An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Waterjet Systems business unit in the position of Technical Sales Support Engineer. In this role you will be a part of a dynamic, multinational team of engineers working together to design, manufacture, sell and deliver waterjets of world class performance. The team in which you would be an important part, is located in Kristinehamn, Sweden and Kokkola, Finland. In addition to sales support, you will work closely with Engineering to Order, Contract and Product Management. Together, the team is responsible for all Merchant and small Naval waterjet projects. The Waterjet team works in close cooperation with sales and other internal departments to ensure a positive customer experience by offering and delivering the right product, on time and according to budget.

Key accountabilities

As Technical Sales Support Engineer you are responsible for developing technically and commercially complete offers to customers. This includes selecting the optimum type of waterjet system and making related performance predictions, configuring a technical scope of supply, calculating costs and creating the commercial offer. This work is done with help of several computerized sales tools, and the work also involves development of the same. Support of the sales work in its different phases of a project is is an important part of this role. You will have daily international contact with our regional sales team, yards, designers, and operators of waterjets.

What we can offer

You will have the opportunity to work with unique products for the world-leading supplier of maritime solutions and to make a real difference and develop on a technical, commercial, and personal level. We can offer flexible working hours and the option to work partly remote based on your work tasks. Very stimulating work for anyone who appreciates working in an international environment and in multidisciplinary team collaborations and enjoys the mix of both commercial and technical questions.

Travel is a natural part of the work and may involve marketing, attending conferences, seminars and participation at trade shows can also be part of the duties.

Work location

Kristinehamn, Sweden

Qualifications and experience

To succeed in this position, you will ideally have a bachelor’s degree in engineering (or relevant technical education and/or relevant experience including project work.

The work requires a high degree of accuracy and an analytical approach to finding solutions. A flexible mindset and being able to easily adapt to new situations will help, due to the variety of work and continuously changing requirements.

Previous experience working in international multicultural environments and interacting across cultures is advantageous.

You are a team player with a collaborative attitude and ability to communicate in a clear and structured way, sharing your specialist knowledge and expertise with others. You are driven and have a proactive approach in your work, producing fresh and imaginative ideas and solutions and are prepared to act on your own initiative. You can analyse complex data and problems and come up with rational judgments.

Regular communication with both international customers and colleagues is a big part of this role, therefore a high level of both oral and written English is necessary. Fluency in additional languages is advantageous.   

Since we are a company working with customers in the Naval segment, this employment is security classified and questions related to citizenship will be part of the selection process.

Sound interesting? Apply today!

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

Last day to apply 2023-11-12

Point of contact

Fredrik Appel, Director Projects, Waterjet Systems

fredrik.appel@km.kongsberg.com, +46 721 87 99 01

Georgina Fielding, HR Specialist
georgina.fielding@km.kongsberg.com, +46 76 894 5592

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

Propulsion & Engines, a division in Kongsberg Maritime, offers a complete set of propulsion products, from small to large main Thrusters, Propellers, Rudders as well as auxiliary propulsion with both retractable Thrusters and Tunnel Thrusters. These products are applicable to most vessel types in the Offshore, Merchant and Naval markets. Many of these products come in both mechanical and electrical variants. For faster vessels, we provide a wide range of aluminum and steel Waterjets for both Naval and Commercial applications. For Engines, we provide traditional diesel engines and highly efficient and environmentally friendly pure gas engines. The products are based on world-class competence and state of the art internal hydrodynamic capabilities.

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.

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