KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Contribute to the engineering process by developing the required deliverables, such as specification documents, functional descriptions, schematic drawings;
• Write detailed commissioning and test/validation protocols to ensure compliancy with Class regulations and product requirements (FAT, HAT, SAT);
• Development engineering flow charts and network diagrams;
• Develop functional descriptions and basic engineering documents and drawings related to the electrical and automation systems and processes onboard;
• Provide technical support to commissioning activities;
• Develop standard systems to be used in our standard products;
• Review vendor documentation and design and ensure compliance to our design philosophy and standardization approach;
• Maintain and develop standard AMCS and PMS I/O lists and ensure alignment with the IT on board / HMI system;
• Participate in design checks and reviews in order to guarantee the required quality;
• Management of all electrical/data interfaces between (subcontracted) systems;
• Contribute to the further development of the E&A Engineering department;Develop and describe standards and working methods.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree Electrical/ Automation Engineering or another relevant technical study;
• About 2 to 5 year experience in the design and installation of complex systems;
• Experience in the functional development of Control & Monitoring systems;
• Willingness to travel (short trips about 1 to 2 times a year);
• You master excellent communication skills in English and preferably in Dutch.

Does your heart beat faster when you see a vessel? Are you an Automation Engineer and interested in the maritime sector? Are you a team player with ambitions to (further) develop yourself to a specialist? This position might be your next step!
The Automation Engineer is working on a broad variety of tasks. During the execution of the project, the Engineer will work in a team in order to deliver the requested engineering documents. You implement deep technical and practical knowledge into solid and innovative designs. The group Electrical and Automation is part of the Business Unit Workboats. The employees are assigned to projects, where they contribute with their expertise to product definition as well as the delivery of product information.
Due to the rapid developments in the field of automation within the maritime industry and at Damen in particular. Some of the development we are working on among others are autonomous sailing, smart and/or predictive maintenance, hybrid/electrical propulsion systems, etc.