Systems Requirements Manager

TieTalent; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 68,310 - 83,490; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Systems Requirements Manager to oversee and manage requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle. The ideal candidate will possess expert-level knowledge of Systems Engineering and familiarity with industry standards. This role offers flexible working hours and a competitive salary package, fostering a balanced work-life approach.

Qualifications

• Expert-level knowledge of Systems Engineering principles.
• Familiarity with key standards related to requirements specification.
• Proven experience in requirements management tools and configuration control.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage requirements activities across the engineering lifecycle.
• Own and maintain the requirements database.
• Define and implement robust requirements management processes.

Skills

Expert-level knowledge of Systems Engineering principles

Familiarity with ISO 15288, ISO 12207, ISO 29148, IEEE 1016

Experience with IBM DOORS Next

Understanding of Waterfall and Agile lifecycle models

Degree level education in a STEM discipline

Education

Degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience

Tools

IBM DOORS Next

JIRA

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Systems Requirements Manager

Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes or Portsmouth – Broad Oak or Great Baddow – Chelmsford

Salary: Up to £75,900 depending on skills and experience plus bonus scheme. Part time & accruing hours available. Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading and managing requirements activities across the engineering lifecycle, applying ISO 15288 principles to ensure traceability from definition to validation
• Owning and maintaining the requirements database, ensuring it supports effective decomposition, verification, and specification across system levels
• Defining and implementing robust requirements management processes, plans, and database schemas to meet project and customer needs
• Administer access, training, and support for requirements tools (e.g. DOORS Next) and ensure good practice is followed across the team
• Facilitating the integration of tools and data exchange with third parties, ensuring configuration control and data integrity
• Monitoring requirements stability, generate key metrics, and support the production of requirement documentation and specifications

Your skills and experiences

• Expert-level knowledge of Systems Engineering principles, with strong systems thinking and holistic approaches to requirement definition and management
• Familiarity with key standards related to requirements specification (e.g. ISO 15288, ISO 12207, ISO 29148, IEEE 1016)
• Proven experience in requirements management tools (e.g. IBM DOORS Next) and configuration control
• In-depth understanding of the full engineering lifecycle, including lifecycle models such as Waterfall and Agile, and tools like JIRA
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience) in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience

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.

The role and environment

As a Radar Systems Requirements Manager, you will support our leading Radar products, ensuring consistency and traceability across the full engineering lifecycle—from definition through to integration, acceptance, and support. This role will take ownership of the requirements database and drive continuous improvement in related methodologies and tools, particularly around the exploitation of DOORS Next. Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site.

Our working approach allows flexibility with working hours, depending on role and location. This could include accruing hours and flexibility around start and finish times to balance work, on-site duties and life at home.

Qualifications and requirements

Please note security and export control considerations apply. Many roles require Baseline Personnel Security Standard or higher levels of National Security Vetting, often with residency requirements in the UK for the vetting level.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 22nd August 2025

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