Lead Requirements Engineer

Duration: 7 months (until end of March)

Location: Gaydon

INSIDE IR35 - Up to £33.88 Umbrella PAYE

*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.*

About the company

I am currently recruiting on behalf of a Luxury Automotive OEM, based in Gaydon, who are seeking a Lead Requirements Engineer to join their team

Opportunity:

• The Vehicle Efficiency team is responsible for vehicle efficiency across all programs at the Client.
• EEM is part of the team and are responsible for electrical efficiency for all powertrain variants.
• Our Client is seeking a passionate and naturally influential Lead Requirements Engineer to lead the creation, development and maintenance of electrical efficiency requirements.
• This role is less about deep technical expertise in efficiency and more about championing the customer perspective, translating their needs into robust engineering requirements, and driving cross-functional alignment.

Key Accountabilities:

Requirements Authoring & Ownership:

• Create electrical power targets into clear, actionable engineering requirements.
• Maintain ownership of these requirements throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring traceability and compliance.

Test Case Authoring and Ownership:

• Creation and development of test cases to validate authored requirements.
• Maintain and update these test cases through product lifecycle, ensuring clear communication into validation & testing disciplines.

Cross-Functional Communication:

• Act as the primary liaison in EEM you will represent the team across all engineering functions.
• Ensure consistent understanding and implementation of requirements across all stakeholders.

Change Management:

• Track changes and assess their impact on existing and future vehicle programmes.
• Lead updates to requirements and communicate changes effectively.

Experience Required:

• Proven track record in writing and managing technical requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. Dassault TRM, IBM DOORS).
• Understanding of systems engineering principles and V-model development processes.
• Graduate or postgraduate in an engineering discipline