System Requirements Engineer (d/f/m)

Job Description:

We are seeking a dedicated Requirements Engineerto join our Airbus Defence and Space team, responsible for eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and managing requirements for complex systems. The Requirements Engineer will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure system requirements align with business objectives, leveraging tools like Cameo Modelling and the Atlassian Suite (Jira and Confluence) to facilitate clear communication, traceability, and effective requirements management in an Agile environment.

Why Airbus Defence and Space?

Contributing to defense projects offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on global security and innovation!

Developing defense technologies allows you to protect lives, safeguard communities, and contribute to national and global stability.

Defense projects push the boundaries of technology, from advanced robotics and AI to cybersecurity and aerospace. Joining this field means working on pioneering solutions, collaborating with top experts, and shaping the future of defense through innovation.

By joining defense projects, you play a role in addressing global threats, from cyberattacks to geopolitical challenges. Your contributions help create a safer, more stable world, making a difference on a scale few industries can match.

Joining defense project development is more than a career choice—it's a commitment to innovation, security, and impact. Be part of a mission that matters.

Your location

At the Airbus site in Friedrichshafen/Immenstaad you will be working on innovation where others spend their holidays. Enjoy panoramic views of Lake Constance while having lunch in our canteen. And after work, join one of our many corporate sports groups to go running, sailing or skiing.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments
• 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects
• Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, subsidies for public transport, employee benefits at cooperating companies
• On-site-facilities: Kindergarten close to the site, medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, lakeview canteen and cafeteria
• Company sports and leisure activities such as sailing, tennis and winter sports
• Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)
• Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

You will lead a technical team across multiple sites, overseeing system breakdown, requirements engineering, testing, and planning while ensuring high‑quality deliverables. Reporting to the Chief Engineer and line management, this role requires strong decision‑making, self‑organization, and the ability to

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Requirements Elicitation : Engage with stakeholders (e.g., clients, end‑users, Chief or Lead Engineers, developers) to gather business, functional, and non‑functional requirements through interviews, workshops, and surveys
• Requirements Analysis : Analyze and refine requirements to ensure clarity, completeness, and feasibility, resolving conflicts or ambiguities
• Requirements Documentation : Create detailed requirement specifications, including use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Requirements Management : Track and manage requirements throughout the project lifecycle, maintain traceability between requirements, design, and testing artifacts, leveraging Cameo Modelling for traceability matrices
• Validation and Verification : Validate requirements with stakeholders to ensure they meet business needs, documenting feedback in Confluence. Verify that requirements are testable, collaborating with testing teams to link requirements to test cases
• Change Management : Manage changes to requirements, assessing impacts and documenting updates for approval workflows
• Risk Identification : Identify risks related to incomplete, ambiguous, or conflicting requirements

Desired skills and qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related field
• Proven experience as a System Engineer, Requirements Engineer, Business Analyst, or similar role in systems or software development projects, with a focus on the defense or automotive industry
• Proven expertise in system breakdown, requirements engineering, and testing
• Experience leading technical teams and managing projects across multiple sites
• Knowledge of agile methodologies, specifically Scrum and SAFe would be beneficial
• Excellent decision‑making and problem‑solving abilities
• Strong organizational skills and self‑motivated work ethic
• Ability to motivate and inspire team members
• Flexible and adaptable to changing project demands
• Strong communication skills for reporting and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to work in a high‑pressure, fast‑paced environment
• Familiarity with defense industry standards and practices

Why Join Us?

Join a forward‑thinking organization at the forefront of the defense industry, where you will have the opportunity to lead cutting‑edge projects, collaborate with talented professionals, and make a meaningful impact. We value innovation, teamwork, and professional growth.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Chief Engineering & Architecture

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