Data Engineer
Summary
Data Engineer at Damen Naval (the naval shipbuilding division of Damen Shipyards Group) who designs and maintains on-prem data infrastructure: integrating diverse data sources, building ETL pipelines into a SQL Server data warehouse, and optimizing data models and Power BI reporting to make the organization data-driven.
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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
As a Data Engineer at Damen Naval, you will play a key role in designing and maintaining the data infrastructure that is essential for connecting, organizing, and unlocking data across the organization. This infrastructure directly supports the production of our vessels and adds measurable value to engineering and operational processes.
Your work lays the foundation for Damen Naval’s transformation into a fully data‑driven organization by enabling informed decision‑making across all departments and management levels. In this dynamic and technologically complex environment, you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure data is reliable, accessible, and seamlessly integrated into business workflows.
Key accountabilities
In this Data Engineer role, your responsibilities will include:
- Integrate, analyze, and prepare diverse data sources for the data warehouse.
- Developing and deploying ETL processes for loading data, such as SQL Server. Build and optimize data models, queries, and pipelines.
- Troubleshoot issues and provide internal technical support.
- Document ETL processes, data models, and configurations for knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed data solutions into business processes.
- Improve performance of reports and develop automated data processing solutions.
- Actively contribute to knowledge sharing and mentor colleagues.
Skills & experience
As a Data engineer you recognize yourself in the following profile:
- Bachelor’s degree (5–7 years experience) or Master's degree (3–5 years experience) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of data engineering principles, data modeling, and database design.
- Experience with data warehousing, ETL processes and optimization techniques.
- Experience with SSIS, SSAS and Power BI report Server stack on-prem. Experience working in dynamic and evolving technical environments.
- Preferably experience in the maritime, defense, or engineering sector.
- Excellent command of the English language, with proficiency in Dutch being advantageous.
- Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
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.
Would you like to learn more about Damen Naval? Visit the Damen Naval website for more information and explore current Damen Naval vacancies via our job portal. For questions, please contact Corporate Recruitment at +31118485000