Quality Assurance Engineer Shipbuilding

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About us
Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As a Quality Assurance Engineer at Damen Naval, you'll drive excellence in supplier quality for our cutting-edge naval shipbuilding projects. You'll optimize supplier QA processes and procedures for your assigned projects, ensuring compliance to the highest standards. Your core responsibilities include conducting thorough QA Audits at supplier locations across Western Europe, providing expert oversight, guidance, and comprehensive reporting on any quality issues. This role demands frequent travel to ensure our demanding quality standards are met at every step of the supply chain.

Key accountabilities
In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading Supplier QA Audits: Conduct audits, report findings, and drive corrective actions at supplier sites.
• Managing Supplier Quality Risks: Maintain a risk register and implement robust mitigation plans.
• Advancing Supplier QA Standards: Contribute to adapting and applying leading QA principles.
• Ensuring Quality Process Application: Verify correct use of supplier quality protocols and procedures.
• Implementing Tailored QA for Suppliers: Design custom QA processes as needed for unique supplier needs.
• Providing Strategic Quality Updates: Report supplier QA status and issue mitigation to project management.

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

• 4+ years in Quality Assurance Management, ideally within naval, defense, shipbuilding, or complex industrial sectors.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes, preferably in shipbuilding.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Quality Assurance, Technical Business Administration, Maritime Technology, Shipbuilding, or an equivalent technical field.
• Excellent command of English (written & spoken) is essential.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting quality audits and managing supplier quality risks.
• Solid understanding of QA standards and principles, with a proven ability to contribute to their application and implementation.
• Readiness and capability for frequent travel to supplier locations across Western Europe.
• 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.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

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.