Functional Application Specialist Cadmatic Hull

Career at Damen

At Damen Naval, the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, you can contribute to advanced naval vessels delivered to clients around the globe. The company combines innovative technological developments with practical shipbuilding expertise, and this role supports that mission directly.

About us

Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing innovative technological developments in practice, the company continues to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry.

The role

As a Functional Application Specialist, you will be the bridge between Business and IT, supporting the engineering functionalities in our Computer Aided Design platform, with a special focus on Cadmatic Hull, across the product lifecycle process. If you excel in optimizing engineering processes through innovative applications, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to a highly technical engineering environment while driving efficiency and effectiveness across our engineering processes and making a tangible impact on our projects.

Key accountabilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Translate engineering business needs into functional specifications for application developments.
• Analyze issues collaboratively with stakeholders and devise solutions.
• Develop and implement application processes and functionalities.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers and knowledge partners.
• Manage interfaces between applications and Cadmatic Hull.
• Maintain user access rights administration within the application.
• Set up and configure project environments within Cadmatic Hull.
• Manage catalogs, libraries, specifications, and other project-related data setup.
• Organize application-related training courses in coordination with the Manager Engineering Support.
• Provide functional support to PLM/CAD users with regard to Cadmatic Hull.
• Prepare and develop Cadmatic training materials, tips, application documentation, and user manuals.

Skills & experience

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or proven competence in engineering, preferably in the field of shipbuilding.
• Proficiency with the Cadmatic platform.
• Knowledge of PLM principles and experience with functional application management is preferred.
• Excellent command of the English language, with proficiency in Dutch being advantageous.
• Ability to work in Vlissingen and Schiedam in The Netherlands.

What we offer

At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees and support both professional and personal development. We also provide:

• 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.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.