Engineer Systems Requirements
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026. Damen scores B on the Alion truth index.
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About us
Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?
The role
Damen Naval is currently seeking a skilled Engineer Systems Requirements to join us on a, focusing on capturing and managing customer requirements for a naval shipbuilding project. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring the alignment of customer wishes with project deliverables, utilizing your expertise in Requirements Management processes.
Reporting to the Manager Systems Engineering and operationally to the Project Manager Engineering/ Team Leader Engineering, you'll contribute to the establishment of clear specifications for processes and products, crucial for our engineering teams and subcontracted work packages.
Key accountabilities
As Engineer Systems Requirements, your key responsibilities will include:
- Capturing customer requirements using the requirements management tool (DOORS).
- Ensuring the establishment of requirements baselines and traceable changes.
- Analyzing, grouping, and decomposing requirements to facilitate clear functional and non-functional specifications.
- Participating in making requirements smart, consistent, and resolving conflicting requirements.
- Facilitating proactive communication with project colleagues to ensure requirements are well-understood and properly captured.
- Structuring requirements for specific work packages, internally or through outsourcing/subcontracting.
- Monitoring the development process and providing reports on requirement status to internal stakeholders.
- Conducting systems verification activities to collect objective evidence of compliance.
Skills & experience
- Bachelor or Master degree and knowledge of Systems Engineering principles, especially in Requirements Management, with experience in DOORS considered a plus.
- Affinity with System Engineering processes, including deriving requirements based on operational scenarios.
- Experience or willingness to work in international development projects within a matrix organization structure.
- Strong common sense, logical thinking, and proficiency with digital tools.
- Strong project-based work ethic, taking ownership and responsibility for collective objectives.
- Effective coordination and management skills in technical/engineering activities, with clear reporting abilities.
- Excellent command of English is required; proficiency in German is highly beneficial, and Dutch mastery is advantageous.
- Excellent references antecedents as a pre-employment security screening is standard part of the recruitment procedure.
What we offer
At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:
- A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
- 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
- Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
- PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
- Profit sharing based on company results.
- Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
- Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.
Application & information
Are you interested in this position, please submit your application with your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:
- Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
- Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).
- Notice period / possible starting date.
Would you like to learn more about Damen Naval? Visit the Damen Naval website for more information and explore current Damen Naval vacancies via our job portal. For questions, please contact Corporate Recruitment at +31 118 485 000
A pre-assignment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.
Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.
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