Team Leader Electromagnetic Warfare (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:

• 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.

Are you that ambitious Team Leader / R&D engineer who loves helping civil and military aircraft fly safely, sustainably, and competitively? Do you want to further develop yourself and do you get enthusiastic about technology, innovation, and sustainability? We are looking for a team leader for the department.

In a world where aerospace systems are becoming increasingly complex, it is important to develop innovative solutions to guarantee safety and efficiency. Within NLR, we work on the development of advanced aerospace systems. In doing so, we use software modeling and simulation to understand and optimize the behavior of complex systems.

Our expertise in hardware testing and operational support (OPS) ensures that our solutions are not only theoretically sound, but also practically applicable and robust.

Interest in Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) is increasing, with the need to protect our aerospace systems against electromagnetic threats. Therefore, we are looking for a team leader within our new Aerospace Systems Electronic Warfare (ASEW) department.

As EW team leader, you will lead a team of professionals with expertise in the design, development, and testing of aerospace systems with a focus on Electronic Warfare.

Within our new Aerospace Systems Electromagnetic Warfare department, we are looking for an experienced and driven Team Leader to lead and inspire our team. The department is focused on developing innovative solutions for Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) and aims to support the Dutch and international aerospace industry.

As a Team Leader within our ASEW department, you are responsible for leading and developing a team of specialists in the field of EW. You will work closely with the Department Manager and other teams within NLR to achieve our goals.

In coordination with the ASEW Department Manager, you will oversee one of the two Electromagnetic Warfare knowledge areas, namely Electronic Warfare Modelling and Simulation or Electronic Warfare Analyses.

In the role of team leader, you will remain actively and substantively involved in executing projects and will receive coordination over a team of technical colleagues and the further development and expansion of the facilities for which ASEW is responsible. You are therefore both a team leader and an R&D Engineer.

As a team leader, you provide the team with everything needed to ensure the successful execution of your team's activities. You are the direct supervisor of the relevant colleagues and also carry HR responsibility. You coach, direct, give and request feedback, and you take the lead when necessary.

In this way, you enable them to work optimally on projects and you facilitate them where necessary. You ensure the strengthening of the knowledge position of the field of work and the realization of the activities/assignments for internal and external stakeholders.

You have an open and enthusiastic leadership style. Your colleagues feel free and supported and can develop themselves well. A good team spirit is experienced. You ensure a good connection of the field of work with the rest of ASEW and for seeking synergy with other departments within flight test and certification. You strengthen the collaborative relationships aimed at further maturing the team.

As an EW R&D engineer, you work on making military and civil aviation safer, more sustainable, and more competitive. You work on aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned flying systems.

You support our domestic and international clients in achieving their goals. You perform tests, generate models, and analyze results.

In the role of R&D engineer, you attract or contribute substantively to project proposals, for example, for paid projects commissioned by a (external) stakeholder. These can also be research proposals for, for example, defense research calls.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of specialists in the field of EW;

• Collaborating with the ASEW Department Manager and other teams within NLR to achieve our goals;

• Overseeing a knowledge area (Electronic Warfare Modelling and Simulation or Electronic Warfare Analyses) with which you, together with the Department Manager, reach the strategic goals of the team;

• Inspiring and motivating team members to deliver their best work;

• Coordinating projects and activities to achieve the goals of the department.

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