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Design Improvement Engineer BE /NL
Rotterdam, 333Job title: Design Improvement Engineer BE /NL
Business unit: Maritime & Offshore
Antwerp or Rotterdam
Email: andra.ghevrec@ibdromania.com +40 732 472 744
Core discipline: Naval architecture / marine engineering / shipbuilding / vessel design follow-up
Seniority level: Experienced technical engineer / project engineer level; exact seniority Needs clarification
Sector focus: Maritime offshore vessels, specifically OSV/CSOV series linked to offshore wind / offshore energy projects
Critical requirements
Important requirements
Nice-to-have requirements
Business unit: Maritime & Offshore
Antwerp or Rotterdam
Email: andra.ghevrec@ibdromania.com +40 732 472 744
Core discipline: Naval architecture / marine engineering / shipbuilding / vessel design follow-up
Seniority level: Experienced technical engineer / project engineer level; exact seniority Needs clarification
Sector focus: Maritime offshore vessels, specifically OSV/CSOV series linked to offshore wind / offshore energy projects
Critical requirements
- Degree or solid technical background in naval architecture, marine engineering, shipbuilding, or closely related discipline.
- Experience in engineering, vessel design, shipbuilding, project engineering, or technical vessel support.
- Practical understanding of how vessels are designed, built, and brought into operation.
- Ability to read and challenge technical drawings, specifications, and design documentation.
- Strong issue-management skills: identify problems, structure evidence, follow up actions, and close items properly.
- Professional working proficiency in English.
- Right to work in the EU
Important requirements
- Design follow-up during production phase.
- Identification of recurring or critical design issues during build, integration, or delivery.
- Root-cause analysis and impact assessment on production, vessel performance, maintainability, and vessel management.
- Coordination with engineering, production, yard, and stakeholder teams.
- Clear audit trail for design issues, decisions, corrective actions, and close-out status.
- Verification that improvements are implemented across remaining vessels in the series.
Nice-to-have requirements
- Experience with offshore support vessels, CSOVs, SOVs, OSVs, or similar maritime assets.
- Yard, production, commissioning, or vessel delivery experience.
- Familiarity with class requirements, marine systems, vessel interfaces, or technical documentation control.
- Interest in moving into vessel management after the assignment.