Project Engineer R&D

Are you a creative and innovative design engineer who enjoys getting involved with concepting? Are you skilled at translating vague ideas into tangible concepts? Do you enjoy managing concept projects and inspiring others? If the answer is yes, then we are looking for you!  

Foundations of Your Job  

As a Project Engineer R&D at TWD, you will manage product innovation projects in our Innovations department. You are responsible for the entire concept project, including engineering, designing, budgeting, planning, and leading project members. You take part in the development of new and groundbreaking methods and equipment needed for installing offshore wind turbines and marine-civil structures.  You will be developing innovations over the spectrum of Technology Readiness Levels (TRL), including the lowest parts (Research and Development), but also mid-level (Mock-ups and setting up prototypes), up to end-level (Aiding in the design and calculations of full-scale tests).

A glimpse of your responsibilities: 

• Collect challenges and opportunities for TWD to innovate on, using brainstorms, joining conferences, seminars, etc.  

• Evaluate new ideas in terms of feasibility and market readiness

• Perform conceptual engineering and design to showcase the potential of a new idea

• Amaze ourselves and our clients by creating demonstrators, 3D prints, and other smart ways of making our ideas tangible

• Collaborate with tender teams by contributing innovative concepts 

• You will performe structural verifications (Hand calculations / 1D FEM / Ansys Modelling)

What Makes You Great  

You are an exceptionally analytic design engineer with a talent for concepting. You love to start a new idea from scratch and have fun making your ideas come to life. You feel comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment and love to showcase your ideas to others.  

In addition, the following skills and experience make you the perfect match for TWD:  

• You have a Master’s degree in a technical field with a strong analytical background (e.g., Structural engineering, Aerospace engineering)  

• You have at least 2 years of working experience as an engineer in the offshore industry, focusing on concept

• You have experience with client communication and managing your projects

• You are a structural engineer

• You are a sketcher and a visual thinker, it is a plus if you can work with software such as Inventor

• You are a team player, you can translate ideas into concepts, working with colleagues and clients

• You can define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines.

TWD – A Fun Challenge to Be Part Of

At TWD, we love to create construction methods and design installation equipment. We achieve creative, simple, and efficient solutions through dedicated teamwork. Thanks to our core values – Fun, Development, and Happy Clients – we grow at a rapid pace with over 300 talented people in five locations: Rotterdam, London, Athens, Taipei, and Perth.

Every day we contribute to the energy transition and key infrastructure projects worldwide. We do this by offering innovative design solutions to our clients, mainly in the offshore wind and heavy civils industry.

Why You Will Love Working at TWD

Working at TWD means working in an exciting, fast-paced industry and making a difference in shaping a more sustainable future. We offer a collaborative and supportive working environment that will stimulate you to take the lead in your professional and personal development. Our people describe TWD's culture as open, non-nonsense, diverse, and informal - valuing your ideas and contributions.

Working at TWD includes:

• 8% holiday allowance per year

• Collective pension

• Monthly travel allowance

• 25 holidays per year and compensation of overtime

• A healthy and sustainable free lunch buffet, prepared daily in our Lunchroom

• An exciting company trip each year where TWD offices come together

• Friday afternoon drinks and special TWD events such as sports events, pub quizzes, ladies’ night, and various social gatherings
  

Join Our Team!
Do you have what it takes to join our team? We are happy to meet you! Submit your CV and motivation letter through the apply button. We will get in touch with you within one working week.

At TWD, we celebrate diversity and inclusivity, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds. We continuously work on enhancing our recruitment process, ensuring fairness and inclusiveness at every step.