Engineer Systems Analysis

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ABOUT US

Damen Naval offers you a career that is challenging, exciting and fun in equal measure. The Naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group is established in Vlissingen and in Schiedam. It is a company with more than 850 professionals, and a rich tradition of naval shipbuilding, its original roots stem back more than 150 years. For more than 50 years Damen Naval has been the dedicated shipbuilder for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Based on decades of accumulated experience, Damen Naval offers navies worldwide a broad range of defence and security vessels, ranging from 7m to more than 200m in length. Damen Naval is the only supplier of naval vessels in the Netherlands. Damen Naval has delivered more than 420 vessels to satisfied customers all over the world and have has earned a reputation for excellence along the way. While taking pride in heritage, Damen Naval is also looking towards the future. Are you ready for duty?

THE ROLE

Damen Naval is seeking for a interim Engineer Systems Analysis to join our team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in creating system models for complex naval vessels, describing their functional behaviour, and ensuring traceability of requirements through Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). You will guide project teams in systems analysis and modelling processes, support tool integration, and assist in modelling functionality and requirements. Your role also includes supporting the requirements engineering process, including traceability, analysis, decomposition, verification, and validation (V&V). You will collaborate with system architects, design engineers, subcontractors, and customers to ensure the successful delivery of our projects.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

As interim Engineer Systems Analysis, you will:

• Define and update the systems analysis and modelling processes.
• Maintain the Systems Modelling Management plan, detailing the process.
• Actively engage with and provide support to various modelling and design teams.
• Assist in the requirements engineering process and the V&V process.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including architects, engineers, and customers.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

As interim Engineer Systems Analysis you need to have:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering, preferably in (naval) shipbuilding.
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering principles.
• Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) and requirements engineering.
• Knowledge of the Arcadia Method and experience with CAPELLA (or equivalent MBSE) tools.
• Experience with IBM Rational DOORS is a plus.
• Key competencies: team-player, conscientious, communicative, proactive, and planning-oriented.
• Mastery of the English language, both written and verbal. The ability to read German is considered a plus.
• Excellent antecedents because a pre-employment security screening is a standard part of the recruitment procedure.
• Permanent multiyear EU citizenship combined with permanent EU work visa are all requirements of the recruitment process for viable candidates, given the military nature of clients and projects.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Damen Naval, we value our team members and strive for a positive and successful collaboration. As a professional on secondment basis (detachering) or as a freelancer (ZZP), we offer you the following conditions:

• An attractive rate, ensuring at least equal pay to permanent staff.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• Flexibility to work partially from home.
• Challenging and innovative projects.