Senior Naval Architect

Your opportunity

As a Senior Naval Architect , you will take on a central role in technically challenging and high-impact maritime projects. Your work will lay the foundation for safe, efficient, and cutting-edge vessels. Performing and reviewing calculations on stability, resistance, propulsion, weight management, and seakeeping will be a key part of your role. You will also guide and mentor younger engineers, helping to retain and develop knowledge within the team.

What you will do

• Perform Naval Architecture calculations such as stability, weight, hydrostatics, manoeuvrability, etc.
• Create and check structural and scantling calculations performed by other colleagues
• Act as a mentor and coordinate junior naval architects within your team
• Closely collaborate with the other disciplines (systems, mechanical, structural...) to have a fully integrated design
• Communication with clients and classification societies to ensure good deliverables
• Write specifications for the yard and be available to solve their questions in the construction phase

Where you will work

Our client is a renowned engineering consultancy firm in the greater Rotterdam area, with a deep-rooted history of providing naval architecture and marine engineering solutions for the development of naval ships as well as complex offshore vessels and floating installations. With a real passion for technology these engineers are involved in the full engineering cycle, working together on delivering concept, basic, and detail designs and developing new technologies.

• This medium-sized design engineering company is part of a broadly oriented Dutch top-10 engineering consultancy firm
• Strong position with clients in the naval defence industry worldwide
• Wide range of interesting design engineering & consultancy projects
• Cooperating with knowledgeable colleagues, learning and sharing insights

What you already have

• MSc. in Naval Architecture
• 5+ years of experience as a Naval Architect developing complex vessels with an offshore mission
• Perform and validate calculations for stability , resistance , propulsion , weight , and motion analysis
• You enjoy guiding and mentoring more junior engineers
• Excellent knowledge of theoretical naval architecture calculations
• Open personality, solution-driven and responsible
• Excellent communication skills and fluent English, so you can communicate efficiently with your multi-cultural team. Willingness to learn Dutch is much appreciated!
• Willingness to perform a background check
• EU citizenship is a must, due to the nature of some military projects

Your benefits

• More time to enjoy life: 30 paid holidays every year.
• Extra support for sustainable living: Sustainable Life & Work Bonus.
• Business travel covered: Insurance included whenever you travel for work.
• We pay the journey: Interview and commuting costs are reimbursed.
• Expand your network: Meet professionals from across the Dutch maritime industry at exclusive events.
• Moving to the Netherlands? We'll help you find housing and complete your registration.