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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
As Technical Specialist Vulnerability at Damen Naval, you will play a crucial role in the development, advisory, and engineering activities related to one or more specialized subjects within research, design, proposals, and project execution. Your deep expertise will contribute significantly to the advancement and promotion of these areas. Recognized for your knowledge and reputation in your field, you will be part of a small, dedicated team of specialists involved in RDI projects, proposal and engineering activities, including the verification of performance during FAT, HAT, and SAT.

Your focus as Technical Specialist Vulnerability will be on reducing the vulnerability of naval vessels by ensuring intelligent system design and the application of advanced technologies to enhance survivability against threats. This multidisciplinary role requires close collaboration with colleagues responsible for mechanical and electrical system design, structural design, arrangements, and other key disciplines.

During the preliminary design stages, you will conduct trade-off studies and identify the optimal system layout. Throughout the engineering phase, you will analyse the ship's resilience to inform decision-making and mitigate risks. Additionally, you will perform design control activities during the detailed engineering phase. Your role will also involve identifying and researching innovative technology solutions, leveraging both practical knowledge and academic expertise.

Key accountabilities
As the Technical Specialist Vulnerability, your key responsibilities will include:

• Contributing as Technical Specialist to the Research & Development, Proposals, and Engineering departments by developing, reviewing, and advising on deliverables such as aspect management plans, aspect analysis reports, calculations, simulations, technical specifications, and test/validation protocols for complex projects.
• Supporting Verification and Validation tests and trials during the production support phase or as part of a research project.
• Actively participating in the development of your field of expertise and promoting findings within potential projects.
• Supporting design reviews and delivering high-quality engineering work within agreed timelines, quality standards, and budget constraints.
• Ensuring full compliance with all applicable requirements and specifications.
• Contributing to the continuous evaluation and improvement of processes, tools, and the development, transfer, and retention of knowledge within the department.
   

Skills & experience
To excel as Technical Specialist Vulnerability you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Bachelor degree in a technical field, coupled with at least one year of relevant experience.
• Expertise in one or more specialized technical subjects such as system design, vulnerability reduction concepts, or signature reduction concepts for naval vessels and/or offshore installations.
• Experience in vulnerability reduction and system design and in complex project environments is an advantage.
• Strong communication skills, with experience collaborating with research institutes, universities, engineers, and project and tender managers in naval shipbuilding or a related industry.
• 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 Technical Specialist Vulnerability 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 [email protected].

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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