There has never been a more exciting time to work in Kongsberg Maritime than right now. With us, you will be in forefront of enabling the business to achieve their objectives through our family of AUVs, including the HUGIN vehicles offer the ultimate in autonomous remote subsea survey capability. You will be joining the organisation at a time when digital innovation is key to the success of the company, and we want people to help us shape this journey.

Our AUV footprint is growing, and we are looking for a System as Service Manager to run the rental operation for AUV systems with dedicated resources.

You will be part of the Marine Robotics, who create, design, and build autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and autonomous unmanned surface vessels (USVs) that can explore from the sea surface and down to 6000 meters below. Our vehicles can operate alone for days and weeks at a time, gathering information about the seafloor, the water, and objects in or on the water. We create and integrate advanced sensors for information gathering, maritime navigation, and communication. 

In this role you will be responsible for a team of highly skilled engineers, logistics of our AUVs in a global company and operations to ensure sustainable growth in line with our strategies and objectives. 

Do you have experience with AUVs, are customer orientated consider yourself as team player and have a self-driven attitude? This is the job for you!  

 

Key accountabilities

• Manage the System as a Service department and collaborate with all stakeholders to achieve agreed objectives and targets. This include managing a team of engineers and assign duties, report department invoiceable and manpower utilization/hours.
• Overall responsibility for SaaS projects during all stages with objective to achieve desired result that meets or exceeds customer expectations.
• Assist Sales Managers in tender a contract stage and provide support as and when required. Participate in sales exhibitions, seminars, conferences, and customer events/meetings.
• Collaborate with different departments in support the overall business
• Ensure equipment inventory is correctly maintained, tested and a skilled team are prepared and available to support operations.
• Maintain a high level of product and application knowledge on AUVs.
• Responsible for annual budget, regular forecasts and input to strategy.

 

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor education or some years equivalent experience in AUV operations and service is an advantage.
• Experience with sales, commissioning, test or maintenance of electronics and mechanics asset.
• Sales experience within AUVs is an advantage
• Previous project manager experience is an advantage, but we are also looking for you who aspire to be a manager
• Fluent in English, bot spoken and written

 

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

You are able to

• act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results
• build a useful network of contacts and relationships and utilizes it to achieve objectives
• provide your team with a clear direction, inspire and coordinate others and keep them focused on set goals
• use a methodical and systematic approach, plan ahead, define clear priorities and allocate resources effectively
• 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 and personal development and career opportunities
• Competitive pay and benefits
• We offer hybrid working arrangement

 

See links below for more information on some of our products:

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, HUGIN - Kongsberg Maritime

https://www.hydro-international.com/content/news/kongsberg-unveils-hugin-edge-auv-at-oceanology-international-2022

 

Work location
Horten

Point of contact
Bente Lise Melås, Senior Vice President – GCS Sensors & Robotics Services, +47 979 77 916

Henning Tolleifsen, Customer Support Manager Sensors & Robotics Services, +47 992 03 959

 

Our Sensors and Robotics division develops and delivers world class connected sensors and smart robotics for Marine, Research and Naval applications. The division has the responsibility for KM's leading offering of Underwater Mapping systems, Underwater Positioning, Marine Robotics, Fishery and Naval Sensors, Precision Positioning and Sensing Solutions. Our Global Customer Support (GCS) division is responsible for Kongsberg Maritimes services, upgrades and support in the aftermarket.

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