Requirements Management Systems Engineer

## Requirements Management Systems EngineerApplylocations: GB - Edinburghtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R **Job Description:****Salary Range:**Senior Systems Engineer £44,500 - £56,000Principal Systems Engineer £53,500 - £68,000Where this vacancy is being recruited across more than one grade, the successful candidate will be appointed to a specific assessed grade, and the applicable salary range will be that associated with the grade of appointment.Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.**Your Impact**As a Senior or Principal Systems Engineer within the MIMAS Transition Phase Engineering Team, you will play a pivotal role in defining and maintaining the requirements that shape future Electro-Optic (EO) systems. Your work will ensure that stakeholder needs are accurately analysed and translated into high-quality system and subsystem requirements that provide a robust foundation for system design, integration, verification and validation.By establishing a structured and traceable requirements baseline, you will help ensure that engineering decisions are based on clear needs and that solutions can be delivered with confidence throughout the system lifecycle.**What You'll Do*** Analyse and manage stakeholder requirements, ensuring they are clearly understood, traceable and aligned to programme objectives.* Develop and maintain EO system and subsystem requirements and requirements sets throughout the engineering lifecycle.* Use requirements management tools, such as DOORS, to maintain requirements baselines, traceability, and change control.* Support the development of functional architectures and ensure requirements are appropriately allocated to system elements.* Support interface definition and management activities, ensuring interfaces are clearly specified and traceable.* Support verification and validation (V&V) planning and activities through the development of clear, testable requirements.* Develop and manage non-functional requirements, including areas such as safety, security, manufacturability, and supportability.* Communicate recommendations, progress, dependencies, and risks effectively to stakeholders.* Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure requirements remain aligned with system design and programme needs.* Scope, define and plan requirements activities and documentation where required, including Requirements Management Plans and associated governance artefacts.**What You'll Bring*** Experience in requirements management and requirements engineering within a complex engineering environment.* Experience analysing and managing stakeholder requirements.* Experience developing system and subsystem requirements.* A strong understanding of good requirements practice, including quality, traceability, verification, and change management.* Experience using requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS or equivalent.* Understanding of the relationship between requirements, functional architecture, interfaces, and verification and validation activities.* Experience developing non-functional requirements, such as safety, security, manufacturing, or supportability requirements.* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.* A proactive approach, with the ability to take ownership of technical work and deliver outcomes collaboratively.**What else would help*** Experience leading or coordinating requirements activities across multidisciplinary teams.* Experience scoping and defining requirements work, such as producing Requirements Management Plans or similar governance documentation.* Broader systems engineering experience across the engineering lifecycle.* Experience working within Electro-Optic (EO) or other complex sensing systems domains.We recognise that no candidate will match every skill and experience listed. If you're excited by the opportunity and believe you have relevant skills, knowledge or transferable experience that would enable you to succeed in the role, we encourage you to apply.**Security Clearance**This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: join us**At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.* **Time to Recharge:** Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.* **Secure your Future:** Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.* **Your Wellbeing Matters:** Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).* **Rewarding Performance**: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.* **Never Stop Learning**: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.* **Refer a friend:** Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.* **Tailored Perks**: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.* **Flexible working:** Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.Be part of something bigger - apply now! #J-18808-Ljbffr