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Functional Application Specialist Cadmatic Hull

Damen

Gorinchem
Full Time
Posted on: March 30 2026

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.

About us

Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

Are you the bridge between Business and IT? Do you excel in optimizing engineering processes through innovative applications? If so, we want you! As a Functional Application Specialist, you will support the engineering functionalities in our Computer Aided Design platform, with a special focus on Cadmatic Hull, across the product lifecycle process. You will drive efficiency and effectiveness across our engineering processes, making a tangible impact on our projects.

Key accountabilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

  • Translate engineering business needs into functional specifications for the application developments.
  • Analyze issues collaboratively with stakeholders and devise solutions.
  • Develop and implement application processes and functionalities.
  • Maintain relationships with suppliers and knowledge partners.
  • Manage interfaces between applications and Cadmatic Hull.
  • Maintain user access rights administration within the application.
  • Setup and configure project environments within Cadmatic Hull.
  • Manage catalogs, libraries, specifications, and other project related data setup.
  • Organize application-related training courses in coordination with the Manager Engineering Support.
  • Provide functional support to PLM/CAD users with regards to Cadmatic Hull.
  • Prepare and develop Cadmatic training materials, tips, application documentation, and user manuals.

Skills & experience

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree or proven competence in engineering, preferably in the field of Shipbuilding.
  • Proficiency with Cadmatic platform
  • Knowledge of PLM principles and experience with functional application management is preferred
  • Excellent command of the English language, with proficiency in Dutch being advantageous.
  • Ability to work in Vlissingen and Schiedam locations, in The Netherlands.
  • Excellent references antecedents as a pre-employment security screening is standard part of the recruitment procedure.

  • Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required and candidates with NL/EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

What we offer

At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

  • A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.

  • 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.

  • Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.

  • PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.

  • Profit sharing based on company results.

  • Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.

  • Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Application & information

Are you interested in this position, please submit your application including your CV and cover letter, along with an indication of:

  • Your (preferred) monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.

  • Availability (fulltime / part-time / number of hours).

  • Notice period / possible starting date.

For more information about this vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

 

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

 

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.

 

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About Damen
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Are you ready to sail into a new adventure?

Damen was established by two brothers back in 1927. Today, with more than 12,000 employees, operating over 35 shipbuilding and repair yards, the Damen Shipyards Group has earned a leading position in the shipbuilding world. We are an international company that is, at heart, still a family business with family values and a deep respect for our maritime heritage. It is our aim to combine our proven standardisation with the innovations of digitalisation to become the world’s most sustainable shipbuilder

Newbuild

Damen has delivered more than 6,500 vessels in 100 countries and delivers some 175 vessels annually to customers worldwide. Damen’s focus on standardisation, modular construction and keeping vessels on stock leads to short delivery times, low total cost of ownership and reliable performance. We offer a wide range of products including tugs, naval and patrol vessels, high speed craft, ferries, dredging, offshore vessels and superyachts.

Shiprepair & conversion

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has a worldwide network of 18 repair and conversion yards with drydocks ranging up to 420 x 80 metres. DSC yards have extensive experience – completing more than 1,300 projects every year, from normal drydockings for scheduled maintenance to damage repair, right up to extensive refit and conversion projects.

Services

Being active in the maritime industry demands continuous vessel reliability. For nearly all vessel types Damen offers a broad range of services, including maintenance, spare parts delivery, training and the transfer of shipbuilding know-how.

Components

Damen is also specialised in the design and production of various marine components including propeller nozzles, rudders, special towing winches, anchors, anchor chains and steel works.

Always looking for talent

At Damen we are always looking for professionals, starters and students with a passion for ships. We offer challenging jobs, internships, premium placements or graduation projects both locally and globally, in various job areas.

Investing in talent

As professionals we offer you the ideal environment to continuously develop yourself both technically and personally by coaching you on the job and through various programmes found in the Damen Academy.

We also offer students diverse unique opportunities to get to know the Damen Shipyards Group. Boost your personal development, even before beginning your professional career, through various events and activities.

“Damen has always been a company with a clear focus on innovation. From ground-breaking concepts such as standardised shipbuilding to advanced products such as the SEA Axe Hull, innovation has provided the means for Damen to grow into an established global group of companies.”

Oceans of opportunities

We are active across the entire maritime sector and offer jobs in different areas allowing you to grow, develop and define your own career. Whether you are looking for a job in Sales, Design & Proposal, Engineering, Research & Development, Yard Support or Project Management, we will do our best to find the right fit in our Newbuild, Shiprepair & Conversion, Services or Components activities.

Steer your own career

From the first day you join our company, you will have the freedom and responsibility to steer your own course. Damen stands for challenging jobs, personal and professional development and for numerous career opportunities. And, above all, it’s fun to work at Damen!

Are you up for the challenge? Are you a team player who likes to work independently and thinks critically and are you ready to take the lead? Then feel welcome at Damen and spend your future best years with us!

‘’We want to become the most sustainable shipbuilders in the world. Our ambitions lie in circularity and zero-emission sailing!’’

Facts about

  • Number of employees: 9.000+

  • Sector: Yacht building, Marine Energy, Maritime, Offshore, Shipbuilding & repair

  • Preferred educational level: Vmbo, Mbo, Hbo, Wo bachelor, Wo master

  • Career level: Student, Starter (< 3 years), Young professional (3-5 years), Professional (5-10 years), Senior professional (>10 years)

  • Preferred education: Marine technology, mechanical engineering, offshore engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, aerospace engineering, industrial engineering, marine officer, ICT, information technology

  • Open vacancies: Check career.damen.com