Commercial Lawyer

Do you want to help drive the world’s energy transition? Do you like working in a multicultural and creative environment? Then Destinus is the right place for you

Destinus Energy develops, manufactures and services state of-the-art gas turbine systems, and is headquartered in Hengelo, The Netherlands. Our advanced turbine technology has turned the OPRA OP16 Gas Turbine into a masterpiece of technology allowing us to serve global markets with clean, distributed energy solutions.

We seek to hire a highly skilled Commercial Lawyer to join our in-house legal team. It may become a partially remote role, but the starting period will require at least 3 days in Hengelo at the production facility. The successful candidate will provide legal guidance and support to the Dutch subsidiaries active in energy/manufacturing sector, including sales, marketing, and product development and internal compliance function.

• Provide accurate, timely, clear, and well-reasoned legal advice and support primarily to Destinus Dutch business
• Anticipate and identify legal issues of concern and proactively develop effective legal solutions
• Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of legal documents including supply, service, licensing, framework agreements
• Provide legal support to the sales and marketing teams in relation to contract negotiations, RFXs, and proposals
• Work closely with the product development team to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards
• Provide advice on compliance, incl. data protection and privacy regulations
• Provide advice and support to the business to ensure compliance with Destinus policies
• Ensure Destinus complies with national and international laws as well as local statutes and regulations
• Proactively manage claims and disputes arising in relation to Destinus Dutch business ensuring swift resolution of potential claims to mitigate costs and work with external counsel when necessary
• Manage corporate governance and secretarial responsibilities, including but not limited to filing for and maintaining business and company registrations in Netherlands, and managing legal documents and corporate records
• Be aware of export control regulations (EU and national level) and be prepared to further educate and implement in practice

• A law degree from a reputable Dutch university
• At least 5 years of experience working as a lawyer and compliance specialist, preferably in industry sector or a law firm with a focus on commercial laws
• Strong drafting, negotiating, and analytical skills
• Knowledge of Dutch and EU data protection and privacy laws and export control regulations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in Dutch and English

• Learning opportunities: Language courses
• Lineal organization and flexible working hours
• Company events
• Competitive salary

You can work as an employee or consultant for this role.

If you want to apply for this role, please send your CV and motivation letter

Diversity: We value diversity in our company and our teams. We do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, colour, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability status.

Destinus is at the forefront of European aerospace and defense technologies, developing AI-driven autonomous flight systems and advanced turbine engines. Our cutting-edge technologies deliver superior efficiency and performance, pushing the boundaries of supersonic and hypersonic hydrogen-powered flight.

We're driving the next wave of combat-proven defense innovations and breakthrough propulsion systems that combine turbojet and ramjet technologies for future hydrogen-powered hypersonic vehicles.