Lead Requirements Engineer
Job Description
Order Ref: (phone number removed)\n\nLead Requirements Engineer \n\nDuration: 7 months (until end of March) \n\nLocation: Gaydon\n\nINSIDE IR35 - Up to £33.88 Umbrella PAYE\n\n*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.*\n\nAbout the company\n\nI am currently recruiting on behalf of a Luxury Automotive OEM, based in Gaydon, who are seeking a Lead Requirements Engineer to join their team\n\nOpportunity:\n\nThe Vehicle Efficiency team is responsible for vehicle efficiency across all programs at the Client. \nEEM is part of the team and are responsible for electrical efficiency for all powertrain variants.\nOur Client is seeking a passionate and naturally influential Lead Requirements Engineer to lead the creation, development and maintenance of electrical efficiency requirements. \nThis 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.
\n\nKey Accountabilities:\n\nRequirements Authoring & Ownership:\n\nCreate electrical power targets into clear, actionable engineering requirements. \nMaintain ownership of these requirements throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring traceability and compliance.Test Case Authoring and Ownership:\n\nCreation and development of test cases to validate authored requirements. \nMaintain and update these test cases through product lifecycle, ensuring clear communication into validation & testing disciplines.Cross-Functional Communication:\n\nAct as the primary liaison in EEM you will represent the team across all engineering functions.
\nEnsure consistent understanding and implementation of requirements across all stakeholders.Change Management:\n\nTrack changes and assess their impact on existing and future vehicle programmes. \nLead updates to requirements and communicate changes effectively.\n \n Experience Required:\n\nProven track record in writing and managing technical requirements.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills.\nExperience with requirements management tools (e.g. Dassault TRM, IBM DOORS).\nUnderstanding of systems engineering principles and V-model development processes.\nGraduate or postgraduate in an engineering discipline \n\nWhy work through Contechs?\n\nContechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy.
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