Hands-On Engineering Manager, Maritime Safety Tech

Seas of Solutions; Zoetermeer; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Seas of Solutions in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a mixed-discipline software and firmware team and report to the CTO. You’ll stay involved technically while growing as a leader, balancing hands-on work with people management.

You will own delivery of regulated maritime products through a stage-gate process and collaborate with the CTO on technical strategy, resourcing, and roadmap planning, while supporting certification efforts and building a strong team

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a technical team.
• Comfortable getting into technical details.
• Experience in regulated/safety-critical/certification-driven industries is a plus.
• Strong communication skills for bridging engineering and leadership.
• Ability to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day team support.
• Good written and spoken English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of 6–10 developers spanning software and firmware disciplines.
• Stay hands-on with architecture decisions, code/design reviews, and problem-solving with your team.
• Own delivery of regulated maritime products through the stage-gate process.
• Partner with the CTO on technical strategy, resourcing, and roadmap planning.
• Support certification and type-approval efforts (Cospas-Sarsat, MED/RED, Wheelmark, IEC 61097/61996).
• Coach and develop engineers, run 1:1s, foster a strong cross-disciplinary culture.
• Manage priorities and trade-offs across multiple concurrent projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Software engineering

Firmware development

Architecture reviews

Maritime regulation

Certification support

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Job description

Seas of Solutions in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a mixed-discipline software and firmware team and report to the CTO. You’ll stay involved technically while growing as a leader, balancing hands-on work with people management.

You will own delivery of regulated maritime products through a stage-gate process and collaborate with the CTO on technical strategy, resourcing, and roadmap planning, while supporting certification efforts and building a strong team