Requirements Engineer

Apply now: Requirements Engineer, location is Hybrid. The start date is August 24 or August 31 for this contract-to-hire position.


Job Title: Requirements Engineer
Location-Type: Hybrid (Tysons, VA - Tuesday through Thursday Onsite)
Start Date Is: August 24 or August 31
Duration: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire
Compensation Range: $65-75/hr W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship .


Job Description:
Seeking a Requirements Engineer to establish and manage the requirements framework for a growing suite of internally developed software products. This role sits upstream of Development and QA, partnering with business stakeholders, product teams, and engineers to transform high-level business objectives into clear, testable, and traceable requirements. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys greenfield work, building processes from the ground up, and creating the foundation for scalable product development.


Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Conduct stakeholder interviews with business development, customer-facing teams, systems engineers, developers, and business analysts to gather product requirements
• Translate ambiguous business objectives into clear, testable Top-Level Requirements (TLRs)
• Author functional, non-functional, and interface requirements using INCOSE writing standards
• Define product scope, workflows, use cases, user journeys, and system interactions before development begins
• Maintain bi-directional traceability from requirements through testing and Verification & Validation (V&V) matrices
• Administer and maintain Jira-based requirements management tools (R4J, easeRequirements, RTM, Xray, Jama Connect, Codebeamer, or similar)
• Support ongoing requirements analysis as new features are introduced throughout the product lifecycle
• Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, QA, Security, and Compliance teams to ensure successful product delivery
• Manage requirements baselines, change requests, impact analyses, and documentation standards
• Establish scalable requirements processes and governance for a growing product organization

• 5-7 years of experience in Requirements Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Technical Product Management
• Experience writing Top-Level Requirements (TLRs), functional, non-functional, and interface requirements
• Strong understanding of INCOSE requirements writing standards
• Experience maintaining requirements traceability and Verification & Validation (V&V) matrices
• Hands-on experience with Jira requirements management tools (R4J, easeRequirements, RTM, Xray, Jama Connect, Codebeamer, or similar)
• Experience translating ambiguous business requests into structured, testable technical requirements
• Strong stakeholder interviewing and facilitation skills across both business and engineering teams
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• INCOSE ASEP or CSEP Certification
• Experience developing Verification Cross-Reference Matrices (VCRMs)
• Experience mapping requirements to automated test suites
• Familiarity with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 or 29148
• Experience working in Agile software product environments