System Requirements Engineer
Cambridge Aerospace Limited · Posted Nov 10, 2026
- Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Own the capture, analysis and management of requirements for complex aerospace and defence systems, ensuring customer, operational and technical needs are translated into clear, coherent and verifiable requirements that support effective design, delivery and acceptance across programmes.
Compensation
Competitive compensation and stock options
Responsibilities
- Capture and structure stakeholder, user and system requirements at multiple levels of decomposition.
- Develop and maintain requirements baselines, traceability and change control throughout the programme lifecycle.
- Ensure requirements are clear, consistent, testable and aligned to system intent, operational need and contractual obligations.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to understand technical trade-offs and resolve ambiguities.
- Work with architecture, design, safety and test teams to ensure requirements are properly flowed down and verified.
Requirements
- Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Nice to have: Fast-paced R&D or startup environments
- Nice to have: Rapid prototype iteration
- Nice to have: Airborne systems delivery in defence industry