Defense & Security Product Lead - Portfolio & Proposals

Damen Shipyards Group; Gorinchem; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Metalektro collective agreement

27 vacation days + 13 ADV days

Damen Academy

Pension scheme

Travel expense reimbursement

Job summary

Damen Shipyards Group in Gorinchem seeks a Product Specialist Defense & Security to lead and develop the Design & Proposal Engineers, owning the product segment standards and roadmap.

You will collaborate across Sales, Tender Management, Engineering and management to ensure technically feasible, commercially relevant proposals that align with Damen standards and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong technical depth in ship design, customer requirements, and standardization principles.
• Experience with international defense/ security or export environments would be advantageous.
• Ability to translate specialist knowledge into product development and portfolio decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the assigned product portfolio segment, including baselines, reference designs and roadmaps.
• Lead and coach the Design & Proposal Engineers assigned to your segment.
• Coordinate with Sales, Tender Management and engineering stakeholders to ensure feasible proposals.
• Ensure proposal content reflects customer requirements, product standards, risks and approvals.
• Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and implementing improvements.

Skills

Shipbuilding understanding

Naval architecture

Marine engineering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Academic degree in Shipbuilding/Naval Architecture

Job description

Damen Shipyards Group in Gorinchem seeks a Product Specialist Defense & Security to lead and develop the Design & Proposal Engineers, owning the product segment standards and roadmap.

You will collaborate across Sales, Tender Management, Engineering and management to ensure technically feasible, commercially relevant proposals that align with Damen standards and compliance requirements.