C004286 Senior Engineer (5G/NGCN) (NS) - WED 30 Jul

Deadline Date: Wednesday 30 July 2025

Requirement: Senior Engineer (5G/NGCN)

Location: The Hague, NL

Full Time On-Site: No

Time On-Site: 40% (Working from home option is considered with 2 days office presence.)

Total Scope of the request (hours): 836

Required Start Date: 8 September 2025

End Contract Date: 31 December 2025

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties and Role:  

Lead technical work packages in 5G and Next Generation Networks projects with a focus on standardization, technology development, spectrum management, and testing/experimentation.

Lead exploratory efforts (including experimentation, prototyping, and support to military exercises) to ensure that NCIA is able to make a significant contribution to the military application of Next Generation Networking technologies, with a focus on 5G and 6G technologies;

Providing advice, analysis, and recommendations to NCIA Leadership on technology and related innovation fields relevant to ICT capabilities and services in the domain of Next Generation Networks.

Supporting the development and update of the NCIA Technology Strategy in the area of Next Generation Networks with a focus on defining and updating emerging technology roadmaps.

Developing and sharing best practices and subject matter expertise across the Agency in the domain of next generation networks, particularly in IMT standards and technologies.

Engaging with industry and academia as well as other relevant multinational bodies in the science and technology domain with a particular focus on the application of 5G and 6G IMT technologies;

Performing other duties as may be required.

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• A Master of Science (MSc) degree at a nationally recognised/certified university in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science or a related discipline with 3+ years post-related experience,
• Or a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related subject with 5+ years post related experience;
• Multi-disciplinary technical background across the full range of ICT and/or C3 capabilities with a particular focus on the application of emerging dual-use technologies in the domain of next generation networks (e.g. telecommunications and 5G);
• Experience in integrating next generation network technologies (e.g. 5G/6G) into operational systems and services;
• Experience in conducting of analyses and development of concepts in the areas of next generation networks for ICT services and/or C3 capabilities, with proven contributions to the state of the art.
• Proven ability to apply architecture methodologies to express complex systems of systems in architectural terms and models of varying detail;
• Experience in research and development projects and/or programmes in the areas of ICT services and/or C3 capabilities and managing technical and/or programmatic complexity and risk;
• Proven ability to communicate effectively in English both in writing and orally with excellent briefing skills to different types of audiences, including authoring high-quality reports and providing briefings to senior stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Experience participating in and contributing to standardization of telecommunications technologies (e,g, 3GPP, ITU, IMT standards);
• Experience with military applications of 5G/6G technologies;
• Experience in the management of innovation activities in ICT services and C3 capability areas, including radio-frequency spectrum management and policy, and in interacting with national or multinational innovation ecosystems;
• Proven ability to identify future technology trends, on the basis of sound horizon scanning, and to convert insights into actionable opportunities for the development of new ICT services and capabilities;