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About us

The Research, Development & Innovation department of Damen helps the company to become the most sustainable and digitally connected shipyard in the world. We give support to the business in the development of an innovative product portfolio and offer pro-active advice with the aim of further improving the quality and performance of the Damen products and services.

The RD&I department is divided into Research, Development, and Enabling Technologies branches. There are six research teams.

Damen invests substantially in its own internal R&D projects. Moreover, we are also very active in collaborative R&D projects with industry partners, as well as academia and knowledge institutes, both nationally and internationally.

The Role

The objective of the proposed graduation assignment, is to have real-time measurements as a possible solution to increase accuracy of annual CO2 emission calculations, as well as providing insight into annual emissions of other harmful substances. Think of NOx, PM and UHC's for example. Why is this so important to Damen? The Carbon Intensity Indictor emissions regulations came into effect in 2024. These regulations require ships of 5000 GT and above to calculate their annual operational CII based on annual fuel consumption. Based on the CII rating, a corrective plan to reduce CO2 emissions may not to be developed by shipowners. While the goal and incentive of CII and other emission regulations (EU MRV, FuelEU Maritime, etc.) for ships is clear, none of the regulations cover actual emissions of ships.

Key accountabilities

As an intern, your goal is to demonstrate the effectiveness of annual emissions assessment using real-time emission measurements on board. During the execution of the project, you will work in a team to succesfully reach the endgoal. You implement technical and practical knowledge into solid and innovative designs.

RD&I consists of around seventy colleagues, all working on different questions and topics that are relevant to Damen and our ambitions. Within this project you will have three direct colleagues and another intern, working on relatable topics.

Your tasks may consist of the following:

• Perform literature study on real-time emission measurements in shipping and other sectors
• Determine different methodologies for real-time emission measurements on board and assess their effectiveness and technical feasibility for different ship types.
• Compare direct emissions measurements to other, indirect methods for emission monitoring and reporting.
• Assess other possible applications for the real-time emission data, besides the annual emission report (e.g. condition monitoring, smart maintenance, etc.).

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor or Master student in Electrical Engineering or Industrial Automation
• Autonomous, practically and result driven. Good communication skills
• Good command of English, written and spoken.

What we offer

• Competitive internship/graduation fee and travel allowance.
• A pleasant and dynamic, international work environment with informal atmosphere.
• Professional coaching/mentoring.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Other

Are you ready to start your new adventure at Damen? Do not hesitate and send us your motivation letter and CV via the apply button.

Due to housing issues we cannot accept international students that do not have accommodation in the Netherlands yet. This assignment can be taken up as soon as possible or next semester.

Recruiter:

Liselotte van Veenendaal

Email:

liselotte.van.veenendaal@damen.com

Please apply through the Apply Button. Due to GDPR reasons we cannot accept applications by email.