Naval Architect

Working at Damen Naval is an exciting journey into the future of maritime innovation! Join their talented team and contribute to building advanced naval ships with a rich history of over 150 years. Discover your passion for technology, develop your skills, and become part of a dynamic international community.

At Wfspro, we offer you the opportunity for a challenging, exciting, and enjoyable career. Our maritime division, Damen Naval, is part of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group and has locations in Vlissingen and Schiedam. With more than 1,000 professionals and a rich tradition in shipbuilding dating back over 150 years, they have built a strong reputation. For over 50 years, Damen Naval has been the dedicated shipbuilder for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Drawing on decades of experience, Damen Naval provides navies worldwide with a wide range of defense and security vessels, ranging from 7 meters to over 200 meters in length. Damen Naval is the sole supplier of naval vessels in the Netherlands and has delivered over 420 ships to satisfied customers worldwide. They have earned a reputation of excellence along the way. While Damen Naval take pride in their heritage, they also look to the future. Are you ready for this challenge?

As the Design Engineer Marine Engineering / Naval Architect, your key responsibilities will include

• Provide expertise in weight control and hydrostatics during the proposal phase and manage these aspects during engineering and production phases.
• Develop, review, and advise on creative solutions for complex projects, contributing to research and development, proposals, and engineering activities.
• Conduct design reviews and verification tests, including inclining tests, to ensure compliance with all specifications.
• Promote advancements in your field of expertise and ensure knowledge transfer within the department.

To excel as the Naval Architect - Weight Control and Hydrostatics, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• A relevant secondary vocational education (MBO-4+) degree with at least one year of relevant experience.
• General understanding of ship design and systems, with in-depth knowledge of one or more specialist technical subjects for naval or other vessels and offshore installations.
• Theoretical understanding of hydrostatics, including intact and damage stability and longitudinal strength.
• Experience working in complex project environments and effectively communicating with engineers, project managers, and tender managers in shipbuilding or related industries.
• 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 and candidates with NL/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.

At Damen Naval, we value our interim team members and strive for a positive and successful collaboration. As an interim professional on secondment basis (detachering) or as a freelancer (ZZP), we offer you the following conditions:

• An attractive rate, ensuring at least equal pay to permanent staff.
• Flexibility to work partially from home.
• Challenging and innovative projects.
• Salary: €3500 - €5500

Are you enthusiastic and do you fit the profile? Then please contact us. Email S.hessing@wfspro.nl or call or WhatsApp Sven Hessing at +31 (0)6 49 70 40 19.