Tender Engineer Electrical & 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 a Tender Engineer Electrical & Automation at Damen Naval’s Proposals department, you will design electrical and automation systems for advanced naval vessels. Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to develop innovative solutions that meet regulatory requirements and enhance our commercial proposals. In this role, you frequently travel between our Vlissingen and Schiedam offices.

Key accountabilities
In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Assist in preliminary equipment selection and budget allocation through requirements analysis and drafting engineering specifications.
• Define general system architectures, including Single Line Diagrams and Automation Architectures, along with electrical load balances and propulsion system configurations.
• Evaluate designs against requirements and prepare detailed reports.
• Write technical documents, contract specifications, and reports, clearly communicating complex concepts to customers and subcontractors.
• Participate in discussions on technical and commercial aspects with customers, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Support cost evaluations by subcontractors and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal departments to optimize project outcomes.

Skills & experience
We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• 3+ years in electrical design, preferably in complex manufacturing (maritime/tender) projects.
• Strong writing skills for detailed and compelling technical content.
• Commercial mindset to create viable and appealing forecasts.
• Bachelor's or master's in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
• Excellent command of English, both written and verbal; Dutch preferred, willingness to learn Dutch required.
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with 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
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.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Additional 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.