Graduate Research Engineer – Subsea Cables & Offshore Wind

Van Oord; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 10,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Graduation internship allowance

Intensive supervision

Communities to join (Young Van Oord /

Van Oord staff association

Job summary

Van Oord in Gorinchem offers a graduation internship within Tender & Engineering, focusing on Subsea Engineering, Cables & Pipelines. You will work on research topics to improve cable burial operations and cable protection systems with practical input from offshore wind projects.

You will connect technical knowledge with project needs, test ideas with stakeholders and deliver a final thesis with clear findings and recommendations, while being supervised by experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Master student focused on Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Interest in subsea engineering, offshore wind or cable installation.
• Analytical approach to technical or project-related challenges.
• Ability to structure research and communicate clear conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Analyse operational or technical challenges in offshore cable installation.
• Test and validate ideas with stakeholders.
• Develop practical recommendations for future offshore wind projects.
• Collaborate with engineers and specialists across projects.

Skills

Master student in Mechanical Eng.

Interest in subsea engineering

Analytical approach

Structure research & present findings

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Van Oord in Gorinchem offers a graduation internship within Tender & Engineering, focusing on Subsea Engineering, Cables & Pipelines. You will work on research topics to improve cable burial operations and cable protection systems with practical input from offshore wind projects.

You will connect technical knowledge with project needs, test ideas with stakeholders and deliver a final thesis with clear findings and recommendations, while being supervised by experienced engineers.