Business Analyst (Engineering)

Synergize Consulting Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergize Consulting Ltd in Reading is seeking three Security Cleared Engineering Business Analysts to support Digital Engineering programmes within aerospace and defence. The role is hybrid remote with 1-2 days onsite and requires active SC clearance.

Candidates should have UK defence sector experience, ideally with MOD, Defence Digital, prime contractors or suppliers, and be able to work across international programmes with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Active SC security clearance and ability to work onsite in Reading.
• Proven experience in Engineering business analysis, requirements engineering or requirements management.
• Experience in requirements elicitation, documentation, traceability, baselining and change control.
• Experience delivering or supporting digital tools in aerospace/defence projects.
• Familiarity with Digital Engineering domains such as modelling and simulation and testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyse stakeholder needs and translate into clear requirements.
• Capture, document, maintain and manage requirements through the lifecycle.
• Establish baselines, manage change requests and assess impact.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability across needs, solutions and verification.
• Support decomposition and allocation across engineering domains.
• Collaborate with engineering, development and verification teams.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with requirements processes and governance.

Skills

Active SC security clearance

Engineering BA

Requirements management

Requirements elicitation

Traceability

Modeling & Simulation

Virtual Testing

Job description

Business Analyst – Digital Engineering

Reading HQ - Hybrid remote – 1-2 days a week onsite
Active SC clearance mandatory (DV preferred)
Up to £67 p/h Inside IR35

A leading Defence client based in Reading are seeking three Security Cleared Engineering Business Analysts to support Digital Engineering programmes within the aerospace and defence sector.

Candidates must have demonstrable experience within UK aerospace or defence environments, ideally working with the MOD, Defence Digital, defence prime contractors or their suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse stakeholder needs and translates them into clear, structured business and technical requirements.
• Capture, document, maintain and manage requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain requirements baselines, managing change requests and assessing their impact.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability between customer needs, requirements, technical solutions, implementation and verification activities.
• Support requirements decomposition and allocation across relevant engineering domains.
• Work closely with engineering, development and verification teams to ensure requirements remain consistent with technical implementation.
• Produce, review and maintain technical documentation and engineering deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with requirements engineering processes, governance standards and applicable development frameworks.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active SC security clearance and the ability to work onsite in Reading as required.
• Proven experience in Engineering business analysis, requirements engineering or requirements management.
• Strong experience in requirements elicitation, documentation, traceability, baselining and change control.
• Practical experience in at least one of the following Digital Engineering domains: Modelling and Simulation, Virtual and Physical Testing, Evaluation, Qualification and Certification and Training /hrough Life Support.
• Experience delivering or supporting digital tools within aerospace or defence projects.
• Experience working with MOD programmes, defence prime contractors, system integrators or specialist suppliers.
• Knowledge of aircraft certification, qualification processes and regulatory compliance.
• Experience working within regulated engineering or development environments.
• Familiarity with ArchiMate and/or TOGAF.
• Experience working across international or transnational programmes and stakeholder groups.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams across complex aerospace and defence programmes.

If you have strong requirements management experience within aerospace or defence and expertise in Synthetics, ITEA or TLS, we would be keen to hear from you.