Naval Architect - Weight Control and Hydrostatics

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About us
Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role
As a Naval Architect – Weight Control and Hydrostatics, you will join and support the design team during the proposal phase and/or control the design during the engineering and production phase. You will work on general ship design calculations, focusing on weight and hydrostatic properties, ensuring that the vessel’s design is safe, stable, and within weight budgets. You will use ship design software, including PIAS stability software, perform inclining tests, and liaise with clients, classification societies, subcontractors, and shipyards.

Key accountabilities
In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a technical specialist during proposal and engineering phases by advising on complex naval projects.
• Performing and updating weight calculations for all ship systems and creating hydrostatic models for stability calculations.
• Supporting internal and external design reviews to ensure design quality and compliance.
• Overseeing verification and validation activities during production, including inclining tests.
• Delivering high-quality engineering work within agreed schedules, quality standards, and budgets.
• Contributing to knowledge development and sharing in the field of weight control and hydrostatics.

Skills & Experience
We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• A solid understanding of general ship design and ship systems.
• Theoretical knowledge of hydrostatics, including intact and damage stability as well as longitudinal strength.
• Experience working in complex project environments, preferably within (naval) shipbuilding or a related industry.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, and both project and tender managers.
• Familiarity with PDM systems and hydrostatic calculation software; basic programming skills are considered a plus.
• Good command of the Dutch and English language both written and verbal.
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

What we offer
At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
• Profit sharing based on company results.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Application & information
Are you interested in this position, please submit your application including your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:

• Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
• Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).
• Notice period / possible starting date.

For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.

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