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Tracy Bryant
Recruitment Partner Consultant at Van Storm
Job summary:
Tasks: defining and managing system and subsystem requirements, overseeing integration and verification activities for combat systems
Projects: complex naval defense vessels equipped with cutting-edge combat technology
Company: naval shipbuilder, part of global shipbuilding group
Main requirements: systems engineering background, experience with requirement lifecycle and integration of combat or mission-critical systems
Your opportunity
As a System Architect Combat Systems, you will take a lead role in shaping the heart of modern naval defense vessels. You’ll work on highly integrated combat system domains, from radar and weapon control to communication and command systems, defining how everything connects and performs. From early concept to final integration, you’ll help ensure that each component functions flawlessly as part of a mission-ready warship. It’s a role where your systems thinking, stakeholder coordination, and engineering precision directly impact the effectiveness of world-class naval platforms.
What you will do
- Translate client and project needs into clear system and subsystem requirements
- Lead the management of both functional and non-functional requirements across combat system domains
- Coordinate IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification) activities to ensure that every requirement is properly tested and met
- Collaborate closely with internal engineering teams, suppliers and clients to align design, integration and performance expectations
- Act as the central point for systems engineering topics within the combat systems scope
- Review architectural interfaces across radar, sensors, CMS and weapon systems
- Support technical reviews, documentation and integration audits throughout the project lifecycle
- Drive process improvements in how requirements and systems integration are managed
- Ensure alignment with naval standards, safety requirements and performance goals
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 insights
What you already have
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering or a comparable technical field
- Proven experience in systems engineering, systems integration or requirement engineering for complex, multidisciplinary projects, ideally in the naval or defense sector
- Familiarity with combat systems such as CMS, radar, sensors, weapon integration or communication systems
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS or equivalent
- Solid understanding of IVVQ processes and structured engineering workflows, such as the V-model
- Comfortable working across disciplines and engaging with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
- Fluent in English, Dutch and/or German is a plus
- Able to pass a security screening
- Permanent EU citizenship and passport are strictly required due to the military nature of the projects. Applicants with non-EU or dual nationalities are not eligible
Your benefits
- 40 paid holidays per year for an excellent work-life balance
- Salary based on expertise starting from 60K gross per year
- Covered commuting and interviewing costs
- Business Travel Insurance
- Basic Dutch course
- Access to social gatherings, lectures, and events. We also offer you a 1-year membership of KNVTS, Royal Dutch Association of Marine Engineers.
- Housing search support and registration provided by Van Storm
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