Design Improvement Engineer BE​/NL

Design Improvement Engineer BE / NL

Business unit: Maritime & Offshore

Location: Antwerp or Rotterdam

Core discipline: Naval architecture / marine engineering / shipbuilding / vessel design follow-up

Seniority level: Experienced technical engineer / project engineer level; exact seniority needs clarification

Sector focus: Maritime offshore vessels, specifically OSV/CSOV series linked to offshore wind / offshore energy projects

• Degree or solid technical background in naval architecture, marine engineering, shipbuilding, or closely related discipline.
• Experience in engineering, vessel design, shipbuilding, project engineering, or technical vessel support.
• Practical understanding of how vessels are designed, built, and brought into operation.
• Ability to read and challenge technical drawings, specifications, and design documentation.
• Strong issue-management skills: identify problems, structure evidence, follow up actions, and close items properly.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Right to work in the EU

• Design follow-up during production phase.
• Identification of recurring or critical design issues during build, integration, or delivery.
• Root-cause analysis and impact assessment on production, vessel performance, maintainability, and vessel management.
• Coordination with engineering, production, yard, and stakeholder teams.
• Clear audit trail for design issues, decisions, corrective actions, and close-out status.
• Verification that improvements are implemented across remaining vessels in the series.

• Experience with offshore support vessels, CSOVs, SOVs, OSVs, or similar maritime assets.
• Yard, production, commissioning, or vessel delivery experience.
• Familiarity with class requirements, marine systems, vessel interfaces, or technical documentation control.
• Interest in moving into vessel management after the assignment.