Requirements Engineer – Aerospace Systems Engineering
Posted 1 day ago by WA Consultants
£70 Per hour
Undetermined
Remote
UK (Remote)
Summary: The Requirements Engineer for Aerospace Systems Engineering will support the development of advanced airborne systems, avionics, and embedded solutions. This role involves driving requirements engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring compliance with certification standards. The position is based in the UK and offers a competitive hourly rate. The contract is for 12 months with the possibility of extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define, analyse, manage, and validate system, equipment, and software requirements.
- Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability, and verification planning.
- Develop and maintain system specifications, compliance matrices, and verification evidence.
- Support system architecture, interface definition, integration, and validation activities.
- Collaborate with Software, Hardware, Safety, Test, Quality, and Certification teams.
- Support aerospace certification processes aligned with DO-178C and related standards.
Key Skills:
- Experience in aerospace systems engineering, avionics, flight control, or safety-critical embedded systems.
- Strong expertise in requirements-based engineering and requirements management.
- Hands-on experience with IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next / DOORS, including traceability and requirements database management.
- Knowledge of aerospace standards: DO-178C / DO-178, DO-254, ARP4754A, DO-160.
- Experience supporting system and software requirements development, verification & validation activities, requirements reviews, and compliance evidence.
- Familiarity with avionics interfaces such as ARINC 429, ARINC 664 / AFDX, MIL-STD-1553, CAN.
Salary (Rate): £70.00 per Hour
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Requirements Engineer – Aerospace Systems Engineering
Location: UK/Europe
Rate: £70.00 per Hour
12 Month Contract + Extension
We are looking for an experienced Requirements Engineer / Systems Engineer to support the development of advanced airborne systems, avionics, and embedded solutions. You will drive requirements engineering activities across the full product lifecycle, ensuring robust traceability, verification, and certification compliance.
Key Responsibilities
* Define, analyse, manage, and validate system, equipment, and software requirements.
* Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability, and verification planning.
* Develop and maintain system specifications, compliance matrices, and verification evidence.
* Support system architecture, interface definition, integration, and validation activities.
* Collaborate with Software, Hardware, Safety, Test, Quality, and Certification teams.
* Support aerospace certification processes aligned with DO-178C and related standards.
Required Skills & Experience
* Experience in aerospace systems engineering, avionics, flight control, or safety-critical embedded systems.
* Strong expertise in requirements-based engineering and requirements management.
* Hands-on experience with IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next / DOORS, including traceability and requirements database management.
* Knowledge of aerospace standards:
* DO-178C / DO-178 – Airborne Software
* DO-254 – Airborne Electronic Hardware
* ARP4754A – Aircraft Systems Development
* DO-160 – Environmental Qualification
* Experience supporting:
* System and software requirements development
* Verification & validation activities
* Requirements reviews and compliance evidence
* Safety-critical development processes
* Familiarity with avionics interfaces such as:
* ARINC 429
* ARINC 664 / AFDX
* MIL-STD-1553
* CAN
Desirable Experience
* Background in flight control, engine control, navigation, cockpit display, or airborne computer systems.
* Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, SCADE, JIRA, Teamcenter/Windchill, or similar engineering tools.
* Understanding of aerospace V-model development and certification lifecycle.
WA Consultants is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as described within The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.