Team Lead Automation

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 the Team Lead Automation at Damen Naval you will be responsible for the Automation part of engineering within our naval shipbuilding projects. You will be involved in the first (proposal) phase in the project to setup a solid work break down and planning structure for all tasks that belong to the discipline. You will also be leading a small or mid-sized team of (Senior) Automation Engineers during the execution of the project, to deliver the required engineering output. As Team Lead Automation you will be ultimately responsible for the desired quality, timely delivery and reporting to the Project Manager Engineering.

Key accountabilities

As Team Lead Automation your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead a small/mid-size Electrical & Automation engineering team.
• Coach the team to adhere to internal standards.
• Create work breakdown structures and assign budgets.
• Deliver quality engineering work to the Project Manager Engineering on time.
• Manage vendors and subcontractors for timely project contributions.
• Organize design checks and reviews for quality assurance.
• Verify technical performance of vendors and subcontractors.
• Perform technical analysis of offers with the Purchase department.
• Monitor and control the man-hour budget and report progress.
• Coordinate technical support or commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with all class and customer requirements.

Skills & experience

To excel as Team Lead Automation, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• 5+ years in designing complex electrical & automation systems in shipbuilding, offshore, or maritime sectors.
• Experience in large, highly complex project environments.
• Leadership experience with engineering teams (up to 10 people).
• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Technical Automation, or related field.
• Project Management experience with the ability to finalize work packages within deadlines.
• Familiarity with class-regulated products and Good Engineering Practices.
• Excellent command of English (written and verbal); German skills are a plus.
• Excellent references; pre-employment security screening is required.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport. Candidates with EU work visa or both EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible due to 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.

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities. Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

About Us

We are Damen. We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however – we’re looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.