Lead Technical Specialist

4 weken geleden

Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland Damen Shipyards Voltijd

About the Role

Damen Naval is seeking a highly skilled Lead Technical Specialist - Manning & Automation to drive advancements in ship automation, support smaller crew sizes, and enhance situational awareness for naval operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.

What We Offer

  • 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.

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