Requirements & Validation Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a Requirements & Validation Engineer to ensure that complex, mission‑critical communication, surveillance and navigation systems meet operational, technical, regulatory and quality expectations. The role involves managing requirements throughout the system lifecycle and defining verification and validation activities that demonstrate compliance and fitness for purpose.

Key responsibilities

• Capture, analyse, document and maintain system requirements with full traceability.
• Translate regulatory, operational and stakeholder needs into clear, measurable and testable requirements.
• Define verification and validation approaches, including test strategies, test plans and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, test scenarios, execution results and supporting evidence.
• Plan, coordinate and execute laboratory, integration and operational testing activities.
• Perform regression testing after software releases, upgrades and system modifications.
• Produce validation reports, compliance documentation, traceability records and audit‑ready evidence.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, quality, safety and external partners to ensure successful project delivery.
• Contribute to knowledge‑sharing initiatives and guide colleagues on best practices.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Telecommunications, Electronics, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in requirements engineering, verification & validation, systems integration or testing within a regulated or safety‑critical environment.
• Practical experience with requirements and test management tools such as Polarion or equivalent.
• Good understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks for critical infrastructure systems.
• Familiarity with communication, navigation or surveillance technologies is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to documentation quality.
• Professional working proficiency in English; additional French or German is a plus.

Required skills

• Polarion (or equivalent requirements/test management tool)
• Requirements engineering
• Verification and validation
• Systems integration
• Testing of safety‑critical systems

What we offer

• Opportunity to work in a human‑sized agency with 2,200 professionals across 12 countries.
• Creative, forward‑thinking environment that values commitment and innovation.