Structural Engineer

Boskalis

As a structural engineer, you will be working for the Global Engineering department of the Boskalis Offshore Energy division. This department is responsible for the strength verification of the vessels in the fleet and designing of various temporary works, structures and providing technical support to various business units/departments within the Offshore Energy division. We work with state-of-the-art equipment that meets the highest quality and safety requirements.

Provide up-to-date engineering advice and support, and assist in the development and improvement of structural engineering working methods, tools, and equipment.

Your responsibilities as a Structural Engineer:

• Prepare reports with design and verification calculations for all structural works within the Scope, Budget, and Schedule.
• Develop various concepts for design and advise on the most suitable solution for the problem.
• Verification of drawings to ensure that these match with engineering performed.
• Initiate and document good engineering practices, tools, and departmental standards.
• First point of contact during the construction and fabrication of the designed items.
• Managing design and verification works at subcontractor engineering firms.
• Your Typical Deliverables: Sea fastening analyses, Global Hull Analyses, Lifting point verification, Global strength verifications of vessels, Jackets and Topsides, On Bottom Stability analyses, Strongpoint verifications, Deck load diagrams, etc.

Your qualities

• Recognized MSc or BSc Degree in Marine and Mechanical.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in engineering in the Offshore field, Practical Offshore experience.
• Proven expertise in FEA tools, with advanced skills in Ansys and scripting/automation via Python (PyAnsys). Skills in FEMAP, RFEM and Mathcad are also appreciated.
• Strong insight into constructability with practical shipyard and offshore considerations.
• Extensive knowledge of Class rules for vessels (LR, BV, ABS), offshore structures (DNV, API), and Operational guidelines (DNVGL) used by MWS.
• Able to write Basis of Design, Design Briefs, and specifications.
• A good command of spoken English and academic reporting skills.