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ABOUT US
Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

IT & INNOVATION AT DAMEN NAVAL

At Damen Naval, we build cutting-edge marine solutions that play a crucial role in maintaining peace, security, and conflict resolution on the global stage. The formidable impact of our naval ships is rooted in their design, particularly the innovative application of modern (combat) technologies. To engineer, build, and equip our ships with state-of-the-art solutions and optimal configurations, we need IT & Innovation expertise in the following areas:

IT management & operations
Ensure Damen Naval office locations are running fully up-to-date applications and systems from infrastructural, security, and application management perspectives. Given the military nature of our projects, cyber security and uninterrupted availability are key priorities.

Data-driven decision-making & Data Science
Develop robust data infrastructure, analysis, and science solutions to continuously enhance the operability and maintenance of naval vessels as well as business critical decision-making.
Engineering systems innovations
Implement and configure our engineering software (MBSE/CAD) to enable our engineers to design and deliver advanced naval solutions.

Onboard & Mission Critical
Design automation solutions for optimal operability and sequencing of onboard (combat) systems based on naval ship configurations, including top-notch (cyber) security for information, DSP, and IoT transfers.

Future-proof naval innovations
Leverage cutting-edge technology to boost the (autonomous) capabilities, operability, and deterrence of our naval vessels.

In each of these areas we are seeking professionals of all experience levels: (Junior) Engineers, Team Leads, Architects and Project Managers.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

If you want to join Damen Naval and shape the future of maritime technology, these are the key requirements to meet:

Completed vocational, bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, Robotics, Mechatronics or similar.
Based on the area and seniority you are seeking, relevant experience with similar solutions and/or in the shipbuilding/maritime sector is required.
Good command of the English language. Dutch or German command is considered a plus
Due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates with a permanent EU nationality can be considered.
Excellent references antecedents as a pre-employment security screening is standard part of the recruitment procedure.
WHAT WE OFFER

At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
Profit sharing based on company results.
Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.
APPLICATION

Are you interested in exploring IT & Innovation domain at Damen Naval, please submit your application with your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:

The area(s) of expertise you are interested in.
The seniority of the position you are seeking.
Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).
Notice period / possible starting date.
For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.