Technical Specialist Weight 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 Technical Specialist Weight Control and Hydrostatics, you play a key role in ensuring that our vessels are designed to be safe, stable and within their defined weight budgets. You provide specialist engineering support throughout the complete project lifecycle, from the first proposal and early design phases through engineering, production and commissioning.

Working closely with the design and project teams, you focus on weight control, weight calculations and the hydrostatic properties of the vessel. Using the available design information, you monitor how the vessel develops throughout the project and identify potential weight or stability challenges at an early stage. Your broad understanding of the complete vessel enables you to look beyond individual systems and assess their impact on the overall ship design.

In your daily work, you use various ship design and engineering tools, including PDM systems and PIAS stability software. You work closely with colleagues from different engineering disciplines and maintain regular contact with client representatives, classification societies, suppliers, subcontractors and building yards. Your responsibilities also extend beyond the office, as you are involved in activities such as inclining tests to verify the vessel’s stability characteristics in practice.

Key accountabilities
As an interim Technical Specialist Weight Control and Hydrostatics, you will:

• Provide specialist advice on weight control and hydrostatics, developing practical solutions for complex naval shipbuilding projects.
• Define and review key engineering deliverables, including weight management plans, calculations, technical specifications and validation protocols.
• Calculate, update and monitor the weight of ship systems throughout the design and engineering process.
• Develop hydrostatic models and stability calculations in line with applicable naval standards and project requirements.
• Support design reviews and create awareness across project teams on weight, stability and hydrostatics.
• Ensure engineering work meets agreed quality, schedule, budget and HSSEQ requirements, while supporting Verification & Validation activities, including inclining tests.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering methods, processes, knowledge and tooling within the department.

Skills & experience
As an interim Technical Specialist Weight Control and Hydrostatics, you bring:

• A technical MBO + degree, combined with relevant professional experience in engineering, shipbuilding or a related technical environment.
• A solid theoretical understanding of hydrostatics, including intact and damage stability and longitudinal strength.
• A good general understanding of ship design and ship systems; knowledge of weight control and/or hydrostatics for naval vessels or offshore installations is a strong advantage.
• Experience working with different stakeholders, including project teams, clients, classification societies, suppliers, subcontractors and shipyards.
• Experience in complex project environments; experience with PDM systems, hydrostatic calculation software such as PIAS, or basic programming is considered an advantage.
• Good communication skills and a professional command of both Dutch and English, verbally and in writing.
• Willingness to travel internationally when required, including occasional intercontinental travel for short-term project activities.

What we offer
At Damen Naval, we value our temporary team members and strive for a positive and successful collaboration. As a temporary professional on secondment basis, we offer you the following conditions:

• An attractive salary aligned with permanent staff.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Challenging and innovative projects.

Application & information
This temporary assignment is exclusively offered on a secondment (detachering) or temporary employment contract basis. Freelance or ZZP agreements are not considered due to current Dutch legislation.

If you are interested, please submit your application with the following details:

• Your CV and motivational letter.
• Indication of your expected gross monthly salary (based on full-time work).
• Your availability (full-time/part-time and number of hours).
• Your notice period and preferred start date.

Would you like to learn more about Damen Naval? Visit the Damen Naval website for more information and explore current Damen Naval vacancies via our job portal. For questions, please contact Corporate Recruitment at +31 118 485 000

A pre-assignment 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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