Lead Technical Specialist

6 maanden geleden

Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland Damen Naval Voltijd

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About us
Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team Are you ready for duty?

The role

Damen Naval is looking for a a highly skilled and experienced Lead Technical Specialist - Manning & Automation to join our Naval & Technology group. This pivotal role will drive advancements in ship automation, support smaller crew sizes, and enhance situational awareness for naval operations. As a recognized expert with an international reputation, you will coordinate and execute research and technology development projects related to automation, digital twinning, system integration, and decision support systems. Your expertise will be integral to the design, proposal, and engineering phases of our shipbuilding projects.

Key accountabilities
As Lead Technical Specialist - Manning & Automation your key responsibilities will include:

  • Lead and coordinate a team of technology specialists throughout the research, design, proposal, and engineering phases of shipbuilding projects.
  • Provide expert advice in automation and systems engineering to ensure the technical performance of our Smart Ships.
  • Conduct and support verification and validation tests and trials during production support and warranty periods.
  • Initiate and conceptualize new automation solutions to meet future requirements and promote their application.
  • Advise on project activity lists and manhour budget assignments.
  • Develop and review deliverables such as functional descriptions, calculations, simulations, technical specifications, and test/validation protocols.
  • Support design reviews and contribute to continuous evaluation and improvement of departmental processes and tools.
  • Engage in automation design and requirements engineering with subcontractors during the basic engineering phase.
  • Specify, evaluate, develop, and test integrated mission management solutions.
  • Integrate existing hardware and software products, ensuring compatibility and seamless operation.
  • Evaluate the technical performance of new technologies during design, engineering, production, and commissioning phases.
  • Serve as a member of technical project teams, ensuring projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
  • Strive for highly standardized and modularized automation solutions by defining off-the-shelf building blocks for easy integration into our vessels.
  • Fulfill a consulting role for new builds and existing vessels, defining fresh or updated Manning & Automation strategies.
  • Maintain strong connections with industry partners, knowledge institutes, and the Royal Netherlands Navy, actively participating in Manning & Automation projects.

Skills & experience
To excel as Lead Technical Specialist - Manning & Automation you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

  • Bachelor or Master degree in a relevant technical field with at least five years of experience.
  • Deep and broad theoretical knowledge of specialist subjects for naval vessels or offshore installations.
  • Knowledge of commonly used agile software development processes, such as Scrum.
  • Proficient in the functional design of control and monitoring systems.
  • Familiar with commonly used IT architecture solutions onboard vessels, including service-oriented cloud computing solutions (virtualization, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
  • Acquaintance with the latest industrial automation developments, such as the (Industrial) Internet of Things (IIoT).
  • Knowledge of classification societies and their rules and regulations is a plus.
  • Extensive experience in relevant fields, preferably in complex naval projects.
  • Experience in cooperating and communicating with research institutes, universities, vendors, and subcontractors.
  • Independent, practical, customer-oriented thinker with excellent communication skills.
  • Good command of the Dutch and English language both written and verbal.
  • Excellent references antecedents as a pre-employment security screening is standard part of the recruitment procedure.
  • 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.
  • Working from home policy and other benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Other
Are you interested in the position of Lead Technical Specialist - Manning & Automation at Damen Naval, kindly submit your application along with your CV and motivation 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 the vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via recruitment@damennaval.com.


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.

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