System Owner – Shipbuilding

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About us:

The workboats Division represents one of the four ship-newbuild domains of Damen Shipyards, alongside Offshore & Specialized Vessels, Yachting and Naval. Workboats focuses on designing, engineering, building and commissioning of Workboats, such as High Speed Craft, Fast Ferries, Stationary Dredgers and Tugs.

The development of Technology within the Shipbuilding industry is increasing fast. Damen Workboats wants to be in the forefront of these developments and is constantly looking for new ways to develop, design, standardize and optimize innovative systems.

The Technology Management department of the division Workboats is responsible for technology development and standardization of the ship’s systems portfolio based on modular and scalable solutions.

In order to achieve our goals, we are looking for a System Owner for the system platform team “Shipbuilding” in the Technology Management department.

A system platform team is a multi-disciplinary team responsible for a so-called system platform, The system platform team takes care of the development, standardization and maintenance of the entire (standard) system during its full life cycle. For technical content, supply chain, production and quality control, knowledge management and documentation for in service support.

The system owner Shipbuilding leads the system platform team and is accountable for the technology domain Shipbuilding of the complete Workboats product portfolio. The system platform consists of the domains Construction (steel, aluminium & FRP), Bonding, Outfitting (windows, stairs, hatches doors etc.), Corrosion protection & anti-fouling systems.

The role:

Based on the Workboats ambitions on strategic themes, sustainability, digitalization and operational excellence, the System Owner sets a clear vision for the system platform(s), taking into account the business requirements, the future Damen Workboats ship portfolio, cooperation with suppliers, technology, market needs and opportunities. The system owner has to ensure that the right systems are available on time, enabling successful integration in our ships, with technology developed, the supply chain efficiently organized, knowledge embedded in the organization, asset management in place and the Damen Services organization ready to assist a happy customer to be successful in their operation. Moreover, the System Owner will gather feedback from our customer’s experience as an important input for new system developments.

So generally, the System Owner takes responsibility of “the system” through all phases of its lifecycle in this ambitious, innovative journey.

The System Owner will be reporting to the manager of the Technology Management department.

Key accountabilities:

In this exciting role you will be accountable for:

• Accountable for the system platform, being the focal point of contact for the development, implementation, and support of the system platform throughout the organization.
• Defining a vision and strategy for technology considering the business objectives and market opportunities
• Set up and manage the short-, mid- and longer-term Technology Development roadmap and alignment with the ship type development agenda.
• Managing the development and standardization of modular and scalable system families, variants and options covering the needs of the complete Damen Workboats portfolio
• Approving the supplier/partner strategy in close cooperation with Damen Category Management and Product groups
• Heading the multi-disciplinary system platform team, setting clear goals & priorities for the development, implementation, and support of the systems
• Initiating and organizing the collaboration with internal and external key partners, set responsibilities and build the organization enabling the systems platforms throughout the life cycle.
• Ensuring technology is being developed according to systems engineering principles and Verification and Validation model.
• Embedding knowledge within the organization, set-up training and instructions. Defining a vision and strategy for new technology considering the business objectives and market opportunities.

Skills & experience:

As a person you are:

• You are enthusiastic, open, communicative and a real team player.
• You are a proactive, result-oriented, with initiative taking ownership.
• You are a strong leader, ability to coach, guide and influence others to a certain result or goal.
• You are people-oriented and energetic person with management skills.
• Decisive and at the same time flexible in your approach while working methodically.
• Able to influence, put things into perspective of the bigger picture.
• Well able to manage expectations,
• Willing to travel (based in The Netherlands).

You have:

• An academic level with a bachelor and/or master’s degree in a technical direction, e.g. Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Process Automation or Electrical Engineer or other technical study which involves integration of complex systems.
• Demonstratable knowledge on this specific technical domain in a relevant industry.
• The ability to translate high level market and business requirements & opportunities into technology and system development needs.
• You have project management qualities, capable of maintaining a clear overview and ability to prioritize effectively.
• Experience with the application of Systems Engineering principles.
• You have experience with the development and integration of (marine) installations, including cooperation with third parties.
• Experience with (marine) industry standards and regulations.
• You have a high-quality consciousness and accuracy.
• Good communication skills in English, Dutch is a plus.

What we offer

We want to make sure you are happy in your role at Damen Workboats, so we offer great opportunities to develop yourself in this position. We are a growing organization where innovation is the driving force. Entrepreneurship is in our DNA, and that's why we continue to grow and innovate and offer plenty of opportunities.

We offer you:

• Personal guidance, freedom, varied work and a work environment where your opinion counts.
• A work from home policy.
• An excellent benefits package tailored to your experience and education level.
• An international work environment.
• Open, informal, no-nonsense culture with short communication lines.