(Graduation) Internship Electrical Systems

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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

Electrical systems are at the core of almost every project, transporting energy throughout the ship and ensuring that all systems have sufficient power to function. Damen Naval is continuously improving its products and developing the next generation of electrical systems is a key part of those developments.

Research in this field is ongoing to make these developments happen and determine how next generation of naval vessels will look. In addition, supporting research is needed to provide tools and methods to further optimized the design of these systems.

Various graduate research or internship projects are available related to this topic, all projects are supported by subject matter experts within the company.Some possible subjects are:

• Design and integration of novel power generation and distribution networks.
• Creating tools for the design and sizing of energy storage.
• Market surveys related to new converter types and their applications.
• Modeling of electrical system dynamics and their control.
• Analysis of new converter types and their applications.

A combination of different subjects is part of the possibilities. Damen Naval can provide readily available assignments, but it is also possible to propose your own specific topic of interest.

Please indicate your preferences (or research topics of your own making) when sending us your application through our career website.

Key accountabilities

As an intern or graduate student at Damen Naval you may encounter multiple aspects of electrical systems engineering in various phases of ship design. Depending on the assignment, you are expected to select or develop the analysis methods and engineering tools needed to achieve your research goals.You will be responsible from day one for the planning and execution of your research project. You are expected to deliver a detailed in-depth analysis of your research problem and meanwhile be able to communicate the results and conclusions to other departments.

Skills & experience

The perfect candidate for an internship or graduation project related to electrical systems has the following characteristics:

• Top class Bachelor or Master student in Electrical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering or Naval Architecture. Other equivalent fields of study may also apply or can be considered depending on the topic chosen for the assignment.
• Passionate about ships and shipbuilding.
• Independent, curious, analytical, and proactive.
• Familiar with electrical systems (e.g. power generation, conversion, distribution), preferably on board of ships.
• Basic experience with (electrical) simulation tools or have a proven ability and specific motivation to become familiar with this subject in a very short time.
• Able to use programming tools (e.g. Python, MATLAB, VBA).
• Capable of identifying and communicating with multiple stakeholders.
• Taking responsibility for your own planning and project management.
• 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.

What we offer

The project will preferably be carried out at the Damen Naval office location in Vlissingen. A monthly allowance will be paid for the duration of the assignment. In addition, a temporary accommodation or compensation for housing could be provided, if required. Flexible working hours can be discussed and proper mentoring at BSc or MSc level will be available throughout the project.