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About us
Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?
The role
You are the essential link between Engineering and IT. Do you thrive on enhancing engineering processes through cutting-edge software? If so, we want you! Join us as Functional Application Specialist 3DX – CAD PLM Structures, and spearhead the development of engineering functionalities within our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, 3DExperience (3DX) Will you find ways to automate the creation of our design? Or guide your colleagues to collaborate in a data driven future proof way? You will work on multiple Damen Naval projects simultaneously, and get an unique insight of all project phases of these impressive products.
Key accountabilities
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
Advise and setup of product structures EBOM/MBOM
Oversee development of parametric structure parts and libraries
Setup project-related geometrical reference system
Collaborate with stakeholders, and PLM Architect, translating engineering needs into functional specifications which lead to newly developed solutions in the platform
Coordinate testing of newly developed functionalities in DTAP environments
Coordinate testing of new and existing features in the event of a software migration
Maintain productive relationships with software suppliers and implementation partners
Analyze issues, and provide support together with key users to the (CAD/PLM) users (occasional travel is required)
Advocate and protect the PLM data driven solutions
Prepare 3DX training materials, show & tells, user guides & admin guides
Pro-actively research, learn, and implement the digitalization innovations of tomorrow
Skills & experience
We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:
Bachelor degree or proven competence in shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, or Business information management.
Proficiency with the Dassault Systemes 3DExperience platform, or expert in any other 3D CAD associative assembly modeler (Siemens NX, Tekla, PTC Creo, Solidworks)
Familiarity with Cadmatic Hull (Legacy) is a pre.
Experience in programming (Python/VBA/Batch) applied to CAD is advantageous
Knowledge of PLM principles
Excellent command of the English language, with proficiency in Dutch being advantageous.
Ability to work in Vlissingen, The Netherlands.
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 both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with 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.
Personal development with our learning center
Application & information
Are you interested in this position, 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 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.
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Oceans, seas, lakes and rivers offer growing possibilities in the areas of trade, food, energy and recreation. To ensure global prosperity for next generations and keep the earth habitable with an ever-increasing population, it is essential to utilise and protect these possibilities as efficiently and responsibly as possible.
Damen provides unprecedented maritime solutions for this, through design, shipbuilding, ship repair and related services. We offer versatile platforms that enable our customers to be successful and that raise the standard in terms of safety, reliability, efficiency and sustainability. We want to become the most sustainable shipbuilders in the world.
In the previous century, we revolutionized shipbuilding. Thanks to standardisation, we were able to supply our customers with better ships, faster. More than 90 years and 6,500 ships later, the importance of standardisation is only increasing in the light of zero-emissions and digitalisation.
We do not build our ships alone, but together with an extensive network from the international maritime cluster. We firmly believe in the power of sharing. It means that we also use our craftsmanship to build platforms on production facilities that are not ours. In this way, through knowledge transfer, we not only contribute to better, safer and more eco-friendly ships, but also to sustainable local development and prosperity.
We are a family owned business and stand for fellowship, craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and stewardship. Our playing field is the world. Our horizon is the long term. We firmly believe in our team, but also in the strength of the individual. Each colleague is an entrepreneur, focused on ensuring truly satisfied clients and making our contribution to a better world. In every aspect of our business the next generation is our starting point.