Defense & Security Product Lead

Damen; Gorinchem; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels is seeking a Product Specialist Defense & Security to own the product portfolio, set standards and roadmap, and lead the Design & Proposal Engineers. You will coordinate with Sales, Tender Management and Engineering to ensure technically feasible, commercially relevant proposals.

Based in a multinational environment with Gorinchem, Vlissingen and Abu Dhabi involvement, you will drive governance, risk management and continuous improvement while aligning with

Qualifications

• Academic level education or working thinking level in a technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience in shipbuilding, naval architecture or marine engineering.
• Strong understanding of ship design, customer requirements and standardization principles.
• Experience with business development, tender or proposal processes in international settings.
• Ability to act as a product authority and translate knowledge into concrete development decisions.
• Experience in leading or coaching technical or proposal teams and people development.
• Ability to manage workload across tenders, product development and improvements.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-location collaboration including Gorinchem, Vlissingen and Abu Dhabi.
• Excellent English communication; Dutch is a plus.
• Willingness to travel to customers and shipyards.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the assigned product portfolio segment, including baselines, reference designs and roadmaps.
• Translate market and customer input into product improvements and development priorities.
• Maintain standards and configuration control while balancing customization with standardization.
• Oversee preparation and delivery of technical proposals with Sales and Engineering stakeholders.
• Lead and coach the Design & Proposal Engineers as direct reports with clear objectives.
• Coach, develop and conduct regular performance feedback discussions.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and knowledge transfer for the Design & Proposal capability.
• Drive continuous improvements into product standards, templates and methods.
• Ensure all activities comply with Damen governance, HSSEQ and export-control.

Skills

Product portfolio management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

English language

Travel willingness

Education

Technical degree in Shipbuilding/Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering

Job description

Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels is seeking a Product Specialist Defense & Security to own the product portfolio, set standards and roadmap, and lead the Design & Proposal Engineers. You will coordinate with Sales, Tender Management and Engineering to ensure technically feasible, commercially relevant proposals.

Based in a multinational environment with Gorinchem, Vlissingen and Abu Dhabi involvement, you will drive governance, risk management and continuous improvement while aligning with