Verification Specialist
Posted 1 week ago by Entasis Partners
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Digital Twin & Virtual Testing Assurance Specialist involves providing fractional advisory support to a leading industrial organization in assessing simulation credibility and regulatory compliance. The specialist will focus on simulation-based verification and validation approaches to ensure product conformity and quality assurance. This position is ideal for an independent expert looking to contribute strategically on a part-time basis. The engagement is flexible, allowing for a hybrid or remote working arrangement depending on the candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review simulation-based verification/validation practices supporting certification evidence
- Assess physics-based models (CFD, thermo-electrical, structural), including assumptions and limitations
- Apply best practice in VVUQ (verification, validation, uncertainty & sensitivity analysis)
- Support qualification and acceptance of simulation tools and toolchains
- Advise on risk management considerations linked to virtual testing evidence
- Strengthen governance across model/data/result lifecycle, including traceability and configuration management
- Provide clear recommendations to improve defensibility with regulators or notified bodies
Key Skills:
- Deep background in physics-based simulation (e.g., CFD, structural, thermo-electrical)
- Proven expertise in VVUQ frameworks and simulation credibility assessment
- Experience with simulation software/tool qualification and acceptance
- Strong understanding of quality management and risk-based assurance
- Track record of audit-ready record keeping, traceability, and configuration control
- Competence in AI/ML-enabled digital twins, including data governance, bias, drift explainability and provenance
- Background as a technical auditor, reviewer, or independent assessor
- Familiarity with regulatory expectations for virtual testing in industrial or electrical products
- Experience conducting gap analysis and building defensible certification evidence packs
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Fractional Opportunity: Digital Twin & Virtual Testing Assurance Specialist (VVUQ / Simulation Certification)
Engagement Details
Engagement Type : Fractional / Part-time Specialist Advisory
Commitment: Flexible (days per month/week depending on need)
Location: Hybrid / Remote (depending on candidate)
Start: ASAP
Duration: Initial advisory engagement with potential follow-on support
Entasis Partners is supporting a leading industrial organisation as they expand their use of digital twins and simulation-based virtual testing as evidence for conformity and certification. We are seeking a highly experienced specialist to provide fractional, advisory support in assessing simulation credibility, governance, and regulatory defensibility. This is an excellent opportunity for an independent expert looking to contribute strategic assurance expertise on a part-time basis.
Role Overview
As a Digital Twin & Virtual Testing Assurance Specialist , you will provide independent assessment and guidance on simulation-based verification and validation approaches used as evidence for:
- product conformity
- certification readiness
- regulatory acceptance
- risk and quality assurance
The focus is on ensuring models, tools, and results are robust, traceable, and defensible in regulated contexts.
Key Responsibilities
- Review simulation-based verification/validation practices supporting certification evidence
- Assess physics-based models (CFD, thermo-electrical, structural), including assumptions and limitations
- Apply best practice in VVUQ (verification, validation, uncertainty & sensitivity analysis)
- Support qualification and acceptance of simulation tools and toolchains
- Advise on risk management considerations linked to virtual testing evidence
- Strengthen governance across model/data/result lifecycle, including traceability and configuration management
- Provide clear recommendations to improve defensibility with regulators or notified bodies
Required Experience
- Deep background in physics-based simulation (e.g., CFD, structural, thermo-electrical)
- Proven expertise in VVUQ frameworks and simulation credibility assessment
- Experience with simulation software/tool qualification and acceptance
- Strong understanding of quality management and risk-based assurance
- Track record of audit-ready record keeping, traceability, and configuration control
Desirable / Additional Expertise
- Competence in AI/ML-enabled digital twins, including: data governance, bias, drift explainability and provenance
- lifecycle and model management
- Background as a technical auditor, reviewer, or independent assessor
- Familiarity with regulatory expectations for virtual testing in industrial or electrical products
- Experience conducting gap analysis and building defensible certification evidence packs
If this Validation Specialist position is of interest, please submit your application for further information.