Shipbuilding Engineers

The company:
The company is the biggest shipbuilding company in The Netherlands and
one of the biggest in the world.
It has more than 2.100 employees and 18 operating companies all over
The Netherlands

The shipbuilding activities include a wide range of products, such as tugs,

workboats, patrol craft, cargo vessels, dredgers and even mega yachts
and fast ferries. Product design and engineering are carried out in-house
and a broad range of designs is available.

Department:
Central engineering

Job title:
Shipbuilding Engineer

The department:
The department central engineering (CE) consists of five product-group
related drawing groups, department Standata, repro department and the
a secretary.

CE is responsible for completion and control of engineering of ship types

of the product groups Tugs & Workboats (T&W), High speed & Naval
Crafts (HSNC), Offshore & Transport (O&T),fast ferries (FF) AND Cargo
vessels (DSCV).

Under engineering one can understand the following: producing drawings,

doing the technical calculations, making the technical specifications and
building instructions. This for both shipbuilding engineering part (hull,
building, stability etc.) and mechanical engineering part (installation,
piping, etc.).

CE is responsible for designing and the basic engineering of already

existing- and new ship types. The department also coordinates and checks
the detail engineering of the third parties which do some engineering work
for them (sub contractors).

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Every draw group consists of both shipbuilding- and mechanical engineers.

The department Standata produces and manages the standardized data in

the form of manuals. It is the technical library.

The Repro department is responsible for the printing of drawings,

procedures etc.

The secretary is responsible for distribution of drawings in both hard- and

soft copy.

The Engineer receives mostly the tasks from the project leader CE. For
further information the Engineers will approach the project
leader/manager.
During the work the engineer will have to do with consulting and checking
divers norms and regulations/laws in the technical field and with regard to
safety issues.

The engineer will have a lot to do with contacting external parties such as
subsidiaries, build shipyards and engineering bureaus. The nature of
contact will mostly be exchanging information mostly to do with detail
drawings.

Reports to:
Direct manager engineering group.

Purpose of the function:

Work out specifications and making of drawings for new and standard
ships in the field of shipbuilding engineering.
This will be done within the framework of project plans and must meet the
required criteria, rules and (government) regulations.

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 Some further detailed job description

*With regard to worked out designing and drawings:

-Drawing up construction plans and producing of work- and detail

drawings according to the general plan, procedures and directions of
project leader and project managers of production (the product group).

-Judging of general plan en procedures in relation with the rules and

regulations.

-Adjusting of the line plans due to changing.

-Making of construction drawings for divers components/accessories.

-Determining the size and the exact location of components/accessories

according to (inter)national rules and regulations, class and purpose of
components.

-Drawing up of safety plan, determining of needed safety means and the

location of it (taking the rules and regulation in consideration).

*With regard to worked out constructions and drawings:

-making of constructions and divisions- and drawings of accommodations,

cover plan, motor foundation, ventilation systems etc taking the
interaction between divers systems and their fittings into consideration.

*With regard to executed calculations:

-Calculating the load/stress of the ship.

-Calculating of line plans due to the stability.

-Calculating of construction according to type of procedures and shaping.

-Setting up and working out of the weld list, taking the shape and
shrinking of steel into consideration.

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*With regard to setting up lists:

-Producing order list and setting up technical specifications for purchasing,

according to plans.

*With regard to respecting internal rules:

-Following the corporate rules and regulations with regard to quality,

safety and environment.

Further information

*Software knowledge:
The candidates MUST have experience with AUTO CAD software.

*Sex:
Man / Woman

*Salary:
Monthly gross salary of € 2.300/-

*Education:
Bachelor - / Master Degree in shipbuilding education.

*Experience:
Minimum 4-5 years!

*Hours per week:

40

*Place of work:
City of Gorinchem

*Duration of the job:

NOT temporary. The good and motivated candidates can stay for unlimited
time.

*Language:
The candidates must be able to speak English in an advanced level.

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