Damen

Technical Author

Damen  •  Gorinchem, NL (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities Join our family.

Join Damen Services as a Technical Author – Shape the future of maritime documentation

Whatwe’remade of

We’remade for ships. To design them, build them, financethemand care for them throughout their life. Defined by our values of stewardship, craftsmanship, fellowshipand entrepreneurship,we’reeverything ship.We’reon a mission to help our clients harvest the oceans of possibilities presented by our waters – for the generations to come. To achieve our goal, we need people who share our vision and drive.

About Damen Services

Damen Services is a dynamic team of creative, entrepreneurial, and motivated professionals who support each other and enjoy coming to work every day. We interact directly with Damen customers around the world, helping them solve complex challenges and improve fleet performance. Our strength lies in our ability to bring together skilled, ‘can-do’ team members to deliver smart, effective solutions.

We provide lifecycle support services with a strong focus on Damen-built vessels. From reactive and corrective services to proactive and predictive maintenance, we cover it all. The Asset Management Design (AMD)department plays a key rolein this,developing and delivering asset management solutions such as spare part packages, vessel operating manuals, maintenance plans, and performance analyses.

Your role: Create clarity, drive quality

As a Technical Author, you will be the voice of clarity in our ship documentation.You’lltransform complex technical information into clear, user-friendly manuals and guides that empower our customers and crews tooperatesafely and efficiently.

Whatyou’lldo

Document

  • Develop new vessel operating manuals and enhance existing documentation.
  • Customize content to meet specific customer and vessel needs.

Research

  • Gather information through literature review, expert interviews, and technical analysis.
  • Interpret manufacturer guidelines and regulatory requirements.

Write

  • Create precise, unambiguous content in English.
  • Apply and refine our writing style guide, including Simplified Technical English (STE) where applicable.

Manage

  • Lead your own documentation projects, including planning and budgeting.
  • Ensuretimelydelivery and alignment with customer expectations.

Collaborate

  • Work closely with multidisciplinary teams across Damen.
  • Communicate respectfully with internal and external stakeholders.

Whowe’relooking for

We’relooking for detail-driven communicators who thrive in technical environments.

Youare:

  • Educated at HBO level with a technical background.
  • Experienced – at least 3 years as a Technical Author.
  • Skilled in CCMS, XML and DITA; Adobe framemaker is considered a plus.
  • Fluent inEnglish, with a knack for clear writing.
  • FamiliarwithSTE (preferred).
  • Independent yet collaborative;you can lead projects and work in teams.
  • Adaptable;you handle shifting priorities with ease.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering (P&ID) drawings

Why Damen?

At Damen, we believe that supporting and managing talented individuals is essential to our success. Finding the right person for the right role is key, andthat’swhy we continuously invest in your development.

If you join us full-time, you can expect:

  • A dynamic, international working environment focused on technology and innovation
  • Acompetitivesalary
  • At least 40 days of annual leave
  • Profit sharing and pension allowance
  • Continuous professional and personal development through our Damen Academy
  • An active social environment, including events and sports activities

Does this position sound like the perfect fit for you?We’dlove to hear from you! Please apply bysubmittingyour resume and motivation letter.

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Recruiter:

Ankie van Hees

Email:

ankie.van.hees@damen.com

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Damen

About Damen

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.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Gorinchem, NL
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
damen.com
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