Design Engineer Offshore

As a Design & Proposal Engineer, you are part of the Design & Proposal team at the Kolham location and play a key role in the quotation process for electrical installations and systems for ships. You translate customer requirements into functional concept designs and ensure a careful handover of the file to the project team.

• Completed higher professional education in Electrical Engineering or Energy Technology.
• Experience in the field of energy transition is an advantage.
• Experience with systems in the maritime sector is an advantage.
• Experience as an engineer and, after a short introductory period, the ability to work independently.
• Accurate and with an eye for quality, costs, and feasibility.
• Good command of the Dutch and English language in word and writing.

• Be part of the Design & Proposal team.
• Analyzing customer needs, gathering necessary information, and translating customer wishes into functional concept designs.
• Drafting technical specifications, calculations, and quotations with a focus on system effectiveness and reliability.
• Providing technical support to the sales team during commercial processes.
• Maintaining contact with customers and discussing requests to arrive at the most suitable quotation.
• Assisting with the sales of complete installations and complex technical systems.
• Determine the strategy in consultation with the Design & Proposal Manager to submit timely and technically accurate quotations.
• Preparation of reliable cost calculations and a complete quotation file.
• Maintain contact with internal and external suppliers, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Ensure a complete and careful transfer of the file to the project team as soon as an assignment is confirmed.
• Contribute to the further development and optimization of processes, calculations, and working methods within the team.

We offer a wide range of attractive employment conditions and facilities.

• The collective labor agreement for Technical Installation Companies applies.
• Attractive remuneration commensurate with position, knowledge and experience.
• A generous number of vacation days and additional compensatory time off and senior days, depending on age.
• Above-average travel and overtime compensation and a work-from-home arrangement.
• Profit sharing scheme.
• Collective pension scheme via the Metal and Technology Pension Fund.
• Promoting health through an annual (sports) activity calendar.
• Tax benefits for purchasing a bicycle or gym membership.
• Learning culture and opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Active staff association, staff discounts and a pleasant working environment.
• Good business resources and support to perform the function well.
• Behind the organization is a financially strong parent company with several subsidiaries.

The Marine & Offshore business unit provides electrical engineering services and systems for Marine & Offshore applications worldwide. Complete installations are custom-designed and manufactured for Dutch shipyards and can be shipped as turnkey kits to shipyards in Romania, Vietnam, India, and China, among others.

The electrical engineering services for the shipbuilding industry include consultancy, system engineering and design, supply of customer-specific and standard systems, panel building, installation work, commissioning, and service and maintenance.