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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

As an Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineer at Damen Naval, you play a crucial role in ensuring that our advanced naval vessels are designed, built, and commissioned with perfectly arranged power systems and cable configurations, fully compliant with strict regulations and requirements. Depending on the vessel’s configuration, your electrical design will include a strictly EMC-compliant power distribution system for strategic defensive and deterrent systems – even under the most demanding conditions. You will work and collaborate according to the V-model within our 3DExperience engineering environment, ensuring that basic and detailed designs are thoroughly reviewed, tested, and verified during both the design and production phases. The highlight of your work? The launch of a new naval vessel, ready to defend our freedom worldwide!

Key accountabilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to functional descriptions, drawings, and other basic design documents for power distribution, lighting, and other electrical systems.

• Participating in the ship’s Integrated Topside Design (ITD) to ensure all (military) equipment operates correctly.

• Ensuring compliance with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), one of the most important design requirements within the overall ship design.

• Preparing detailed test and validation plans to ensure compliance with Class regulations and customer requirements during virtual tests (simulations) and practical trials (FAT, HAT, SAT).

• Managing suppliers and subcontractors to ensure their designs meet strict EMC requirements.

• Reviewing designs from suppliers and subcontractors and assisting in integrating them into the ship’s design.

• Developing and maintaining standards and working methods for engineering and commissioning.

• Supporting the proposal and quotation stages to ensure EMC requirements are fully integrated into the conceptual designs of electrical systems.

• Providing technical support or participating in commissioning activities.

Skills & experience

We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in designing complex electrical systems (including large-scale power distribution systems), preferably in the maritime, offshore, or industrial sector.

• Experience in designing EMC-compliant solutions; knowledge of TEMPEST regulations is an advantage.

• Professional experience working on complex projects, involving multidisciplinary teams and multiple suppliers and subcontractors.

• Experience working in a model-based system engineering (MBSE) environment according to the V-model.

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or another relevant discipline.

• Excellent references, as a security screening will be part of the recruitment process.

• A permanent EU nationality is required for the recruitment process due to 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.

Application & information

Are you interested in the position of Senior Technical Author Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), 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 Senior Technical Author Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) 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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