Senior R&D Engineer Training Systems (m/f/x)

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:

• A gross monthly salary between € 5400 and €7100 (based on a 40-hour work week), depending on your knowledge and experience;

• 45 vacation days (based on a 40-hour work week);

• 8% holiday allowance and a fixed year-end bonus of 8%;

• The costs for traveling by public transport are fully reimbursed. Do you travel with your own transport? Then you will receive a mileage allowance for commuting.

• An allowance for your healthcare costs;

• Extra paid parental leave;

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

Are you an experienced STEM professional ready for a new challenge? Do you want to contribute to the development of the world's most innovative simulation and training systems within the military (and civil) aviation world? Do you want to apply your technical knowledge and experience to initiate and realize complex, multidisciplinary projects in a high-tech environment? Then we are looking for you!

As a senior R&D Engineer Training Systems, you will focus on initiating and realizing innovative, multidisciplinary developments and setting up, executing, and managing large, complex projects. An important part of this role is acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in your field, where you share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues, advise customers, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions. You are responsible for leading project teams, advising customers, and building and maintaining an external national and international relationship network.

Your responsibilities include

• Initiating and realizing innovative, multidisciplinary developments, including generating ideas for new technological developments and realizing collaboration with other disciplines;

• Setting up, executing, and managing large, complex projects, including developing project plans, identifying and analyzing project risks, and advising customers on alternatives;

• Leading project teams, including providing leadership to project staff, monitoring the progress and results of projects, and ensuring the quality of execution;

• Building and maintaining an external national and international relationship network, including initiating and maintaining partnerships, creating opportunities, and submitting proposals;

• Advising customers, including building such a relationship with the customer that the customer can be supported with a variety of issues and providing advice on alternatives;

• Contributing to the development of departmental policy, including realizing innovative, multidisciplinary developments and advising departmental management and the business manager.

You will work together with colleagues from other teams on various types of projects that deliver high-quality technological simulation and training solutions to end users in aviation operations. You will have frequent contact and interactive work sessions with them to arrive at groundbreaking total solutions.

Your enthusiasm and the willingness to immerse yourself in the operational world of these users is a must. You will do this not only from your desk but also with the operational users on location, and regularly together with industry and knowledge partners worldwide!

Please call or email Pien Moller (recruiter) via 0611443915 or pien.moller@nlr.nl

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A positive outcome of a security screening (VGB) is a condition for employment. You can read more about this on the MIVD website.

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