Lead Systems Engineer – Advanced Marine & Vehicle Systems

surge marine; Valkenburg; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Surge Marine is seeking a Systems Engineer to own the technical development, integration and validation of advanced marine systems. The role spans system architecture, requirements, modelling and hands-on testing across mechanical, electrical, software and controls disciplines.

Ideal candidates bring experience with complex vehicle or system development, strong analytical modelling capabilities, and a pragmatic, real-world engineering mindset. English fluency is required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture or related field.
• Several years of experience on complex engineering systems or vehicles.
• Ability to move between conceptual design, analytical modelling, simulation and physical testing.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level mission objectives into system requirements, specifications and performance targets.
• Define and develop system architectures, interfaces and subsystem requirements.
• Lead technical analysis of complex vehicle/system behaviour across operating conditions.
• Develop and use engineering models and simulations to predict system performance.
• Perform mission and system-level trade-off studies and validation activities.
• Coordinate disciplines across mechanical, electrical, software and controls.
• Define and support system integration and verification & validation (V&V).
• Develop test plans and acceptance criteria; support ground and vehicle tests.
• Analyse test data to identify deviations and root causes.
• Support sensor and instrumentation systems development, data acquisition and fusion.

Skills

Systems engineering

System architecture

Requirements management

Performance analysis

Mathematical modelling

Dynamic system modelling

CFD / physics-based simulation

Aerodynamics / hydrodynamics

Thermal management

Sensors & data acquisition

Sensor fusion

Experimental testing

Data analysis

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Systems/Mechanical/Aerospace Naval Architecture

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

CFD software

Job description

Surge Marine is seeking a Systems Engineer to own the technical development, integration and validation of advanced marine systems. The role spans system architecture, requirements, modelling and hands-on testing across mechanical, electrical, software and controls disciplines.

Ideal candidates bring experience with complex vehicle or system development, strong analytical modelling capabilities, and a pragmatic, real-world engineering mindset. English fluency is required.