Lead Engineer FEM
Damen Shipyards (Vlissingen)
- Bachelor
- Werktuigbouwkunde, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture
- Medior
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- Latest update 2/21/2025
- Bagger, Scheepsbouw, Maakindustrie
About the company Damen Shipyards
We are Damen
Damen is a family owned business that stands for fellowship, craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and stewardship. We believe that our oceans, seas, lakes and rivers offer humanity a growing range of possibilities in terms of trade, food, energy and recreation. We provide maritime solutions to meet these opportunities, through design, shipbuilding, ship repair and related services.
In the previous century, we revolutionised shipbuilding with standardisation and serial production. More than ninety years and 6,000 ships later, those pillars are unchanged. Their importance is only growing with the need for increased sustainability and digitalisation. It is our aim to combine our proven standardisation with the innovations of digitalisation to become the world’s most sustainable shipbuilder.
Job
We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.
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?
The role
At Damen Naval, as a Lead Engineer specializing in FEM, you will play a pivotal role within the Naval & Structural group. You will focus on all aspects of FEM detailed engineering within your area of expertise. Leading a team of FEM engineers, you will be responsible for all FEM deliverables, from basic engineering to yard support and vessel delivery.
Your responsibilities will include ensuring the strength, stiffness, vibrations, shock resistance, producibility, and maintainability of our projects, all while adhering to regulatory standards and client requirements.
If you are passionate about structural analysis and eager to apply your expertise to innovative projects, we invite you to join us at Damen Naval. Become a key player in shaping the future of naval engineering!
Key accountabilities
As Lead Engineer FEM your key responsibilities will include:
FEM Analysis Deliverables: Ensure timely completion of all FEM analysis deliverables in the Project Documents and Activity List (PDAL).
Team Supervision: Lead a team of approximately 10 FTE across 4 locations, overseeing modeling, meshing, analysis, post-processing, reporting, and implementation.
Work Allocation: Collaborate with the Lead Structures and Lead Structural Analysis to prioritize and sequence work effectively.
Data Management: Manage and communicate data flow internally and externally.
Quality Control: Ensure the quality of all FEM deliverables.
Team Coordination: Coordinate with project and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver optimal client solutions.
Client and Class Coordination: Liaise with Class and clients to ensure alignment and satisfaction.
Engineering Excellence: Deliver high-quality engineering work within timeframes and budgets, adhering to quality standards.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and client specifications.
Skills & experience
To excel as Lead FEM, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:
Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
Over 5 years of relevant experience in ship structures, gained in the shipbuilding and/or offshore industry.
Proven experience with ANSYS (preferably APDL) Mechanical (implicit) is required.
Experience with LS-DYNA (explicit) is highly desirable.
Familiarity with ship class calculations and tools such as DNV-GL Nauticus Hull, LR-SSC, or BV MARS2000 is a plus.
- Good command of the Dutch English language both written and verbal.
- Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
- Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with (also) a non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible given the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.
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.
Other
Are you interested in the position of Lead Engineer FEM at Damen Naval, please submit your application including your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:
- 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 of Lead Engineer FEM 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. #LI-DNS1