Requirements and Acceptance Engineer

Job Title: Requirements and Acceptance Engineer

Location: Glasgow – Scotstoun – We offer a range of flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £52,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for documenting requirements and associated acceptance evidence within the requirements Database and for managing and maintaining that information
• Manage and maintain requirement compliance details
• Manage and maintain requirement verification and acceptance details
• Review supplier requirement verification information
• Act as a point of contact with suppliers in assigned areas on engineering matters
• Maintain awareness of task objectives and priorities
• Collaborate with the Requirements & Acceptance team to deliver team objectives and goals

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Working experience within systems engineering and knowledge of the engineering lifecycle
• Experience and understanding of requirements development and management practices
• High level of competence and capability with Microsoft Office suite

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution.

Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation.

Preference will be given to candidates who are already professionally registered.

Desirable:

• Good level of competence and capability with requirements management tools and techniques such as DOORS
• Understanding of configuration management principles

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Canada River Class Destroyer Requirements Team:

Join a dynamic and forward-thinking team at BAE Systems as part of the River Class Destroyer (RCD) program, where we are shaping the future of naval defence.

As a Requirements and Acceptance (R&A) Engineer, you be required to assist in the development and management of project requirements and liaise with Subject Matter Experts to identify evidence for verification and validation, leading to acceptance of those requirements with the Customer

The Requirements and Acceptance team works with various equipment delivery teams – engineering, operations, quality and supply chain to ensure the project delivers the requirements and that the Customer accepts them

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date 6th March 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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