Verification & Validation
Optimize your systems to keep up with today’s fast-paced digital landscape.
Akkodis is your partner in Verification& Validation
Every organization demands robust verification and validation testing models to thrive. And ever-increasing demands, data, and risks mean these models must be cutting-edge. We have a wealth of domain-specific skills and solutions that can meet your unique needs. We are your partner on your journey in building an agile and resilient business, ready for the future.
Practice + Expertise
It takes multiskilled tech talent to ensure these systems remain agile and efficient, supporting people and businesses for a smarter tomorrow. Akkodis is your partner in responsible, strategic technology advancement.
Mitigate risk
Organizations rely on ever-increasing amounts of data to do business. But this leaves you vulnerable to increased risk. Ramp up cybersecurity by prioritizing in-depth, end-to-end testing to futureproof your business.
Leverage AI and ML
Transform your validation and verification models by leveraging AI and machine learning. We implement these technologies to improve strategies, identify risks, and ensure optimal processes across your organization.
Continuous delivery & improvement
Today, automation is crucial in every successful organization’s testing life cycle. Our experts harness automation to enable continuous testing, so your business consistently improves as it grows.
Testing Labs and Facilities
Unlock access to our state-of-the-art testing labs to validate your products, including Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for automotive applications and advanced testing software like ProveTech.
Product and Process Testing
Akkodis ensures product quality and system reliability through advanced Product & Process Testing. With rigorous validation, automation, and simulation-driven testing, we help you reduce risk, accelerate performance, and deliver compliant, high-quality products with confidence.
- Quality assurance & testing frameworks
- Verification & validation services
- AI/ML enhanced testing technologies
- Continuous testing & automation
- Simulation & Digital Twin testing environments
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Compliance driven testing processes
- Advanced testing labs (EMC, PROVEtech, etc.)
Simulation
Innovative simulation technology is critical to the development and training around aircraft, vehicles, railways and space exploration. Akkodis can enable you to develop a workforce confident in operating complex systems and navigation – while controlling costs and reducing risk. Our processes include AR/VR, allowing for innovations in both training and maintenance, with the ability to provide up-to-date guidance in real time.
- 1D to 3D Simulation
- Mechanical, Fluid Dynamics, Thermal, Electromechanical, EMC…
- Product Simulation (Crash Simulation, Electronic Reliability, Vehicle Dynamics…)
- Certification compliance demonstration
- Creation Digital Twin Models
- Training & simulation solutions
Verification & Validation
Akkodis is your partner in product development and launch, handling the due diligence required to complete verification and validation stages. Our cross-functional teams have expertise across key industries and fields, from aerospace to clean energy. We employ hybrid solutions for early validation tests. Outsource the critical tests needed to enter the market confidently – and compliant.
- UI and functional testing
- Usability, compliance and security testing
- Mobile and device-based testing
- Performance and load testing
- Integration testing
- Compatibility and automation testing
- Lab and field testing
Safety & Reliability (RAMS)
Outsource safety and reliability efforts with end-to-end safety and reliability testing across industries like transportation and aerospace. With Akkodis handling reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS), you can ensure safety, manage risk, and minimize negative brand sentiment.
- Black-box testing
- Fatigue and failure analysis
- System Safety & Certification Support (ESA, EASA)
- RAM Analysis, Modelling & Performance Optimization
- Hazard Analysis, Risk Mitigation & Safety Reviews
- Reliability Data Collection, Statistical Analysis & Data Banks
- RAMS Requirements Engineering & Standards Compliance
- Training, Knowledge Transfer & Competence Development
- Performance and load testing
Quality, Compliance & Certification
Akkodis strengthens your operations with rigorous quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and validation expertise. We help you meet industry standards, reduce risk, and ensure your systems, processes, and products remain reliable, secure, and audit ready.
- Regulatory compliance program design
- Industry standards adherence (GxP, ISO, cybersecurity frameworks)
- Quality assurance planning, governance, and automation
- V&V for products, systems, and processes
- Computer system validation
- Documentation and audit ready support
- Risk mitigation and continuous improvement
- Access to specialized testing labs (EMC, PROVEtech)
- Enhanced Life Sciences compliance capabilities via Raland acquisition
Frequently Asked Questions About Verification and Validation
erification and Validation (V and V) is the engineering discipline that ensures products, systems, and software are both built correctly and meet their intended operational requirements. Verification confirms that specifications, designs, and requirements have been implemented accurately, while validation demonstrates that the final solution performs reliably in real-world conditions.
