System Engineer

Excelloit Consultancy Services GmbH; Valkenburg; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid/remote work options

International projects

Professional development

Career growth

Health and wellness benefits

Paid annual leave

Modern workplace

Long-term career stability

Job summary

Excelloit Consultancy Services GmbH is seeking a senior Systems Engineer to lead the complete physical and system architecture of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). You will own budgets for mass, power, drag, buoyancy, and performance, and guide multidisciplinary teams through design and integration.

The role requires extensive experience across UUV/AUV programs, AIT, HITL, and testing of complex platforms, with strong English communication and eligibility for security clearance as a Dutch

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Systems Engineering.
• Experience leading the complete physical design lifecycle of complex platforms.
• Experience with UUV/AUV, subsea, maritime, aerospace, motorsport, or other high-performance vehicles.
• Strong experience in Assembly, Integration, Testing and Operations (AIT).
• Experience managing mass, power, drag, buoyancy and performance budgets.
• Degree in Systems Engineering, Naval Architecture, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong English communication skills (C1 level).
• Must be a Dutch or NATO-country national and eligible for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the complete physical and system architecture of autonomous underwater vehicles.
• Own and manage mass, power, navigation, communication, drag, and buoyancy budgets.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through vehicle design and development.
• Integrate high-voltage batteries, sensors, control systems, communication systems, and other payloads.
• Manage trade-offs between payload, speed, endurance, mass, and vehicle performance.
• Ensure system performance under demanding underwater conditions.
• Lead Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) activities.
• Plan and execute system-level testing, qualification, and operational trials.
• Drive Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testing and validation.
• Support the transition from digital models to physical prototypes.
• Work across mechanical, electrical, acoustic, avionics, and systems engineering during early development.
• Plan future vehicle upgrades and system improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Leadership

Budget management

English communication

Education

Systems Engineering

Naval Architecture

Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Job description

About us

Excelloit is an international consulting firm with offices across the DACH region, Europe, the United Kingdom, and India. We support organizations through talent consulting, digital transformation, and energy advisory services. This vacancy is managed on behalf of a premium client

Tasks

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the complete physical and system architecture of autonomous underwater vehicles.
• Own and managemass, power, navigation, communication, drag, and buoyancy budgets.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through vehicle design and development.
• Integrate high-voltage batteries, sensors, control systems, communication systems, and other payloads.
• Manage trade-offs betweenpayload, speed, endurance, mass, and vehicle performance.
• Ensure system performance under demanding underwater conditions.
• LeadAssembly, Integration & Test (AIT)activities.
• Plan and execute system-level testing, qualification, and operational trials.
• DriveHardware-in-the-Loop (HITL)testing and validation.
• Support the transition from digital models to physical prototypes.
• Work across mechanical, electrical, acoustic, avionics, and systems engineering during early development.
• Plan future vehicle upgrades and system improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Profile

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, preferably involving complex vehicles.
• Proven experience leading the complete physical design lifecycle of complex platforms.
• Experience withUUV/AUV, subsea, maritime, aerospace, motorsport, or other high-performance vehicles.
• Strong experience inAssembly, Integration, Testing and Operations (AIT).
• Experience managingmass, power, drag, buoyancy and performance budgets.
• Strong understanding of highly constrained physical environments.
• Experience with watertight integrity, shock/vibration, thermal management, or similar engineering challenges.
• Degree inSystems Engineering, Naval Architecture, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong English communication skills (C1 level).
• Must be aDutch or NATO-country national and eligible for security clearance.

We offer

• Competitive salary package with performance-based incentives
• Flexible working hours and hybrid/remote work options
• Opportunities for international projects and global exposure
• Professional development and continuous learning programs
• Career growth and internal mobility opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• Health and wellness benefits
• Paid annual leave and public holidays
• Modern workplace with advanced tools and technologies
• Long-term career stability with a growing organization