(Graduation) Internship Digital Ship Structural Hull Monitoring

Damen Shipyards; Vlissingen; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly allowance

Mentoring

Skill development

Industry experience

Job summary

Damen Naval invites motivated Master students in Mechanical/Marine fields to join as interns. You will work on hull condition monitoring using digital twin concepts, data from wave and sensors, and SHM tools. Responsibilities include planning, executing, and presenting detailed analyses with expert mentors.

The internship offers mentoring at MSc level, a monthly allowance, and the chance to gain hands-on experience at a top-tier naval division of Damen Shipyards.

Qualifications

• Master student in Mechanical, Marine, Aerospace or Naval Architecture, or similar.
• Interest in hull condition monitoring and digital twins.
• Basic programming and data analysis skills.
• Strong analytical, proactive, and communicative abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the research project with clear deliverables.
• Develop analysis methods and engineering tools for hull monitoring.
• Communicate results across departments and document conclusions.

Skills

Hydromechanics

Fatigue analysis

Statistical methods

Programming (Python)

OpenFOAM

ANSYS/LS-DYNA

Team collaboration

Communication in English & Dutch

Education

Master student in Mechanical Engineering

Marine/R naval engineering interest

Analytical and proactive mindset

Tools

OpenFOAM

ANSYS

Femap

LS-DYNA

Python

MATLAB

Job description

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

Damen Naval has the ambition to develop a methodology for Hull Condition Monitoring that incorporates the use of the ship’s digital twin, a virtual model prepared during the design stage. Combined with wave and sensor monitoring, it vastly enhances the value of predictive and preventive maintenance. Next to predictive maintenance Structural Hull Monitoring (SHM) systems allow verification and optimization of design tools related to hydrodynamic loading and structural resistance. Damen Naval is continuously improving its products and developing the next generation of Structural Hull Monitoring methodologies is a key part of those developments. Research in this field is ongoing to make these developments happen and determine how next generation of naval vessels will be equipped with such systems. In addition, supporting research is needed to provide tools and methods to further optimized the design of these systems. Various graduate research or internship projects are available related to this topic, all projects are supported by subject matter experts within the company. Some possible subjects are:

• Design and integration of Hull Monitoring Systems (System Architecture).
• Creating tools for post-processing the Structural Hull Monitoring data (Data Assimilation).
• Predicting sea state parameters via Hull Monitoring Systems.
• Coupling of SHM-systems with structural FE-models to predict the remaining fatigue lifetime.
• Benchmark in-house load prediction tooling’s on a deterministic and or probabilistic way.
• Comparison of fatigue prediction methods from industry standards versus SHM-system fatigue predictions.

A combination of different subjects is part of the possibilities. Damen Naval can provide readily available assignments, but it is also possible to propose your own specific topic of interest.

Key accountabilities

As an intern or graduate student at Damen Naval you may encounter multiple aspects related to hydro-structural subjects. Depending on the assignment, you are expected to select or develop the analysis methods and engineering tools needed to achieve your research goals. You will be responsible from day one for the planning and execution of your research project. You are expected to deliver a detailed in-depth analysis of your research problem and meanwhile be able to communicate the results and conclusions to other departments.

Skills & experience

• Top class student Master student Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Aerospace engineering, or Naval Architecture. Other equivalent fields of study may also apply or can be considered depending on the topic chosen for the assignment.
• Passionate about ships and shipbuilding.
• Independent, curious, analytical, and proactive.
• Familiar with hydromechanics and ship structures (e.g. fatigue, strength, ocean waves, ship motions, statistics and probability).
• Basic experience with simulation tools (e.g. Fluid dynamic tools such as Openfoam and FEM tools such as Ansys, Femap and or LS-Dyna,) or have a proven ability and specific motivation to become familiar with this subject in a very short time.
• Able to use programming tools (e.g. Python, MATLAB).
• Capable of identifying and communicating with multiple stakeholders.
• Taking responsibility for your own planning and project management.
• Good command of the Dutch and English language both written and verbal.

What we offer

• A monthly allowance for the duration of the assignment.
• Proper mentoring at BSc or MSc level will be available throughout the project.
• The ability to test and enhance your professional- and social skills
• Acquired experience at a top tier company to add to your reference list.

For more information about the vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via [phone].

Damen Naval does not approve commercial, contractor and/or agency or other commercial use of this advertisement. Proposing candidates without invitation is not appreciated and they will not be considered.