Senior Naval Architect

Van Storm; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 paid holidays per year

Sustainable Life & Work Bonus

Work-related travel insurance

Housing assistance when moving to the

Travel and relocation support

Job summary

Van Storm multis discipline shipbuilding engineering consultancy seeks a Senior Naval Architect to lead design calculations and review activities for complex naval and offshore vessels.

You will mentor junior engineers, oversee stability, weight, propulsion, and motion analyses, and ensure integrated designs across disciplines while communicating with clients and classification societies.

Qualifications

• MSc. in Naval Architecture is required.
• 5+ years of experience as a Naval Architect developing complex vessels with offshore missions.
• Excellent knowledge of theoretical naval architecture calculations.
• Willingness to guide and mentor junior engineers.
• Excellent communication skills and fluent English; Dutch learning is appreciated.
• EU citizenship is required due to military project exposure.

Responsibilities

• Perform naval architecture calculations including stability, weight, hydrostatics, manoeuvrability.
• Create and check structural and scantling calculations by colleagues.
• Mentor and coordinate junior naval architects within the team.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical and structural disciplines for integrated design.
• Communicate with clients and classification societies to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Write specifications for the yard and assist during construction phase.

Skills

Naval architecture calculations

Stability

Hydrostatics

Propulsion

Weight management

Motion analysis

Mentoring

Education

MSc. in Naval Architecture

Job description

Job summary:

Tasks: concept and basic engineering of complex shipbuilding projects

Projects: complex defense, offshore & special vessels

Company: shipbuilding engineering and consultancy firm

Main requirements: MSc. in Naval Architecture

Your opportunity:

As a Senior Naval Architect, you will take on a central role in technically challenging and high-impact maritime projects. Your work will lay the foundation for safe, efficient, and cutting-edge vessels. Performing and reviewing calculations on stability, resistance, propulsion, weight management, and seakeeping will be a key part of your role. You will also guide and mentor younger engineers, helping to retain and develop knowledge within the team.

What you will do:

• Perform Naval Architecture calculations such as stability, weight, hydrostatics, manoeuvrability, etc.
• Create and check structural and scantling calculations performed by other colleagues
• Act as a mentor and coordinate juniornaval architectswithin your team
• Closely collaborate with the other disciplines (systems, mechanical, structural...) to have afully integrated design
• Communication with clients and classification societiesto ensure good deliverables
• Write specifications for the yard and be available to solve their questionsin the construction phase

Where you will work:

Our client is a renowned engineering consultancy firm in the greater Rotterdam area, with a deep-rooted history of providing naval architecture and marine engineering solutions for the development of naval ships as well as complex offshore vessels and floating installations. With a real passion for technology these engineers are involved in the full engineering cycle, working together on delivering concept, basic, and detail designs and developing new technologies.

• This medium-sized design engineering company is part of a broadly oriented Dutch top-10 engineering consultancy firm
• Strong position with clients in the naval defence industry worldwide
• Wide range of interesting design engineering & consultancy projects
• Cooperating with knowledgeable colleagues, learning and sharing insights

What you already have:

• MSc. in Naval Architecture
• 5+ years of experience as a Naval Architect developing complex vessels with an offshore mission
• Perform and validate calculations for stability, resistance, propulsion, weight, and motion analysis
• You enjoy guiding and mentoring more junior engineers
• Excellent knowledge of theoretical naval architecture calculations
• Open personality, solution-driven and responsible
• Excellent communication skillsandfluent English, so you can communicate efficiently with your multi-cultural team. Willingness to learn Dutch is much appreciated!
• Willingness to perform a background check
• EU citizenshipis a must, due to the nature of some military projects

Your benefits:

• More time to enjoy life: 30 paid holidays every year.
• Extra support for sustainable living:Sustainable Life & Work Bonus.
• Business travel covered:Insurance included whenever you travel for work.
• We pay the journey:Interview and commuting costs are reimbursed.
• Expand your network:Meet professionals from across the Dutch maritime industry at exclusive events.
• Moving to the Netherlands?We'll help you find housing and complete your registration.