Modern V and V combines requirements traceability, automated testing, simulation, digital twins, continuous integration, and quality management to reduce risk throughout the product lifecycle. Akkodis delivers end-to-end V and V services across software, embedded systems, connected products, and complex engineering programs. For example, Akkodis has helped an automotive OEM maintain high test bench stability to support continuous validation readiness, enabling more reliable testing throughout vehicle development.
Modern V and V combines requirements traceability, automated testing, simulation, digital twins, continuous integration, and quality management to reduce risk throughout the product lifecycle. Akkodis delivers end-to-end V and V services across software, embedded systems, connected products, and complex engineering programs. For example, Akkodis has helped an automotive OEM maintain high test bench stability to support continuous validation readiness, enabling more reliable testing throughout vehicle development.
Verification and validation help organizations detect defects early, reduce development costs, improve product quality, and ensure compliance with industry standards. As products become increasingly software-defined, connected, and safety-critical, testing must validate not only functionality but also cybersecurity, interoperability, reliability, and operational performance.
Embedding V and V throughout development enables organizations to identify issues before deployment, reducing costly redesigns while accelerating product readiness. Akkodis applies risk-based testing, automated validation, simulation, and domain-specific engineering expertise across highly regulated industries. This approach has supported supplier compliance and improved operational efficiency for a leading Belgian aerospace and defense company by strengthening engineering verification processes and documentation quality.
Embedding V and V throughout development enables organizations to identify issues before deployment, reducing costly redesigns while accelerating product readiness. Akkodis applies risk-based testing, automated validation, simulation, and domain-specific engineering expertise across highly regulated industries. This approach has supported supplier compliance and improved operational efficiency for a leading Belgian aerospace and defense company by strengthening engineering verification processes and documentation quality.
Although often used together, verification and validation serve different purposes. Verification answers the question, "Are we building the product correctly?" by confirming that requirements, specifications, architecture, and implementation comply with defined standards. Validation answers "Are we building the right product?" by demonstrating that the final solution satisfies operational needs and user expectations.
Successful engineering programs require both disciplines throughout the development lifecycle rather than treating testing as a final project phase. Akkodis integrates verification, validation, requirements traceability, engineering reviews, automated testing, and quality assurance into multidisciplinary engineering programs, helping organizations reduce technical risk while improving compliance and product reliability.
Successful engineering programs require both disciplines throughout the development lifecycle rather than treating testing as a final project phase. Akkodis integrates verification, validation, requirements traceability, engineering reviews, automated testing, and quality assurance into multidisciplinary engineering programs, helping organizations reduce technical risk while improving compliance and product reliability.
Automated testing improves verification and validation by increasing testing speed, consistency, repeatability, and overall coverage. Automated frameworks execute thousands of test scenarios continuously, helping engineering teams identify defects earlier while supporting agile development, DevOps, and continuous integration practices.
Automation also enables organizations to validate increasingly complex software-defined systems without significantly increasing testing effort. Akkodis develops automated validation environments that combine test automation, continuous testing, AI-assisted analysis, and engineering expertise. For example, Akkodis enhanced workflow efficiency for an industrial organization by automating engineering processes and optimizing software environments, reducing manual effort while improving testing consistency and operational performance.
Automation also enables organizations to validate increasingly complex software-defined systems without significantly increasing testing effort. Akkodis develops automated validation environments that combine test automation, continuous testing, AI-assisted analysis, and engineering expertise. For example, Akkodis enhanced workflow efficiency for an industrial organization by automating engineering processes and optimizing software environments, reducing manual effort while improving testing consistency and operational performance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI are transforming verification and validation by improving defect detection, generating intelligent test cases, prioritizing testing activities, and identifying anomalies across complex systems. AI enables engineering teams to analyze large volumes of testing data, automate repetitive activities, and continuously improve software quality throughout development.
Rather than replacing traditional testing, AI complements engineering expertise by accelerating decision-making and increasing validation coverage. Akkodis applies AI-enabled testing approaches across software-defined and embedded systems, particularly within automotive engineering. This expertise supports advanced testing environments where rapid validation, continuous integration, and reliable software verification are essential for increasingly autonomous and connected vehicles.
Rather than replacing traditional testing, AI complements engineering expertise by accelerating decision-making and increasing validation coverage. Akkodis applies AI-enabled testing approaches across software-defined and embedded systems, particularly within automotive engineering. This expertise supports advanced testing environments where rapid validation, continuous integration, and reliable software verification are essential for increasingly autonomous and connected vehicles.
Simulation and digital twins allow engineers to evaluate products and systems in virtual environments before physical deployment. By replicating real-world operating conditions, organizations can validate performance, identify design issues, optimize configurations, and reduce reliance on costly physical prototypes.
