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About us

At Damen Compact Crafts, we specialize in designing and producing high-quality, compact vessels. Our range includes fast patrol boats, versatile workboats, and sustainable pontoons, all meticulously built using HDPE (a type of plastic) to ensure durability and top performance.

Join our team and help shape the future of maritime innovation!

The role

As a Design & Proposal Engineer at Damen Compact Crafts, you play a key role in the early phase of our shipbuilding projects. You translate customer requirements into innovative and feasible vessel designs and support the commercial team with high-quality technical proposals. Your concepts strike the perfect balance between performance, cost-efficiency and manufacturability.

Key responsibilities

• Develop conceptual vessel designs based on client requirements, standards and performance targets- Prepare technical specifications, cost estimates and delivery schedules

• Support the sales team in tender processes with technical input and design rationale

• Present proposals and design concepts to internal and external stakeholders

• Transfer successful proposals into engineering documentation for project execution

• Contribute to innovation and improvement projects in design and proposal methodology

• Providing optimal knowledge transfer, when a tender becomes an order.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in ship design or engineering

• Skilled in 2D and 3D CAD software (e.g. AutoCAD, Rhino, SolidWorks)

• A structured and analytical mindset, with attention to both detail and the bigger picture

• Commercial awareness and the ability to communicate technical ideas clearly

• Dutch and English speaking

What we offer

• A dynamic role in a high-tech and international maritime environment

• A competitive salary package with profit-sharing scheme

• 40+ days off per year and flexible working arrangements

• Personal and professional development through Damen Academy

• Access to sports, social activities and internal events within Damen Group

• Travel allowance and pension plan 

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Recruiter:

Leon Joziasse

Email:

leon.joziasse@damen.com

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