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Our Vacancy

Requirements Engineer

  • Defence
  • Permanent / Engineering / Technical
  • Glasgow
  • 31/03/24
  • On site

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.


Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.


We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.


Drawing on more than 55 years’ experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.


To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.


Job Description

A Requirements Engineer plays a pivotal role in requirements development projects by identifying, documenting, and managing the functional and non-functional requirements of a system or application. This role acts as a bridge between stakeholders, such as the client, the engineering team and installers, ensuring clear communication and understanding of project needs. The Requirements Engineer works closely with cross-functional teams and the Requirements Manager to translate the User requirements, User shortfalls and industry standards into comprehensive and actionable requirements.

•    Requirement Elicitation: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyse business and user requirements.
•    Requirement Documentation: Create clear, concise, and comprehensive requirement documents (Requirements Traceability matrices), including functional and non-functional requirements using systems engineering techniques.
•    Requirement Analysis: Analyse gathered requirements to identify inconsistencies, ambiguities, and conflicts, working closely with stakeholders to resolve any discrepancies and refine requirements.
•    Requirement Prioritisation: Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise requirements based on their criticality, feasibility, and impact on project goals, helping to manage scope and expectations.
•    Requirement Traceability: Establish and maintain traceability between requirements, design, development, and testing phases, ensuring that each requirement is met and verified during the project lifecycle.
•    Change Management: Manage changes to requirements throughout the project, ensuring proper impact assessment, communication, and documentation of changes to stakeholders.
•    Communication: Facilitate effective communication between stakeholders, including clients, users, designers, and installers, to ensure everyone has a shared understanding of the project’s requirements.
•    Verification and Validation: Collaborate with engineering and project management teams to ensure that developed solutions meet specified requirements, conducting reviews, and participating in testing efforts.
•    Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with industry best practices, tools, and methodologies related to requirements engineering, and contribute to process improvements within the organisation.

 

 

My profile

  • Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Proficiency in requirement elicitation techniques and documentation tools
  • Familiarity with requirements management and traceability tools
  • Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
  • Domain knowledge relevant to nuclear infrastructure an advantage
  • Adaptability to changing project needs and priorities
  • Based 2 days per fortnight (minimum) in Client’s office in Glasgow or on site
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Working autonomously
  • Self-motivated
  • General background in mechanical engineering
  • Broad understanding of statutory legislation/regulations
  • Design and build project knowledge, including site experience
  • Project engineering skills

Due to the nature of this role the successful candidate will require Security clearance. To gain this they will be required to be a Sole UK national,  Hybrid working from home/Assystem Office

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

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