System Verification Engineer – Naval Communications Management Systems (KMS)

Project details

Kiel, Germany

Start Date: 1 August 2026

Up to 24 months

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

Home Office: Up to 60% per week

About the Role

We are seeking a System Verification Engineer to support the testing, verification, and acceptance of complex naval Communication Management Systems (KMS). You will work closely with verification, commissioning, and project teams to ensure system requirements are met and customer-specific communication solutions comply with quality and performance standards.

This role combines hands-on system testing, technical troubleshooting, quality assurance, documentation, and customer-facing activities. Candidates with a technical background and experience in radio communications, system verification, or complex IT environments are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

System Verification and Testing

Quality Assurance and Configuration Management

Technical Operations and Troubleshooting

Project Delivery

Mandatory Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Working Arrangements

Eligibility Requirements

Due to project-specific requirements, applicants must hold citizenship of one of the following:

Please confirm eligibility before applying.

• Verify system requirements through functional demonstrations and acceptance testing.
• Develop test plans and define test cases based on system requirements.
• Independently execute manual system tests and document results.
• Validate end-to-end functional workflows and identify defects.
• Collaborate with verification and commissioning teams during customer acceptance.
• Ensure compliance with established processes throughout the system lifecycle.
• Support quality assurance activities and quality gate reviews.
• Maintain configuration baselines and accurate technical documentation.
• Ensure test evidence and records meet project quality standards.
• Understand system functionality, operational use, and technical architecture.
• Troubleshoot servers, services, system logs, and infrastructure.
• Work with Linux and/or Windows Server environments.
• Apply networking knowledge to investigate and resolve technical issues.
• Support successful verification and acceptance of IP-based naval communication solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering and project teams to resolve technical issues.
• Participate in customer demonstrations, on-site testing, and commissioning activities.
• Degree in engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, IT systems, or a comparable technical qualification; alternatively, vocational training as a technician, IT specialist, or equivalent.
• Initial experience in quality assurance, quality management, configuration management, system verification, or testing.
• Ability to understand complex technical systems and their interdependencies.
• Familiarity with test plans, test cases, manual testing, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and spoken German and English.
• Structured, independent, quality-conscious, and team-oriented working style.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites, including extended assignments of three to four consecutive weeks and occasional short-notice travel.
• Previous service in the German Navy, particularly as a radio operator (Funker).
• Experience as an amateur radio operator (Funkamateur).
• Knowledge of naval communication systems or Communication Management Systems (KMS).
• Experience working on complex technical projects or in enterprise customer environments.
• Hands-on experience with Linux and/or Windows Server.
• Familiarity with network protocols such as TCP/IP and VLANs.
• Experience in manual system testing, integration, commissioning, or customer acceptance.
• Ability to restart services, inspect logs, and troubleshoot server-side infrastructure.
• Hybrid position based in Kiel, Germany.
• Up to 60% home office, subject to project requirements.
• Regular travel to naval customer sites.
• Extended on-site assignments may involve Monday to Thursday at the customer site, with weekends at home where operationally possible.
• Flexibility for urgent customer appointments is required.
• EU member states
• EFTA countries: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein
• United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, or the United States
• Start: ab sofort
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Kiel, Deutschland, DE