Senior Crane Concept Engineer — Flexible Hours

Vard Group AS; Ålesund; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Health services

Pension and insurance

International team

Job summary

Seaonics AS in Ålesund is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer focused on crane concepts and solutions to lead the technical direction of the crane product line, shaping roadmaps, architecture and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with sales in early tender phases, drive productization, and take a leading technical role in crane tenders across Norway and Poland, ensuring compliance with standards and class requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience, preferably within offshore, marine, or handling equipment.
• Experience with engineering calculations and technical evaluations.
• Experience with 2D and 3D design/modelling tools.
• Experience in leading or coordinating technical work in projects is beneficial.
• Working knowledge of applicable standards and regulations (e.g. DNV or similar).

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of the crane product line: roadmap, technical profile, architecture and continuous improvement.
• Recommend how electric, hydraulic and hybrid solutions should be used, and prepare the basis for that decision.
• Drive productization: define modules, interfaces, capacity steps and configurable parameters together with Engineering, using evidence from tenders and projects.
• Take the leading technical role in crane tenders, from first customer enquiry to handover to Engineering, and own the cost basis of the solution.
• Present solutions and the reasoning behind them to customers, and ensure compliance with applicable standards, regulations and class requirements.
• Secure a good handover to Engineering, and bring learning from execution back into the product line.
• Lead the crane concept work in Norway and Poland as one team, with common methods and technical standards, and build capability in both locations.
• Work closely with our Product Portfolio Manager on the commercial side of the portfolio, and with segment and system owners where the crane forms part of an integrated system.

Skills

Offshore/marine engineering

Engineering calculations

2D/3D design

Project coordination

Standards knowledge

Tools

CAD software

Modelling tools

Job description

Seaonics AS in Ålesund is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer focused on crane concepts and solutions to lead the technical direction of the crane product line, shaping roadmaps, architecture and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with sales in early tender phases, drive productization, and take a leading technical role in crane tenders across Norway and Poland, ensuring compliance with standards and class requirements.