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Shipbuilding Quality Assurance Engineer
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Ewa Gernand
Recruitment Partner Consultant at Van Storm
Job summary:
Tasks: Leading and enhancing quality assurance processes for international shipbuilding projects
Projects: Complex naval shipbuilding with global suppliers
Main requirements: 3+ years of experience in Quality Management, ideally within the naval, defense, or shipbuilding industry
Your opportunity
As the Project Quality Assurance Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the quality standards for key naval shipbuilding projects. This isn’t just about following protocols – you’ll have the chance to truly elevate how quality assurance is handled from the ground up. From implementing project-specific improvements to ensuring suppliers meet stringent requirements, you’ll be at the heart of delivering exceptional results. With international travel as a key part of the job, you'll collaborate with a global network of suppliers, overseeing quality at every stage of production.
What you will do
- Take charge of quality processes, encouraging a strong focus on quality across shipbuilding projects
- Ensure quality management systems and processes are applied effectively and consistently
- Identify and implement improvements to QA procedures tailored to each project
- Contribute to the development and enforcement of QA standards and practices
- Keep the QA registration system accurate and up to date
- Attend project and department meetings, providing essential QA insights and updates
- Communicate regularly with project management about quality status and risk mitigation efforts
Where you will work
This close client of ours is the leading Dutch developer and builder of marine defense systems. With a strong engineering and yard team, they are delivering world-class complex naval ships to navies around the world. In the current geopolitical climate, the organization is expanding significantly and providing excellent opportunities for professional growth.
- New technologies galore: state-of-the-art naval technology, digital twinning, virtual reality, and more!
- Well-established shipyard with a long-lasting track record, part of a global shipbuilding group
- Excellent market outlook: order book filled way into the 2030s and still more projects expected
- Cooperating with knowledgeable colleagues, learning and sharing insights
What you already have
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in Quality Management, ideally in naval, defense, or shipbuilding industries
- A solid understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes within shipbuilding
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Technical Business Administration, Maritime Technology, or Shipbuilding
- Fluent in English, with Dutch and German being a plus
- Eagerness and readiness for frequent international travel
- Permanent EU citizenship and passport are required due to the military nature of the projects
Your benefits
- 40 paid holidays per year for excellent work-life balance
- Salary based on expertise starting from 50K gross per year
- Covered commuting and interviewing costs
- Business Travel Insurance
- Basic Dutch course, so you will understand the Dutch jokes during the coffee break
- Access to social gatherings, lectures, and events, so you will meet like-minded friends within the Dutch Maritime Industry. We also offer you a 1-year membership of KNVTS, Royal Dutch Association of Marine Engineers.
- Housing search support and registration provided by Van Storm
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