These technologies are particularly valuable for complex industrial systems, transportation, aerospace, and safety-critical applications where failures can have significant operational consequences. Akkodis integrates simulation, digital twins, engineering analysis, and verification methodologies to improve validation efficiency. One example includes supporting modular Automated Driving System (ADS) architectures that accelerated system integration, validation, and deployment while reducing engineering complexity across software-defined vehicle development.
These technologies are particularly valuable for complex industrial systems, transportation, aerospace, and safety-critical applications where failures can have significant operational consequences. Akkodis integrates simulation, digital twins, engineering analysis, and verification methodologies to improve validation efficiency. One example includes supporting modular Automated Driving System (ADS) architectures that accelerated system integration, validation, and deployment while reducing engineering complexity across software-defined vehicle development.
Safety-critical industries—including aerospace, automotive, rail, healthcare, energy, and defense—require rigorous verification and validation to ensure systems operate safely, reliably, and in compliance with regulatory requirements. V and V supports requirements traceability, functional safety, system integration, performance testing, and certification activities throughout development.
A structured verification strategy helps organizations reduce operational risks while demonstrating compliance with industry standards. Akkodis supports safety-critical engineering programs through test strategy development, automated validation, documentation management, simulation, and quality assurance. Recent projects include supporting supplier compliance for an aerospace and defense organization while improving engineering governance, operational efficiency, and verification processes.
A structured verification strategy helps organizations reduce operational risks while demonstrating compliance with industry standards. Akkodis supports safety-critical engineering programs through test strategy development, automated validation, documentation management, simulation, and quality assurance. Recent projects include supporting supplier compliance for an aerospace and defense organization while improving engineering governance, operational efficiency, and verification processes.
Organizations reduce engineering risk by integrating quality assurance and verification activities throughout the entire development lifecycle rather than relying on end-stage testing. Continuous validation, automated testing, requirements traceability, simulation, cybersecurity verification, and engineering documentation all contribute to earlier issue detection and improved decision-making.
A proactive quality strategy minimizes rework, strengthens regulatory compliance, and increases confidence before deployment. Akkodis combines engineering expertise with quality frameworks, automation, and industry-specific methodologies to improve reliability across complex systems. For example, Akkodis enhanced engineering documentation quality, design control, and operational reliability for a Spanish infrastructure company responsible for electrical substation systems.
A proactive quality strategy minimizes rework, strengthens regulatory compliance, and increases confidence before deployment. Akkodis combines engineering expertise with quality frameworks, automation, and industry-specific methodologies to improve reliability across complex systems. For example, Akkodis enhanced engineering documentation quality, design control, and operational reliability for a Spanish infrastructure company responsible for electrical substation systems.
Verification and validation are essential wherever product quality, operational reliability, regulatory compliance, and safety are business-critical. Industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, industrial manufacturing, rail, life sciences, healthcare, and telecommunications all depend on structured V and V processes to support increasingly intelligent and connected systems.
Each industry requires specialized engineering expertise, testing methodologies, and regulatory knowledge. Akkodis delivers multidisciplinary verification and validation capabilities across these sectors, supporting software, embedded systems, connected products, industrial automation, transportation, and complex engineering programs. Representative projects include biological quality control testing for an animal health company, supplier compliance for aerospace organizations, automotive validation environments, and engineering quality improvements for critical energy infrastructure.
Each industry requires specialized engineering expertise, testing methodologies, and regulatory knowledge. Akkodis delivers multidisciplinary verification and validation capabilities across these sectors, supporting software, embedded systems, connected products, industrial automation, transportation, and complex engineering programs. Representative projects include biological quality control testing for an animal health company, supplier compliance for aerospace organizations, automotive validation environments, and engineering quality improvements for critical energy infrastructure.
An effective verification and validation strategy begins with clearly defined requirements, risk assessment, engineering governance, and complete traceability throughout the product lifecycle. Organizations should combine automated testing, simulation, continuous validation, compliance verification, engineering documentation, and stakeholder acceptance criteria to ensure comprehensive quality coverage.
As products become increasingly software-defined and connected, V and V strategies must also support AI, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, and continuous software delivery. Akkodis supports clients from test strategy definition through implementation, automation, execution, reporting, and continuous improvement. Recent projects include delivering qualification documentation and improving maintenance follow-up for a sustainable energy company, ensuring regulatory compliance while supporting long-term operational reliability.
As products become increasingly software-defined and connected, V and V strategies must also support AI, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, and continuous software delivery. Akkodis supports clients from test strategy definition through implementation, automation, execution, reporting, and continuous improvement. Recent projects include delivering qualification documentation and improving maintenance follow-up for a sustainable energy company, ensuring regulatory compliance while supporting long-term operational reliability.