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At Dräger we protect, support and rescue lives day in and day out. We are interested in you if you have the desire to work for an organisation that does something more, something that is truly worth working for.
As an international leader in medical and safety technology, we develop pioneering devices, software, services and solutions that people around the world trust. Wherever Dräger products are used, it's about the most important thing: it's about life.
About the role
The Requirements Engineer is responsible for establishing, managing, and improving the requirements engineering process across product development projects & Life Cycle activities. The role ensures that customer, regulatory, business, and technical requirements are accurately captured, structured, traced, verified, and maintained throughout the product lifecycle.
In addition, the role will drive the adoption of AI-enabled requirements engineering practices, supporting the use of Generative AI, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and digital engineering methods to improve product quality, development efficiency, and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements Management
Capture and analyse stakeholder, customer, business, regulatory, and technical requirements.
Create and maintain Product Requirements (PR), Technical System Requirements (TSR), and lower-level subsystem requirements, ensuring alignment with platform strategies, modular design principles, and opportunities for reuse across product variants.
Ensure requirements are complete, clear, testable, measurable, and traceable.
Manage requirements baselines and change control throughout project lifecycles.
Develop and maintain requirement hierarchies, taxonomies, and attribute structures.
Facilitate requirements reviews, workshops, and stakeholder alignment sessions.
Systems Engineering Integration
Support systems engineering activities from concept through product release.
Support maintenance traceability of requirements, architecture, design, verification, validation, and risk management activities.
Work closely with Project Managers, Product Managers, Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Quality, and Regulatory teams.
Contribute to MBSE and digital engineering initiatives.
Support system decomposition and functional analysis activities.
Verification & Validation
Ensure requirements are linked to verification and validation methods.
Support creation of acceptance criteria and test specifications.
Help identify requirement gaps, ambiguities, conflicts, and risks early in development.
Monitor requirement maturity and quality metrics throughout projects.
AI & Digital Engineering
Lead adoption of AI-assisted requirements engineering tools and processes.
Develop AI-assisted methods for:
Requirement generation
Requirement review
Ambiguity detection
Consistency checking
Traceability analysis
Requirements reuse
Identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity through automation and AI.
Train and coach engineering teams in the use of AI-enabled requirements engineering practices.
Governance & Continuous Improvement
Define and maintain requirements engineering standards, templates, and best practices.
Contribute to process improvement initiatives across R&D.
Support audits, compliance reviews, and regulatory submissions.
Establish KPI reporting for requirements quality and maturity.
Represent and actively contribute to the Dräger Requirements Engineering community across sites and business fields
Shared responsibilities
All employees have a responsibility:
to comply with the Integrated Management System (IMS) and minimise any impact on the environment whilst carrying out their duties.
to ensure and promote safe working conditions for all employees, visitors and contractors by implementing, monitoring and complying with occupational health & safety provisions
to embed our WeLEAD competencies – I build trust, I create value for the customer, I enable others, I provide direction, I embrace diversity, I deliver results
Reporting Relationships
Manager
Size of team/environment
Role Requirements
Education/Qualifications
Degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
Related Experience
Essential
Experience in requirements engineering within complex product development environments.
Strong understanding of systems engineering principles.
Experience implementing AI-enabled engineering processes.
Experience using requirements management tools such as: IBM DOORS, DOORS Next Gen, Polarion, Jama or similar requirements management platforms
5+ years' experience in product development or systems engineering environments.
Experience managing requirements from concept through verification and release.
Experience working within cross-functional engineering teams.
Experience facilitating stakeholder workshops and technical reviews.
Desirable
Experience working within cross-site & country engineering teams
INCOSE ASEP/CSEP certification.
MBSE experience.
Safety-critical or regulated product experience.
AI, machine learning, or digital engineering experience.
Knowledge of ISO, IEC, EN, or other applicable standards.
Experience with connected products, embedded systems, software-intensive systems, or safety products.
Experience supporting global development teams.
Skills, Special Competencies
Technical
Behavioural
Strong analytical thinking
Excellent communication skills
Influencing and stakeholder management
Attention to detail
Continuous improvement mindset
Collaboration and teamwork
Ability to work across disciplines and cultures
Sense of urgency with a “play to win” attitude and track record of success in prioritisation and delivery
Dräger‘s Benefits
27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to purchase up to 3 additional days
Flexi scheme
Hybrid working available
Discounted critical illness cover, dental cover and partner life assurance
Healthcare cash plan
Subsidised canteen
Discounted shopping & leisure vouchers
Cycle to Work
Gym membership discounts – up to 25%
Charity Giving scheme
Dräger‘s dedication
At Dräger we have a clear vision, to be an organisation with a working environment that includes a diverse mix of talented people who want to come, stay and grow.
We ensure candidates with the required qualifications and experience will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
All are welcome to apply!
