Lead Requirements Engineer

BAE Systems - Saudi Arabia; Weymouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Lead Requirements Engineer to manage safety requirements for submarine combat systems. This role offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement and a competitive salary of circa £60,000. Candidates should have experience in requirements management and familiarity with DOORS. Benefits include share plans and health, wellbeing, and lifestyle perks.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health and lifestyle benefits

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of the V life cycle model including INCOSE systems engineering.
• Experience in managing safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Managing all the safety requirements that filter down from whole boat into combat systems.
• Delivering reports into Senior Engineering Manager for safety requirements process.
• Liaising with Subsystems, Safety Team, and Suppliers regarding Safety Requirements.

Skills

Experience using DOORS

Proven experience within requirements management

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative engagement skills

Education

Degree qualification or extensive experience

Job description

Job Title: Lead Requirements Engineer

Location: Broad Oak, Frimley, Filton, Weymouth or Devonport. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Overview

The Dreadnought Combat Systems Safety Engineering Team is seeking a Lead Requirements Engineer to apply their knowledge of requirements management to a range of complex sub-systems that will form the combat system of a submarine. This role involves ensuring safety requirements flow down from the whole boat into combat systems, with recording in DOORS, and collaboration across subsystems and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Managing all the safety requirements that filter down from whole boat into combat systems – safety requirements flow down and recording in DOORS
• Managing Requirements Decomposition (DSRs / 4SFRs / 5SFRs) once the Safety Team have completed their Analysis
• Delivering reports into Senior Engineering Manager for safety requirements process
• Liaising with Subsystems, Safety Team, and Suppliers with regards to Safety Requirements
• Providing the Safety Team/Subsystems with specialist support in assisting in the carrying out of a Gap Analysis between Formal Safety Requirements and assumptive Safety Requirements placed on suppliers by the Sub-systems teams

Qualifications

• Experience using DOORS
• Proven experience within requirements management
• Demonstrable knowledge of the V life cycle model including INCOSE systems engineering
• Degree qualification or extensive experience within a similar role
• Excellent communication and collaborative engagement skills

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Relocation and Team Info

Joining the Dreadnought Combat Systems Safety Engineering Team will give you a unique and exciting opportunity to apply your knowledge and experience of Requirements Management to a range of complex sub-systems that will form the combat system of a Submarine. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 3rd October 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.