Internship: Solution Developer

Damen; Gorinchem; On-site; EUR 3,900 - 6,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Academic mentoring

Travel allowance

Enterprise AI platforms

Job summary

Damen Shipyards Group in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, offers an internship focused on turning business challenges into AI prototypes. You will work with business and technical stakeholders to define high-value use cases and rapidly prototype automation agents and low-code workflows.

You’ll develop Copilot agents and Power Automate flows using platforms like Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot, with academic mentoring and exposure to enterprise AI platforms.

Qualifications

• > MSc or advanced Bachelor student at the intersection of Computer Science, Business Analytics, Information Management, or a related field.
• > Hands-on experience or strong interest in low-code development platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform or Copilot Studio.
• > Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or OpenAI Codex.
• > Ability to write basic scripts or automation logic in Python or JavaScript.
• > Strong analytical thinking and the ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured technical solutions.
• > Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Engage with business stakeholders across divisions to identify and scope AI use cases.
• Rapidly prototype automation agents, workflows, and low-code solutions based on business requirements.
• Develop and iterate on Copilot agents, Power Automate flows, and tools using platforms such as Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Azure.
• Use development tools including Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and OpenAI Codex to accelerate prototype development.
• Document use cases, technical designs, and prototype outcomes in a structured and reproducible way.
• Present prototypes and findings to business stakeholders and the team.
• Support the handover of validated prototypes to technical teams for production deployment.
• Benchmark Damen's low-code AI approach against industry best practices and emerging tools.

Skills

Power Platform

Copilot Studio

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

OpenAI Codex

Python

JavaScript

Analytical thinking

English fluency

Education

MSc or advanced Bachelor

Tools

Power Platform

Copilot Studio

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

OpenAI Codex

Job description

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.

About us

Damen Shipyards Group is committed to becoming the world’s most sustainable and digitally connected shipyard. The Damen AI Team develops scalable solutions that drive value across the organization.You'lljoin Damen inGorinchem, working on applied AI topics withreal businessimpact.

The role

AI adoption at Damen is accelerating across business units, from shipyard operations to financial services. To turn this momentum into tangible outcomes, we need people who can rapidly translate business challenges into working AI prototypes. As an intern,you'llwork directly with business and technical stakeholders toidentifyhigh-value use cases, build functional prototypes using low-code and AI-assisted development tools, and support the deployment of automation agents and intelligent workflows across the organization. Your work will have direct visibility with decision-makers and contribute to Damen’s broader AI value realization agenda.This internship is available from October onwards, working on-site in Gorinchem.

Keyaccountabilities

As an intern, you will:

• Engage with business stakeholders across divisions toidentifyand scope AI use cases
• Rapidlyprototype automation agents, workflows, and low-code solutions based on business requirements
• Develop and iterate on Copilot agents, Power Automate flows, and tools using platforms such as Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Azure
• Use development tools including Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and OpenAI Codex to accelerate prototype development
• Document use cases, technical designs, and prototype outcomes in a structured and reproducible way
• Present prototypes and findings to business stakeholders and the team
• Support the handover of validated prototypes to technical teams for production deployment
• Benchmark Damen's low-code AI approach againstindustrybest practices and emerging tools

Skills & experience

At least several skills/experiences from the following list are required to be considered:

• MSc or advanced Bachelor student at the intersection of Computer Science, Business Analytics, Information Management, or a related field
• Hands-on experience or strong interest in low-code development platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform or Copilot Studio
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or OpenAI Codex
• Ability to write basic scripts or automation logic in Python or JavaScript
• Strong analytical thinking and the ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured technical solutions
• Fluentin English

Whatwe offer

• Academic level mentoring throughout the internship
• Hands on experience with enterprise AI adoption in a high impact environment
• Internship compensation and travel allowance in line with company policy
• Exposure to enterprise AI platforms including Microsoft Copilot, Azure, andcutting-edgeAI development tools
• Direct interaction with business stakeholders and decision-makers across Damen's divisions
• The opportunity to see your prototypes move fromideato deployment within a global shipbuilding organization

Due to housing issues we cannot accept international students that do not have accommodation in the Netherlands yet.