Systems Engineer (Requirements & Test)

QinetiQ; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirty days annual holiday

Bank holidays

Private medical and dental insurance

Share incentive scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Profit-related pay

Death in service cover

Pension contributions

Cycle to work

Job summary

QinetiQ in Lincoln is seeking a detail‑oriented software and systems engineer to support mission systems. You will contribute to requirements derivation, verification, and system test development within a Scrum team.

The role requires a methodical approach, strong Office skills, experience with DOORS/Azure DevOps, and eligibility for UK National Security Vetting; residency of at least five years and UK nationality may be required.

Qualifications

• Methodical approach to work and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Word/Excel and office tools.
• Understanding of requirements, architecture and verification for software/systems.
• Experience with DOORS, Azure DevOps or similar tools.
• Ability to develop traceable requirements and design.
• Experience creating tests to satisfy requirements.
• Understanding configuration control principles.

Responsibilities

• Support product development with a multi-disciplinary Scrum team.
• Ensure systems engineering aspects of development, including requirements derivation and test authoring.
• Derive software and system requirements.
• Develop software and system test procedures for derived requirements.
• Assist in design and implementation of product features.
• Maintain solid Systems Engineering practices within sprints.
• Support overall development of products and systems.
• Review peers' work to ensure quality and consistency.
• Drive process and procedure improvements.
• Undertake related project activities and support Mission Systems goals.

Skills

Methodical approach

Office applications

Requirements/Architecture/Verification

Requirements/Verification/Config Mgmt

Traceable requirements/design

Test development

Configuration control concepts

UK National

UK residency 5+ years

Security vetting eligibility

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

Azure DevOps

Excel

Azure

Git

SVN

Job description

Salary: £43,000 - 83,000 per year

Requirements:

• A methodical approach to work.
• Expert user of modern office applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.).
• An understanding of Requirements, Architecture and Verification concepts for Software and Systems.
• Experience using Requirements, Verification, and Configuration Management tools (e.g. IBM Rational DOORS, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Proven experience developing traceable requirements and design.
• Proven experience developing tests to satisfy stated requirements.
• An understanding of the principles of configuration control.
• Due to the nature of elements of the role, we require the successful applicant to be a UK National.
• The successful applicant may be required to complete National Security Vetting, which may require criminal record, security service and credit reference checks.
• Qualification will normally require a minimum UK residency of at least 5 years.

Responsibilities:

• We support the product development cycle as part of a multi-disciplined Scrum team.
• We ensure Systems Engineering aspects of development, including requirements derivation and test authoring, are performed to the highest standards.
• We derive software and system requirements.
• We develop software and system test procedures to satisfy the derived requirements.
• We assist in the design and implementation of product features.
• We maintain solid Systems Engineering principles within a sprint.
• We support the overall development of our products.
• We contribute to systems engineering aspects of product development.
• We conduct software and system tests.
• We review the work of others to ensure it is of suitable quality.
• We drive continuous improvement of process and procedures.
• We undertake related project activities.
• We support Mission Systems goals and activities.

Technologies:

• Azure
• DevOps
• Embedded
• Excel
• IBM
• Support
• Security
• Cloud
• ASP.NET
• Git
• Hardware
• SVN

More:

We are a highly innovative and rapidly growing defence and technology company that design, develop, and deliver some of the worlds most advanced defence related training, products, and services. We were recently crowned Employer of the Year at the British Ex-Forces in Business Awards 2023 and have been listed several times as one of the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK and Midlands by Best Companies, also achieving Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation and a world-class employee engagement rating on a number of occasions. We have also been honoured with two Queens Awards for Enterprise in Innovation for our next-generation GECO military mission planning system. Our friendly team is made up of experienced and highly capable individuals working with a mature can do work ethic, with central business functions based in a bright and modern head office to the west of Lincoln alongside our mission systems team, while most operational specialists are embedded with our Defence customers. This role sits within our award-winning Mission Systems Division in Lincoln, supporting the development and delivery of bespoke IT products. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays, an uncapped paid leave scheme after probation, private medical and dental insurance, a share incentive scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, annual profit and performance-related pay, death in service cover, pension contributions, business travel insurance, cycle to work and charitable giving schemes, and an electric vehicle company car scheme. We are committed to inclusive and respectful hiring and are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, a supportive signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Gold award winner within the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

last updated 36 week of 2026