Lead Engineer Electric and Hybrid Propulsion

About us

What we’re made of. We’re made for ships. To design them, build them, finance them and care for them throughout their life. Defined by our values of stewardship, craftsmanship, fellowship and entrepreneurship, we’re everything ship. We’re on a mission to help our clients harvest the oceans of possibilities presented by our waters – for the generations to come. To achieve our goal, we need people who share our vision and drive.

The Role

As a Lead Engineer Electric and Hybrid Propulsion, you will be part of the electrification team within the Workboats division. This multi-disciplinary team is responsible for developing and standardizing the technology required for the electrification of our workboat product portfolio, which includes High Speed Crafts, Ferries, Tugboats, and stationary dredgers. You will engineer modular technology that fits this variety of vessels and operational profiles, from system development to successful project implementation. You will report to the Team Leader E&A within the engineering department.

Key Accountabilities

In this role, you will:

• Engineer and manage the configuration of systems like power generating systems, electric drives, power management systems, propulsion motors, energy storage systems, and auxiliary systems.
• Contribute to the development of new technology required for Electric and Hybrid propulsion systems.
• Manage interfaces with other sub-systems (mechanical/shipbuilding/digital disciplines).
• Provide input for Technology Development roadmaps.
• Contribute to the engineering process by developing required deliverables such as specification documents, functional descriptions, system principles, and modular engineering building blocks.
• Support the successful implementation of this technology into our products.
• Support our production locations during vessel manufacturing.
• Assist design and proposal engineers on new vessel designs.
• Provide knowledge and training to our Services Department.
• Support corrective actions throughout the vessel lifecycle.
• Give feedback on design improvements.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or another relevant technical study.
• At least five years of relevant work experience, preferably in the shipbuilding industry.
• Proven knowledge of electrical and hybrid propulsion systems, e.g., multi-drive systems and large energy storage systems for electric propulsion.
• Knowledge of international standards, rules, and experience working with Ship Classification Societies.
• Capability to translate product requirements into system requirements, concept design, and basic engineering.
• Experience integrating electrical systems in a maritime environment.
• Excellent communication skills in English; Dutch is a plus.

As a person, you are:

• Result-oriented, a Lead Engineer with initiative, management skills, and ownership.
• A pragmatic, persuasive Engineer with a solid personality, fitting within a dynamic organization with a hands-on culture.
• A team player with an enthusiastic, open, communicative, and proactive personality who gets energy from working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Decisive and flexible in your approach while working methodically.
• Able to influence and put things into perspective of the bigger picture.
• Well able to manage expectations.
• Willing to travel (short trips about 1 to 2 times a year).

What We Offer

We want to ensure you are a happy and successful Lead Engineer Electric and Hybrid Propulsion, so we will support you in developing 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, offering plenty of opportunities.

We offer you:

• Personal guidance, freedom, varied work, and a work environment where your opinion counts.
• An excellent benefits package tailored to your experience and education level.
• A dynamic international working environment focusing on technology and innovation.
• An open, informal, no-nonsense culture with short communication lines.
• An active social environment in terms of business culture, events, and sports.

Get on board!

If you feel you share our values and passion, then we’d like to see what you’re made of. Who knows – maybe we’re made for each other? Get on board!

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.