Data Engineer

Zeeland; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay 8%

27 holidays

ADV days 13

Travel allowance

Pension

Profit sharing

WFH up to 2 days

Bike plan

Company fitness

Job summary

Damen Naval is seeking a Data Engineer to design and maintain the data infrastructure that connects, organizes, and unlocks data across the organization. You will support vessels production and enable data-driven decisions across departments.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure data reliability, accessibility, and integration into business workflows, with hybrid work options and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IT/Data Science or related field.
• Strong understanding of data engineering, modeling, and DB design.
• Experience with data warehousing and ETL optimization.
• Experience with SSIS/SSAS and on-prem Power BI Report Server.
• Experience in maritime, defense, or engineering is a plus.
• Excellent English; Dutch is advantageous and references requested.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data infrastructure across the organization.
• Develop and deploy ETL processes and data pipelines.
• Build and optimize data models and queries for reporting.
• Troubleshoot data issues and provide internal support.
• Document ETL processes and data models for knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed data solutions.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to knowledge sharing.

Skills

Data engineering principles

Data modeling

Database design

Data warehousing

ETL processes

SSIS / SSAS

Power BI Report Server

English proficiency

Dutch language (adv.)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

SSIS

SSAS

Power BI Report Server

Job description

Functieomschrijving

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.

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 Data Engineer at Damen Naval, you will play a key role in designing and maintaining the data infrastructure that is essential for connecting, organizing, and unlocking data across the organization. This infrastructure directly supports the production of our vessels and adds measurable value to engineering and operational processes.

Your work lays the foundation for Damen Naval’s transformation into a fully data‑driven organization by enabling informed decision‑making across all departments and management levels. In this dynamic and technologically complex environment, you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure data is reliable, accessible, and seamlessly integrated into business workflows.

Key accountabilities

In this Data Engineer role, your responsibilities will include:

• Integrate, analyze, and prepare diverse data sources for the data warehouse.
• Developing and deploying ETL processes for loading data, such as SQL Server. Build and optimize data models, queries, and pipelines.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide internal technical support.
• Document ETL processes, data models, and configurations for knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed data solutions into business processes.
• Improve performance of reports and develop automated data processing solutions.
• Actively contribute to knowledge sharing and mentor colleagues.

Skills & experience

As a Data engineer you recognize yourself in the following profile:

• Bachelor’s degree (5–7 years experience) or Master's degree (3–5 years experience) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of data engineering principles, data modeling, and database design.
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL processes and optimization techniques.
• Experience with SSIS, SSAS and Power BI report Server stack on-prem. Experience working in dynamic and evolving technical environments.
• Preferably experience in the maritime, defense, or engineering sector.
• Excellent command of the English language, with proficiency in Dutch being advantageous.
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.

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.

Would you like to learn more about Damen Naval? Visit the Damen Naval website for more information and explore current Damen Naval vacancies via our job portal. For questions, please contact Corporate Recruitment at [phone]