9% of that role’s postings mention Verification and validation (V&V)), Firmware Engineer (12.6% of that role’s postings mention Verification and validation (V&V)).
+What skills are commonly paired with Verification and validation (V&V)?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-05), Verification and validation (V&V) most often appears alongside systems engineering, Python, Linux, C++, requirements management.
+Where is Verification and validation (V&V) most in demand?
As of 2026-11-05, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Verification and validation (V&V) are El Segundo, Huntsville, Lone Tree, Colorado Springs, McKinney, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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+Which skills come before and after Verification and validation (V&V)?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring Verification and validation (V&V) — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around Verification and validation (V&V)
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before Verification and validation (V&V)
Skills after Verification and validation (V&V)
No published outgoing skill pairs yet.
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: scanning systems | 1 |
| Before: Information assurance (IA) | 1 |
| Before: A&A | 1 |
| Before: Cloud | 1 |
| Before: Hardening | 1 |
| Before: on-premise computing | 1 |
| Before: verification testing | 1 |
Roles most likely to require Verification and validation (V&V)
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 12 | 54.5% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 18 | 12.9% |
| Firmware Engineer | 18 | 12.6% |
| Quality Test Engineer | 4 | 12.1% |
| Test Architect | 2 | 8.0% |
| Embedded Software Architect | 2 | 6.7% |
| Mechanical Systems Engineer | 2 | 6.5% |
| Systems Security Engineer | 6 | 6.2% |
| Systems Integration and Test Engineer | 2 | 5.9% |
| Software Systems Engineer | 4 | 5.0% |
Roles with the most Verification and validation (V&V) postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 145 | 34.2% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 48 | 11.3% |
| Test Engineer | 41 | 9.7% |
| Firmware Engineer | 18 | 4.2% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 18 | 4.2% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 12 | 2.8% |
| Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer | 6 | 1.4% |
| Systems Security Engineer | 6 | 1.4% |
| Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer | 4 | 0.9% |
| Program Manager | 4 | 0.9% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring Verification and validation (V&V)
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Varda Space Industries | 108 |
| Northrop Grumman | 35 |
| Globalpr | 23 |
| SNC | 19 |
| Sheraspace | 18 |
| Boeing | 10 |
| Medtronic | 8 |
| Sierra Nevada Coporation | 8 |
| PAE | 8 |
| KBR, Inc | 8 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for Verification and validation (V&V)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 113 | 26.7% |
| Huntsville | 13 | 3.1% |
| Lone Tree | 10 | 2.4% |
| Colorado Springs | 7 | 1.7% |
| McKinney | 7 | 1.7% |
| Louisville | 6 | 1.4% |
| Chantilly | 5 | 1.2% |
| Dayton | 4 | 0.9% |
| Fort Worth | 4 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Verification and validation (V&V)
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Verification and validation (V&V) by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Verification and validation (V&V) postings by all Verification and validation (V&V) postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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