DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

Are you ready for an exciting challenge within the marine business? Do you have the technical expertise and personal skillset to contribute to an ongoing success story? If so, a rare opportunity has now arisen when the Waterjet engineering department at Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn. We are looking for two new Development Engineers to expand our team.
We are looking for motivated individuals who want to join us and become core members in our team of experts. You will be surrounded by competent colleagues that are focused on developing new innovative products, handling our customers concerns and working in a cross-functional matter. You will be placed in Kristinehamn together with your colleagues, but also have close collaboration with our engineering teams in Finland and Croatia. Our suppliers and customers are located all over the globe, so travelling can be a natural part of work for the interested.
What we can offer
A position with a wide range of challenging work tasks, opportunities to make a real difference and develop on a technical and personal level. The exact nature of the roles is highly dependent on your areas of expertise and interest, the roles will be partly tailored based on your skills and to the needs of the organization. Examples of tasks is product development, quality investigations, sales support, project management and environmental impact evaluations. You will have responsibility and work independently, but also in close collaboration with both internal and external parties. We can offer flexible working hours and the option to work partly remote based on your work tasks.
Qualifications and experience
To best fulfil our needs and make this a perfect fit, we think that you should have a master’s degree in a relevant field of engineering. Understanding of the marine business or specialist knowledge within any of the following technical fields is meritorious: structural analysis, hydraulics, materials science, and health monitoring. Also experience within project management, systematic investigative work, mechanical design, technical documentation or systems engineering is an advantage.
We appreciate your ability to act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results. You should be able to analyze complex issues and problems and come up with rational judgments, and also contribute to development of our product thru imaginative ideas and solutions. For us collaboration is key to succeed, therefore you should co-operate well with others, share knowledge, experience, information and support your colleagues in the pursuit of team goals.
However, if you do not meet all the requirements, but still is interested and think that you have other knowledge or skills to offer, do not hesitate to apply. We value your personal characteristics highly and are open to put you in any relevant training to increase the competence level. Due to the nature of an international customer and supplier base, high level of English, both written and oral, is important. Communication skills in other languages is considered an advantage.
Last day to apply 2022-08-14
For this position we work with personality and ability tests, which may be sent to you if you proceed in the process. During the summer holiday we will have limited access to answer your questions. Please contact recruiting manager Fredrik Appel and he will reply as soon as possible.
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 has a commitment in Sustainable Development Goals and for us, the oceans and marine resources are important. We therefore strive to develop products that help reduce emissions 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.
Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn consists of 280 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.Bottom of Form
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