Requirements Engineer

Company Description

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

Job Description

As a Requirements Engineer, you will join our team to support our activities within the Aerospace sector.

You will play a key role in developing a comprehensive and traceable set of requirements to support the mechanical design of a new product. Working closely with engineering and programme teams, you will translate stakeholder needs, legacy data, and regulatory expectations into clear, structured, and verifiable requirements within a regulated environment.

• Location: Bicester 
• On Site: 2-3 days per week
• Clearance: Eligibility for UK Security Clearance required 
• Experience Level: Mid-Senior

Key Responsibilities:

• Extract, analyse, and define system and mechanical requirements from documentation, legacy projects, and stakeholder inputs
• Conduct workshops and stakeholder interviews to ensure completeness and alignment of requirements
• Establish and maintain end-to-end traceability across the project lifecycle
• Prioritise requirements in collaboration with engineering and programme leadership
• Validate and verify requirements against stakeholder needs and regulatory standards
• Support mechanical design teams with requirements clarification and compliance evidence
• Ensure requirements are clear, structured, and testable

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in requirements engineering and management
• Proven ability to define, structure, and maintain traceable requirements
• Experience working with requirements management tools (e.g. Codebeamer, DOORS, Jira, Azure DevOps)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex technical problems into structured requirements
• Experience working within regulated engineering environments

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• Experience as a Mechanical Engineer, ideally within electric motors or rotating machinery
• Demonstrated experience supporting product development or system design activities

Desirable Skills:

• Experience within aerospace, automotive, or defence sectors
• Understanding of verification and validation methods for requirement compliance
• Familiarity with Agile or structured product development processes
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Additional Information

Why join us? 

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

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