Product Specialist

royalihc; Kinderdijk; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office allowance

Workspace setup bonus

Travel allowance

Profit-sharing

Vacation days

Pension plan PME

Career development budget

Job summary

Royal IHC in Kinderdijk is seeking a Product Specialist Beaver to act as the technical expert for the Beaver series, safeguarding product definitions and driving controlled development and continuous improvement across engineering, production, procurement and services.

You will translate requirements into specifications, support the Product Manager, connect Engineering with Operations and Supply Chain, and lead technical changes from analysis to implementation while ensuring safety, quality and

Qualifications

• A technical bachelor's degree is required and must be in engineering.
• 4+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience with dredging-related products or equipment is essential.
• Experience in both basic and detail engineering.
• Ability to oversee multidisciplinary technical challenges and see the bigger picture.
• Strong understanding of standardisation, product structures and technical documentation.
• A proactive, structured and hands-on approach.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to challenge technical decisions and bring different disciplines together.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain technical product specifications, standard options and product documentation.
• Safeguard the Beaver standard throughout concept, basic and detail engineering.
• Translate product requirements into technical specifications and engineering work packages.
• Support the Product Manager and act as a technical sparring partner for Engineering.
• Connect Engineering with Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Services and Quality.
• Manage and prioritise the technical improvement backlog and logbook.
• Lead technical product modifications from analysis and engineering through design review and implementation.
• Assess technical changes on safety, performance, quality, manufacturability, maintainability, cost, standardisation and modularity.
• Ensure improvements and lessons learned are incorporated into the product standard.
• Proactively safeguard and develop company-wide knowledge of the Beaver series.

Skills

Technical mindset

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Strong communication

Proactive approach

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Product Specialist Beaver

The Beaver series is more than a product line. It is the benchmark in standard cutter suction dredgers and one of the most iconic products in the dredging industry. Built on decades of experience, Beaver® stands for quality, reliability, innovation and standardisation.

Your role

As Product Specialist, you are the technical expert for the Beaver® series. You safeguard the technical product definition and ensure the controlled development and continuous improvement of the product. You look beyond individual engineering disciplines and understand how technical decisions impact the complete product, from engineering and production to procurement, services and lifecycle costs.

You will:

• Own and maintain technical product specifications, standard options and product documentation.
• Safeguard the Beaver standard throughout concept, basic and detail engineering.
• Translate product requirements into technical specifications and engineering work packages.
• Support the Product Manager and act as a technical sparring partner for Engineering.
• Connect Engineering with Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Services and Quality.
• Manage and prioritise the technical improvement backlog and logbook.
• Lead technical product modifications from analysis and engineering through design review and implementation.
• Assess technical changes on safety, performance, quality, manufacturability, maintainability, cost, standardisation and modularity.
• Ensure improvements and lessons learned are incorporated into the product standard.
• Proactively safeguard and develop company-wide knowledge of the Beaver series.

Your profile

You bring:

• A technical bachelor's degree.
• At least 4 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience with dredging-related products or equipment. This is essential.
• Experience in both basic and detail engineering.
• The ability to oversee multidisciplinary technical challenges and see the bigger picture.
• A strong understanding of standardisation, product structures and technical documentation.
• A proactive, structured and hands-on approach.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to challenge technical decisions and bring different disciplines together.

Why this role?

As Product Specialist Beaver, you work at the intersection of product strategy, engineering and operations. Rather than focusing on a single component or discipline, you influence how the complete Beaver® platform develops. Your expertise will directly contribute to keeping one of the world's leading standard cutter suction dredger series reliable, competitive, standardised and ready for the future.

Royal IHC offers you:

• A salary between €5263 and €8565 gross per month, plus 8% holiday allowance.
• Plenty of time off: 40 vacation days for a full-time position, with the option to buy or sell additional leave.
• A profit-sharing scheme that lets you share in Royal IHC's success.
• Flexible working: A home office allowance of €2.45 per day + a one-time payment of €750 to set up your workspace.
• Travel allowance of €0.21 per kilometer for the days you commute to the office.
• A solid pension plan through PME.
• Room to grow: Numerous internal career opportunities and a training budget + access to our IHC Academy to support your development.
• Health and energy: Unlimited access to our in-house gym (in exchange for the sustainable employability day).

Royal IHC takes care of things you'd rather not worry about, but that are still important-such as disability insurance, partner pension, and the option to have additional healthcare costs reimbursed through our Social Fund.