An exciting opportunity has arisen as Senior Ship Designer/Naval Architect in our world class Ship Design Solutions team. Kongsberg Ship Design has a proud history of 50 years delivering designs for a wide portfolio of vessels and is celebrating vessel # 1000 this year. Visit our web page for more information https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/ship-design/

As Naval Architect the job tasks will be related to development of our portfolio of vessels within the NVC-Design range of Merchant vessels. The role will require close cooperation with our customers and sales force and cover R&D tasks, development of tender documentation and follow-up work during construction phase. We are looking for candidates with passion for the Marine Transportation fleet of vessels and specifically for one or several of the following vessel types; Tankers, General Cargo, Bulk carriers, Ro-Pax and passenger vessels.

You will be part of multidisciplinary project teams and good communication and co-operation skills is important.

This employment may require security clearance by the Norwegian National Security Authority. For more information visit www.nsm.no

Key accountabilities

• Develop our vessels portfolio within Merchant segment
• Develop General Arrangement, vessel specifications and supporting documentation
• Coordinate supporting teams
• Be a driving force in the decarbonization of our vessel range
• Sales support and customer activities
• Communication with building yards, Flag, Authorities and classification societies

Qualifications and experience

• Master or Bachelor Degree.
• Relevant experience from Yard, classification companies or consultancy (>5 years).
• Other relevant experience or competence relevant for delivering on the key accountabilities will be considered.

You are able to

• act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results
• comply to company rules and procedures and execute plans with commitment and determination
• use a methodical and systematic approach, plan ahead, define clear priorities and allocate resources effectively
• analyse complex issues and problems and come up with rational judgments
• produce fresh and imaginative Ship Design, ideas and solutions
• co-operate well with others, share knowledge, experience, information and support others in the pursuit of team goals

What we can offer

• An exciting and important position working for the world-leading supplier of maritime solutions
• International work environment and multidisciplinary team collaboration
• Professional development and career opportunities
• We offer the possibility to work with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future

Work location
Ålesund or Hjørungavåg. Other locations could be considered

Point of contact
Einar Vegsund, Vice President Ship Design Solutions

Mail: einar.vegsund@km.kongsberg.com

Mob: +47 90 97 90 73

https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/services/ship-design/

Kongsberg Maritime, a subsidiary of KONGSBERG, is a global marine technology company, providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors including: merchant, offshore, subsea and naval. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 34 countries. Kongsberg Maritime is part of KONGSBERG, an international, knowledge-based group delivering high-technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace

At Kongsberg, we believe in tackling challenging problems and delivering extreme performance for extreme conditions.  We do that through excellent products and services developed for delivering the greatest benefits to our customers.

WORLD CLASS – through people, technology and dedication