Graduate 2025 – Hull, Machinery & Toca Engineer in Hamburg

Location:
Hamburg, Germany
Business:
Maritime
Position type:
Full Time
Job ID:
2428
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Overview

About us

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About Maritime

We help enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of our customers in the global shipping industry, covering all vessel types and mobile offshore units. As a partner to industry, we offer services in testing, certification, training, and technical advisory through the energy value chain. That means we’re continually investing heavily into R&D for new services and solutions while proactively assessing what the industry needs today and tomorrow.

About the role

Graduate 2025 – Hull, Machinery & Toca in Hamburg

Are you ready to kickstart your career in Hull, Machinery & Toca? We are seeking a Graduate who will have finished their studies in 2024/2025 to join our team in 2025!

We are now looking for a graduate to strengthen our Hull, Machinery & Toca section in Germany. You will be part of an engaged group driven by people’s competence and motivation to help and support our customers through consistent delivery of high-quality services.

The Approval Centre Europe within Maritime Ship Classification consists of six production departments, located across three different locations (Gdynia, Poland; Hamburg, Germany and Oslo (Høvik), Norway). The main delivery from the Approval organization is approval, verification and certification services for different maritime related assets in accordance with our rules.

As a member of Approval Centre Europe, you act in a professional, competent, and service oriented environment and in return receive good possibilities to enhance your personal competencies and expertise, and to build a strong network with colleagues across locations.

Section/Task description

The available position pertains to the "Hull, Machinery and TOCA" section in Hamburg, part of the Technical Support department in Ship Classification with affiliated units in Oslo, and centres in Houston, Singapore, and Piraeus, providing 24/7 global technical assistance and expertise. Our primary focus is delivering technical support to fleet in service by handling of remote surveys and DATE cases within own discipline.

Further the hull team is responsible for specific hull survey requirements and associated Rules and Instructions and is supporting the development and lecturing of the Hull Structure Course and the thickness measurement tool Pegasus.

The work tasks of an engineer in our section typically include, but is not limited to:

  • Managing communication with both internal and external stakeholders through the DNV tool DATE
  • Technical support to customers and our network of stations around the world
  • Remote Fleet in Service surveys according to rules and regulations
  • Performance of strength analysis of aged or damaged hull structures of marine vessels according to relevant rules and regulations

For this graduate program DNV is lookingfor graduates who are ready to start their journey with us in August 2025.

Interested?
To apply, upload your CV, application/motivation letter, and all relevant grade transcripts/diplomas. Please ensure all documents are in English. If you're applying for multiple roles at DNV, indicate your preference in the application letter.

Please note: It is important that you upload your diplomas and transcripts with your application - combine your diplomas, transcripts, and cover letter into a single document.

Application deadline: 06.10.2024. We will evaluate your application after this deadline and will be able to offer you more feedback then, thank you for your patience.

What we offer

Benefits for full-time permanent employees include generally include:

  • Regular working time of 39 hours with flextime account and home office possibility
  • Yearly profit share scheme – company-based performance bonus
  • 100% employer-funded pension scheme
  • Yearly review of individual career plan & development, including an annual salary review
  • 30 vacation days per year
  • Subsidized public transport ticket (Deutschlandticket)
  • Voluntary sickness supplement up to 12 months
  • Company Sports & Urban Sports Club Membership
  • Bike Leasing (JobRad)
  • Discounted meal offers depending on location
  • Other additional benefits - Sabbatical, Employee Assistance Program, Corporate Benefits
DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

About you

We are seeking an engineer who is eager to contribute with own expertise at early stage of the professional journey, to join our dynamic team and drive innovation in our projects.

We expect that you:

  • Have an Engineering degree Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Naval Architecture or equivalent
  • Have experience in structural FEA (preferred)
  • Are familiar with relevant non-liner FE tool, e.g. Abaqus (advantage)
  • Are a strong team player with a positive attitude and an ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Feel you are able to represent the section both internally and externally and talk to customers worldwide
  • Have good communication and presentation skills
  • Eager to learn and develop yourself
  • Have organized administrative skills, are systematic and structured
  • Are service-minded, proactive, solution-oriented, and flexible with a high professional and personal integrity
  • Are able to combine theoretical knowledge and practical skills
  • Have good communication skills in English, verbally and in writing - Knowledge of German language will be highly preferred

Projects and case studies

Our work helps pioneering companies and covers latest trends, regulations, initiatives to develop solutions to the most complex challenges the maritime industry is facing.

Remote surveys

By using an online or video link to the vessel, our dedicated remote surveyors can support vessels anywhere in the world.

Maritime Digital Twin

The cloud-based digital twin is a virtual image of customers’ assets, maintained through the lifecycle and easily accessible at any time.

Maritime Cyber Security

Cyber security is an important topic for the maritime industries due to rapid digital change that come with new threats and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

Profit Share

You’ll be part of our global profit share scheme that means we all share in our success as a business. If we profit, so do you. This will be part of our Total Compensation approach each year and depends on our year-end results.

Pension Schemes

We care about your long-term financial security and prioritize pension and retirement benefits to reflect our caring values.

Public Transport

You’ll be offered a "Deutschlandticket" to make public transport a more viable commuting option.

Annual Leave

You’ll be entitled to 30 days annual leave a year and special leave can be granted for moving, compassionate leave and special events such charitable activities, weddings, and funerals.

Mental Health Support

You'll have access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) as part of our strategic health management and wider workplace health support.

Mentoring Programs

You’ll have access to our mentoring courses and networking opportunities that address specific needs and help everyone develop their skills: from female mentoring initiatives to leadership development programs.

Hybrid Work Model

We work in a hybrid model (three days from the office) and have flexible starting hours. This means you can fit your work and life together in a way that works for you.

Shape Your Career

We support you in exploring different career opportunities or shifting between teams or locations, so that you can shape your career according to what you find motivating. We dare, and so can you.

Ergonomic Workplace

Sit/stand desks, high-quality adjustable chairs and balance balls are just a few examples of what ergonomic office means here. We also make it easier for you to arrange your working space at home with a desk grant.

Jobrad

You’ll have the opportunity to lease up to 2 bicycles as part of our JobRad program, financed through deferred compensation. Thus, you’ll support DNV's goal of reducing our environmental footprint.

Urban sports club

You‘ll have access to our fitness cooperation with Urban Sports Club as part of DNV’s health management. This means that you benefit from an exclusive discount on the use of a wide range of sports and wellness activities whenever and wherever you want.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At DNV, our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not only an ethical choice, but also a business decision.

Diversity, fairness, and a sense of belonging are a source of strength for our people, our business, and our customers, and help us to deliver on our purpose, vision, and values.

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Working here

Since 1864 we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.

At DNV you can expect to deliver career and industry defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.

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