Project Engineer Navigation (m/f/x)

Are you that motivated Project Engineer who is challenged to create smart solutions in the field of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), for both civil and defense purposes? And do you want to help make the world more efficient, smarter, and safer? Then read on!

As a Project Engineer Navigation, you will work on projects focused on the development and testing of positioning and navigation systems, both for GNSS-based navigation (Global Navigation Satellite System, such as GPS and Galileo) and other systems and sensors. The PNT systems are applied to make the positioning of vehicles, including drones, more robust by utilizing various onboard sensors.

Your activities are very diverse. Below are a few examples:

• integration/implementation work for prototypes, real-time data processing, real-time data fusion, post-process data analysis;

• researching which sensors can be used for navigation purposes and keeping our department's knowledge base in this field up to date;

• developing software solutions with which we can experimentally test and compare different methods;

• support in the setup, execution, and analysis of tests, such as with a GNSS simulator or at the NLR Drone Centre in Marknesse.

Working in a structured manner and being eager to learn, you are able to come up with inventive and well-functioning PNT systems. You prefer to work in a team. Furthermore, you recognize yourself in the following:

• You have completed a technical HBO (higher professional education) degree;

• You are analytical, take initiative, and handle tasks independently;

• You have experience with programming, such as with Matlab, Python, C++, or ROS2;

• You bring relevant interest and/or experience in the field of PNT;

• You communicate excellently in both Dutch and English (at least C1 level);

• You are willing to work on defense-related projects;

• You possess a driver's license;

• You are customer-oriented and enjoy translating technical problems into practical solutions.

Working at NLR means working in a national and international high-tech environment. Collaboration and involvement are highly valued by us. By giving you freedom and personal responsibility, you are best able to achieve groundbreaking innovations. Do you want to develop yourself both professionally and personally? That is also possible at NLR as a learning organization, supplemented by a training budget, a mentor, internal coaches, and good contacts with vocational, applied sciences, and universities.

In addition to all this, we offer you:

• The opportunity to contribute to complex and socially relevant issues;

• Sufficient holiday and ATV days (45 in total for full-time employment) for a good work-life balance;

• An end-of-year bonus of 8%;

• An allowance for your healthcare costs;

• Extra paid parental leave;

• The possibility to develop yourself with education and courses that match your ambitions.

You will be working in the Intel and Space Capabilities department within the Aerospace Systems division. This department focuses, among others, on the Dutch government and industry regarding the themes of "spaceflight", "defense and security", and "critical infrastructure". We do this with a focus on reliable and effective information provision, support for decision-making, command and control, mission support, and security in and from space. We are customer-oriented and organized into three collaborating teams. Within this department, you will become part of the Space Information Utilisation team, which focuses on PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) and on ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance).

Royal NLR has been a knowledge organization for over 100 years with the will and ambition to innovate. Driven by that motivation, we make the world of aerospace safer, more sustainable, more efficient, and more effective, and we stand for groundbreaking innovations.

More than 1000 driven professionals work with us, from aeronautical engineers to psychologists and from mathematicians to application experts. NLR stands for an inclusive and diverse organization where everyone feels welcome, safe, valued, and respected.