Intern: Digital Hull Monitoring & SHM Research

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

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.