Project Engineer Exterior – Amsterdam

BuildingCareers; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Van Lent’s Amsterdam yard seeks a Senior Exterior Engineer to own the exterior discipline across a 1-off superyacht project, ensuring quality, budget and on-time delivery within a complex build. You will validate designs, develop exterior 3D models and assess supplier proposals, acting as the final technical authority for exterior solutions.

You will coordinate with other disciplines, supervise engineers, and translate owner requirements into buildable solutions under strict time and cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Naval Engineering, Maritime Technology or a related field.
• Experience as an engineer in shipbuilding, including prior experience leading or supervising a team of engineers.
• Fluent in English, spoken and written, with the ability to adapt communication across owner representatives, engineers and production staff.

Responsibilities

• Own the engineering scope of the exterior discipline throughout the project, accountable for quality, budget and delivery deadlines within a one-off newbuild environment.
• Develop and validate the final design, technical specifications and 3D models for exterior systems, ensuring compliance with Class and Flag requirements before release to production.
• Assess design and engineering proposals from suppliers and co-builders for technical soundness and buildability, acting as the final technical authority on exterior solutions.
• Coordinate design decisions with engineers from other disciplines to prevent conflicts between systems during the build.
• Supervise and develop junior and senior engineers within the exterior team, safeguarding technical quality across the discipline.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for the owner's representatives, translating requirements into buildable solutions within time, budget and quality constraints.
• Identify recurring engineering issues and drive process improvements to reduce rework and lead time on future projects.

Skills

Leadership

Shipbuilding experience

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Electrical/Naval Engineering or Maritime Technology

Tools

3D AutoCAD

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Cadmatic

Job description

Introduction

Take full technical ownership of the exterior discipline on superyachts built up to 160 metres

Function

What you will do

• Own the engineering scope of the exterior discipline throughout the project, accountable for quality, budget and delivery deadlines within a one-off newbuild environment.
• Develop and validate the final design, technical specifications and 3D models for exterior systems, ensuring compliance with Class and Flag requirements before release to production.
• Assess design and engineering proposals from suppliers and co-builders for technical soundness and buildability, acting as the final technical authority on exterior solutions.
• Coordinate design decisions with engineers from other disciplines to prevent conflicts between systems during the build.
• Supervise and develop junior and senior engineers within the exterior team, safeguarding technical quality across the discipline.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for the owner's representatives, translating requirements into buildable solutions within time, budget and quality constraints.
• Identify recurring engineering issues and drive process improvements to reduce rework and lead time on future projects.

Organization

Royal Van Lent's Amsterdam yard builds superyachts up to 160 metres, each one a one-off project to the owner's specification — exterior engineering decisions here carry direct, non-repeatable consequences for buildability. Its growing refit portfolio adds a different type of technical constraint: engineering around an existing structure rather than a blank sheet. The assignment reinforces the engineering team for the duration of one year.

Requirements

What we expect from you

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Naval Engineering, Maritime Technology or a related field.
• Experience as an engineer in shipbuilding, including prior experience leading or supervising a team of engineers.
• Proficiency in 3D AutoCAD; working knowledge of Siemens NX, Teamcenter and Cadmatic is an advantage.
• In-depth technical understanding of yacht construction, production and build processes.
• Fluent in English, spoken and written, with the ability to adapt communication across owner representatives, engineers and production staff.

Offer

• What's Offered

  Full-time assignment of 40 hours per week. a yearcontract , structured as a secondment (detachering). Compensation is in line with the inlener's remuneration (inlenersbeloning) and matches the terms of the client's collective labour agreement (cao).