Lead Engineer Yachting
Lead Engineer Yachting
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This position is for a Lead Engineer to guide the engineering team in designing and integrating complex electrical systems on superyachts. You will take ownership of technical design and ensure quality across all engineering deliverables.
As Lead Engineer you manage engineers responsible for third-party supplier systems, including the creation of cable plans, system schematics, panel drawings and commissioning reports. You design main and sub-distribution panels and oversee the related engineering work. You validate and control the generated work, maintain comprehensive design dossiers including short-circuit, selectivity, heat-loss calculations and power balances, and guide the creation of manufacturing and commissioning protocols. You track project planning, manage hours budgeting, and resolve uncertainties related to third-party system integration. Clear communication with the project team and clients is essential.
You will join a leading electrical system integrator in the Dutch superyacht sector, active across multiple top-tier shipyards. The organisation handles full lifecycle system integration for onboard systems, including both in-house and third-party designs, from initial engineering through installation and commissioning. The work environment emphasizes technical excellence, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
- Salary aligned with experience under the applicable technical installation collective labour agreement
- 25 vacation days and 13 additional days on a fulltime basis, with extra senior days depending on age
- Above-average travel and overtime allowances and home-working options
- Profit sharing scheme
- Collective pension plan via the Metal and Technology Pension Fund
- Study allowance for children through the TBI study fund
- Annual activities promoting health and wellbeing
- Fiscal benefits for bicycle or fitness purchases
- Continuous professional development within a strong learning culture
- Active staff association with year-round activities
- Pleasant and collaborative working environment
- Participation in prestigious and technically complex projects with sustainable impact
- Employee discounts on products, insurance and leisure activities
- High-quality tools and digital equipment
- Backing of a financially strong parent organisation with multiple subsidiaries
- Higher professional education level with strong electrical engineering affinity
- Several years of relevant experience, preferably in shipbuilding
- Methodical, assertive and result-oriented with strong analytical skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively and possess commercially oriented communication skills
- Strong command of Dutch and English in spoken and written form
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