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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
As Integration Engineer HVAC Requirements Management at Damen Naval, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of projects by defining and managing system requirements for HVAC-R systems.

You will work closely with engineering, verification & validation, and test & integration teams, will manage requirements using IBM Rational DOORS and serve as a vital link within the Systems Engineering V-model. This position emphasizes technical administration and collaboration, making it essential for the seamless development of advanced naval vessels.

Key accountabilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and documenting system requirements using IBM Rational DOORS and ensuring compliance with SMART criteria.
• Ensuring HVAC-R system requirements are accurately populated in DOORS to support engineering, V&V, and T&I activities.
• Handling change requests and ensuring modifications are correctly processed in the V-model to maintain up-to-date connections across teams.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure requirements and changes are communicated and implemented effectively.
• Analyzing and managing data to support the requirements phase of projects.
• Organizing documentation and ensuring streamlined processes within the team.

Skills & experience

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Shipbuilding, or a related field.
• Proficiency in requirements and change management in technical environments.
• Familiarity with IBM Rational DOORS or similar requirements management tools and knowledge of HVAC systems is a plus.
• Strong technical proficiency, analytical thinking, organizational skills, attention to detail, and excellent teamwork abilities.
• Excellent command of the Dutch, German and English language written and verbal.
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required.
• Candidates with EU (work) visa or with (also) a non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible given the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

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 including 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.

For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment 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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