Overview
The Systems Engineer, Consultant role involves defining, managing, and maintaining requirements across engineering programmes, focusing on translating customer and operational needs into clear and testable specifications throughout the system lifecycle. The successful contractor will collaborate closely with Systems Engineers, Project Managers, and Technical Leads to support system design and ensure compliance with relevant standards.
Responsibilities
- Capture, analyse, and manage system, customer, and operational requirements.
- Maintain requirements traceability, baselines, and configuration control.
- Support system design, integration, verification, validation, and acceptance testing.
- Ensure compliance with relevant defence standards and contractual requirements.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineers, Project Managers, Technical Leads, and customers.
- Support technical reviews, audits, risk management, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Experience in requirements engineering within defence, aerospace, military, or complex engineering environments.
- Strong understanding of systems engineering, requirements traceability, and verification methodologies.
- Proficient in MBSE and tools such as IBM DOORS, DOORS Next, Polarion, or Jama.
- Knowledge of configuration management, change control, and engineering lifecycle processes.
- Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related discipline.
- Familiarity with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and relevant defence standards is desirable.
- INCOSE or IREB certification and MBSE experience are advantageous.