Job Description

Are you ready to kickstart your career as a SUMMER STUDENT in Maritime next summer?

With 15.000 employees operating in over 100 countries, DNV is a leading expert in risk management and assurance. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

Class Development / Calculation Tools

Class Development (M-SD) is one of five operational units within Ship Classification in Maritime. M-SD contributes to Maritime Strategic Goals through initiatives focusing on developing future ways of service delivery to improve customer satisfaction, quality, efficiency, and automation. Digitalization is a key vehicle for success. Our initiatives are organized in development programs. The total number of permanent employees in M-SD is around 110, located at Høvik, Hamburg, Gdynia, Shanghai and Pune. In addition, the unit has sub-contractors on a temporary basis. 

We are now looking for a highly motivated summer student to work as a software developer in our department Calculation tool and with our Nauticus Hull development. The unit has 22 employees in Hamburg, Shanghai and Høvik. The work location is at Høvik

Nauticus Hull is a specialized software package developed by DNV for the strength assessment and structural design of ship hulls. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for efficient hull design and verification, ensuring compliance with DNV Rules and IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) for bulk carriers and oil tankers. A lot of our focus now is to investigate how we can utilize AI and agentic workflow to enhance the user experience within Nauticus Hull.

Key features include:

• 3D Model-based structural analysis with integration to OCX (Open Class 3D Exchange format)
• Support for both prescriptive and Finite Element Method (FEM) calculations
• Integration with popular 3D design and FEM systems like NAPA Steel, ANSYS and MSC Patran
• Used by over 275 shipyards and design offices worldwide
• Nauticus Hull helps optimize the hull structure during the design process, ensuring safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

Typical tasks as a SUMMER STUDENT in Calculation Tools would be:

• Enable AI features in Nauticus Hull
• Enable scripting features in Nauticus Hull
• Improve the OCX import/export from/to other CAD tools
• Integrate Nauticus Hull software with other design/CAD tools
• Integrate the Nauticus Hull 3D model with FE calculation

Reasons to work with us

• Valuable and real-life experience through our projects
• Meet other young professionals through established networks and informal events
• Opportunity to build a professional network
• Well-equipped exercise center (Høvik)
• Close access to the sea and surrounding park with possibility for different outdoor activities
• Our Høvik office is located in beautiful surroundings by the sea and can offer access to sailboats, kayaks, tennis courts etc. We have more than 30 activity groups for you to join, as well as gym facilities and a kindergarten located on our premises. It is also worth noting that we offer free parking and shuttle buses to and from Skøyen, Lysaker and Sandvika.

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

Who are we looking for?

• Highly motivated students with an ambition to work in a software development role.
• A pro-active attitude to engage with other to find good solutions.
• Good communication skills in English. Knowledge of Norwegian is a preference.
• Technical interest within software development and especially AI.
• Good digital skills (data processing, FEA, CAD, controller programming) is an advantage

We are primarily seeking 3rd and 4th year students with relevant Bachelor/Master Program specialization in:

• Naval Architechture
• Computer Science / Information Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Physics /Mathematics

Interested? How to apply:

To be considered for this role, please register your CV, application letter, and grade transcripts in our application tracking system (Oracle) electronically. All documents should be in English. If you choose to apply for more than one role in DNV, please state your preference in the application letter. 

Please note: if you either decide to withdraw or want to make changes in your application, you will need to submit a whole new application with a new email address. Please have all documents ready before submitting your final application.

Application deadline: 16.10.2026. We will evaluate your application after the deadline.

Any questions? Please contact Pål Wold, on +47 92 82 11 49.

We are looking forward to reviewing your application!

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About Maritime

We help enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of our customers in the global shipping industry, covering all vessel types and mobile offshore units. As a partner to industry, we offer services in testing, certification, training, and technical advisory through the energy value chain. That means we’re continually investing heavily into R&D for new services and solutions while proactively assessing what the industry needs today and tomorrow.