Naval Ship Survivability Internship: FEA & Design Research

Damen Shipyards; Vlissingen; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 10,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly allowance

Housing support

Mentoring for MSc/BSc

Job summary

Damen Naval is seeking an intern/graduate student to work on naval vulnerability analysis and design optimization. You will select analysis methods and engineering tools to achieve research goals and deliver in-depth results from day one, with mentoring and housing support as needed.

The project will be based at the Vlissingen office, with monthly allowance and potential housing compensation, plus flexible hours and dedicated mentoring for BSc/MSc levels.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Passionate about military ships and striving to enhance safety on board of Navy vessels.
• Independent, curious, analytical, and proactive.
• Familiar with structural analysis and ship structural design (e.g. Solid mechanics, Structural Dynamics and ship structural details).
• Basic experience with simulation tools (e.g. Ansys, Femap , 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.

Responsibilities

• As an intern or graduate student at Damen Naval you may encounter multiple aspects related to vulnerability.
• 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

Master student

Mechanical Eng

Marine Eng

Aerospace Eng

Naval Architecture

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Ansys

Femap

LS-Dyna

Job description

Damen Naval is seeking an intern/graduate student to work on naval vulnerability analysis and design optimization. You will select analysis methods and engineering tools to achieve research goals and deliver in-depth results from day one, with mentoring and housing support as needed.

The project will be based at the Vlissingen office, with monthly allowance and potential housing compensation, plus flexible hours and dedicated mentoring for BSc/MSc levels.