Senior System Engineer Combat

Your opportunity

As a Senior System Engineer Combat, you will be at the heart of defining and steering system requirements and integration strategies for cutting-edge naval defense platforms. This role places you at the crossroads of multidisciplinary engineering, where you'll oversee both functional and non-functional requirements while coordinating system architecture, integration, and IVVQ processes. You'll serve as a technical authority guiding project execution, bridging stakeholder needs with engineering solutions, and contributing to the successful delivery of high-performance combat systems in naval vessels.

This is a key opportunity for a driven engineer with systems thinking and defense domain experience to work on some of the most strategically vital and technologically advanced maritime platforms in Europe.

What you will do

• Lead and maintain system requirements across all combat system modules and subsystems
• Ensure traceability, alignment, and documentation throughout the project lifecycle
• Act as technical lead for combat system architecture and integration, shaping engineering scope
• Oversee and coordinate Integration, Verification, Validation, and Qualification (IVVQ) activities
• Evaluate deliverables to ensure all requirements are tested and met
• Serve as the technical interface for stakeholders, aligning expectations and promoting integration best practices
• Resolve non-functional requirements and continuously improve engineering and IVVQ processes
• Contribute to complex, multidisciplinary design environments with a strong focus on naval systems

Where you will work

This close client of ours is the leading Dutch developer and builder of marine defense systems. With a strong engineering and yard team, they are delivering world-class complex naval ships to navies around the world. In the current geopolitical climate, the organization is expanding significantly and providing excellent opportunities for professional growth.

• New technologies galore: state-of-the-art naval technology, digital twinning, virtual reality, and more!
• Well-established shipyard with a long-lasting track record, part of a global shipbuilding group
• Excellent market outlook: order book filled way into the 2030s and still more projects expected
• Cooperating with knowledgeable colleagues, learning and sharing insight

What you already have

• A Master's degree in a relevant technical field (e.g. Naval Architecture, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering)
• Extensive experience in system or subcontract management of complex technical systems
• In-depth knowledge of naval or defense-related combat systems and their integration
• Experience in using requirements management tools such as DOORS
• Proven ability to lead or coordinate within complex engineering environments
• Fluent command of English, with the ability to read German documentation
• Eligibility for a security clearance; clean background and excellent references
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are mandatory-dual or non-EU nationals, as well as visa holders, are not eligible due to the military nature of the work

Your benefits

• 40 paid holidays per year for an excellent work-life balance
• Covered commuting and interviewing costs
• Business Travel Insurance
• Basic Dutch course, so you will understand the Dutch jokes during the coffee break
• Housing search support and registration supported by Van Storm