At Kongsberg, we believe that we can achieve world class solutions through dedicated people and continuous improvement of or our technology. We have a commitment in Sustainable Development Goals and for us, the oceans and marine resources are important. We therefore strive to develop products with reduced emission and damage to life below water. We believe in a workplace characterized by diversity and together we can create a work environment that brings the best out of everyone. We are very positive that you want to contribute to our development, and that you want to develop within Kongsberg.

An exciting opportunity has arisen as Technical Project Lead in our Propulsion & Engines division at Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn. You will be a part of a competent and positive team working with customization of propeller systems in new sales projects. The team are handling everything from development and interface adaptions, to detailed manufacturing drawings and customer relations. We are looking for an engineer who is interested in technical challenges. You should have the right mindset to work goal-focused and with commitment take responsibility for leading the technical parts of our projects.

As Technical Project Lead you will have the overall technical responsibility for the delivery of propeller products and be our representative in technical matters. You have a close dialogue with our customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders. This to maintain our high standard of delivery and make sure our products will meet our customers unique and specific needs. You work side by side with our Contract Managers, who has the commercial responsibility, and in close collaboration with colleagues from different divisions. In this position, you should find it motivating to have many projects and contacts ongoing in parallel. Some travelling to customers and suppliers worldwide may also be required.

What we can offer

We offer an inspiring and safe work environment with the possibility to work with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future. A position with a wide range of challenging work tasks, opportunities to make a real difference and develop on a technical and personal level. You will work at a world leading supplier of maritime solutions in an international environment and in multidisciplinary team collaboration. Some travelling will be part of this role, mainly to our internal stakeholders globally. We can offer flexible working hours and the option to work partly remote based on your work tasks.

Qualifications and experience

To succeed in this position you should have a B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in engineering. Experience from leading projects and/or working as design engineer is meritorious. In our global organization high level of English, both written and spoken, is important.

We appreciate your ability to act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results. You co-operate well with others, share knowledge, experience, information and support others in the pursuit of team goals. We believe that you are able to build a useful network of contacts and relationships and utilize it to achieve set goals.

Sounds interesting? Apply today, latest 2023-11-05

For this position we work with personality and ability tests, which may be sent to you if you proceed in the process. Interviews can start during the application period as we wish to fill these positions as soon as possible.

Point of contact

Jenny Wikberg, Manager Engineering to Order  

+46 73 200 92 98, jenny.wikberg@km.kongsberg.com 

Annie Blomkvist, HR Specialist

+46 72 142 47 94, annie.blomkvist@km.kongsberg.com

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.

Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn consists of 270 engaged people and upholds product management for various types of propulsion for all types of marine vessels, sales and marketing and product assembly. Our Hydrodynamic Research Centre provides world leading CFD and Testing capabilities in support for our Product centres and customers.

Our Propulsion and Engines business covers the strategic, operational and engineering activities for propulsion and engine products. Today our product range is one of the broadest in the world and our accountability as a team include all aspects of the product range including market requirements, product strategies; development, product costs and profitability throughout the life cycle.

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