Service Engineer - IJmuiden

Alphatron Marine BV; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time job

Salary €3,300–€4,300 gross/month

Company car

32 vacation days

Overtime pay and time-off compensation

On-call allowance

Online training courses

Pension scheme

Team activities

Job summary

Alphatron Marine is seeking a Service Engineer to install and maintain NavCom systems on a range of ships and yachts. You will work in the Amsterdam region, traveling locally and abroad to service radar, gyro, and ECDIS equipment on board.

You will diagnose faults, replace components, test systems, and advise crews while ensuring compliance with international regulations. This role offers hands-on problem solving and on-board responsibilities in a dynamic maritime environment.

Qualifications

• MBO 3/4 in Electrical Engineering or Electronics.
• VCA certificate or willingness to obtain one.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• Willing to travel and work irregular hours."

Responsibilities

• Install and configure advanced NavCom systems (radars, gyrocompasses, ECDIS) on board vessels.
• Diagnose, replace parts and test navigation/communication systems on ships.
• Advise captains and crew on proper operation of high-tech equipment.
• Prepare accurate reports and certifications to ensure compliance with international regulations.

Skills

Dutch language

English language

Problem solving

Customer orientation

Education

MBO level 3/4 in Electrical Engineering or Electronics

Job description

Are you the technical expert who ensures ships can navigate safely and optimally?

As a Service Engineer, you are responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of advanced Navigation and Communication Systems (NavCom) on board various seagoing vessels and yachts. Based in the Amsterdam region, you work on location both locally and internationally.

Maritime Service Engineer

Problem-solving, customer-oriented, and proactive technician.

Location: IJmuiden

What does your day look like?

You start the day with the schedule prepared for you by the Service Coordinator. However, in this role, no day is the same: the work is incredibly dynamic. Today you head out to a container ship in the Port of Amsterdam whose radar is malfunctioning, and tomorrow you might step aboard a luxury mega-yacht or fly unexpectedly to a job abroad. You are given the freedom to chart your own course. Once on board, you dive straight into specialized and challenging work. Using your expertise, you track down the fault, replace the part, and test the system. When the systems are running flawlessly again and the ship can depart safely, it gives a huge thrill. You did it again!

What will you be doing?

As a Service Engineer, you bring state-of-the-art maritime technology to life on board a wide variety of vessels. You install and configure advanced NavCom systems such as radars, gyrocompasses, and ECDIS installations, and ensure that all hardware and software run flawlessly. For example, when a radar antenna jams, satellite communication stops working, or electronics malfunction, you dig into the complex fault until it is resolved. On board, you are the expert: you advise the captain and the crew on the use of their high-tech equipment. Finally, through accurate reports and certifications, you ensure that the ship officially complies with all international legislation and can leave the port safely.

What characterizes you?

An interest in shipping certainly comes in handy here! Just like your attention to quality, proactivity, and solution-oriented thinking.

This is what we think you could use to make this position a success:

• Technical background: you have completed an MBO education (level 3/4) in Electrical Engineering (and/or Electronics)
• You have a VCA certificate or are willing to obtain one
• Problem solver: you are customer-oriented, analytically strong, proactive, stress-resistant, and get a kick out of solving complex malfunctions
• Flexible adventurer: you have no fear of heights or a 9-to-5 mentality and enjoy working at irregular hours or traveling for short jobs abroad
• Communicative: you speak and write Dutch and English well, useful for the international crew
• Residing in the IJmuiden area
• Driving license B
• You have a valid working permit and are allowed to work in the Netherlands

Our offer

• Full-time job and employment conditions that match your responsibilities
• A salary between € 3,300 and € 4,300 gross per month
• You will be trained by us to become a skilled professional so that you can manage well on board
• A company car that you may also use privately
• A minimum of 32 vacation days (for full-time employment)
• Overtime pay and the possibility to compensate for time off
• On-call duty allowance
• Access to online training courses for your own development
• A good pension scheme for which you, as an employee, pay a low contribution
• Fun activities are organized regularly.

Let us introduce ourselves: we are Alphatron Marine

Alphatron Marine is a renowned supplier of integrated bridge solutions, representative of the leading brands in the industry, and producer of unique complementary products to the Japan Radio Company Ltd (JRC) portfolio. We are an importer, supplier, installer, and service provider of navigation and communication equipment for the maritime industry. With our headquarters in Rotterdam and various offices spread across Europe, North America, Curaçao, Korea, and Singapore, we always strive to stay close to our customers.

We are here to help companies with innovative solutions that better align with today's technology and capabilities. We create solutions that the market demands and that ships need. We are Alphatron Marine.

Alphatron Marine is an equal opportunities employer. We are strongly convinced that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruitment decisions based on your experience and skills.

We prefer to recruit in-house and do not work with recruitment agencies.