Naval Design & Proposal Engineer - Defense & Security

790 Damen Shipbuilding & Cooperation B.V.; Gorinchem; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Market salary under Metalektro CBA

27 vacation days + 13 ADV days

Damen Academy development

Pension scheme participation

Travel expense reimbursement

Résumé du poste

Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels is seeking a Design & Proposal Engineer to translate customer requirements into technically feasible vessel solutions. You’ll collaborate with Sales, Tender Management and engineering teams to prepare ship designs, specifications, and cost inputs for bids.

Depending on experience, you may contribute to new concepts or lead optimization of existing designs, supporting proposal work for defense and government vessel opportunities.

Qualifications

• Completed technical education, preferably in Shipbuilding, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering or a comparable discipline.
• Relevant experience in ship design, naval architecture, proposal engineering, product development or a comparable technical environment.

Responsabilités

• Translate customer, market and tender requirements into vessel concepts, proposal designs and technical solutions in line with Damen standards.
• Prepare and maintain ship designs, technical specifications, scope descriptions, assumptions, exclusions and proposal documentation.
• Calculate cost price elements, determine technical feasibility and provide input for delivery time, planning and commercial decision-making.
• Support Sales and Tender Management during the bidding phase with technical input, presentations, clarifications and proposal reviews.
• Work closely with Product Specialists, Research, Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Services and other stakeholders to develop proposals.
• Optimize standard and customer-specific designs to improve quality, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Identify technical risks and document them for internal decisions and customer discussions.

Connaissances

Technical education

Ship design experience

Proposal engineering

Affinitiy with defense markets

English communication

Multi-stakeholder collaboration

Willingness to travel

Formation

Shipbuilding/Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering

Outils

2D/3D design tools

Description du poste

Damen Offshore & Specialized Vessels is seeking a Design & Proposal Engineer to translate customer requirements into technically feasible vessel solutions. You’ll collaborate with Sales, Tender Management and engineering teams to prepare ship designs, specifications, and cost inputs for bids.

Depending on experience, you may contribute to new concepts or lead optimization of existing designs, supporting proposal work for defense and government vessel opportunities.