Senior DP/DT Marine Automation Engineer

Royal IHC; Alblasserdam; On-site; EUR 46,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gross monthly salary €4,080–€5,930

8% holiday allowance

40 days annual leave

Profit-sharing scheme

Home‑office allowance €2.45/day

One-off home office setup €750

Travel allowance €0.21/km

Pension PME

IHC Academy and training budget

On-site gym access

Disability insurance

Partner’s pension

Partial reimbursement of healthcare

Job summary

Royal IHC is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to support the Product Support department by developing, commissioning, and improving IHC Systems products, with focus on the DP/DT system that autonomously controls vessel actuators and power management.

The role leads interfaces with propulsion and power management, collaborates across engineering, sales, and service, and travels internationally for commissioning and complex problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Completed higher vocational or university-level technical education.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in marine, offshore, or industrial automation environments.
• Proven experience with measurement and control systems, preferably with complex software-based control systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work independently on complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch at technical and professional levels.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally.
• Experience with requirements engineering, testing and commissioning activities (preferred).
• Affinity with software product management and lifecycle thinking.
• Only candidates with a valid EU work visa will be considered.
• Reside in the Netherlands and able to work on-site at Kinderdijk; relocation not offered.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, commission, and improve DP/DT system software and hardware.
• Lead implementation of the DP/DT product onboard vessels within multidisciplinary teams.
• Define, coordinate, and validate interfaces with propulsion and power management for system consistency.
• Contribute to automation products related to dredging equipment, simulators, and offshore applications.
• Support configuration, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities and act as a technical reference for complex software issues.
• Collaborate with Product Support, Engineering, Sales and Service; train and document for end users and internal stakeholders.
• Travel internationally several times per year for commissioning activities and issue resolution; mentor less experienced engineers.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Willingness to travel

Customer-oriented

Dutch language

English language

Education

Higher vocational or university-level technical education

Job description

Royal IHC is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to support the Product Support department by developing, commissioning, and improving IHC Systems products, with focus on the DP/DT system that autonomously controls vessel actuators and power management.

The role leads interfaces with propulsion and power management, collaborates across engineering, sales, and service, and travels internationally for commissioning and complex problem-solving.