An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Propeller & Shaft Line Systems organization as we actively seeking two ambitious and committed engineers. You should be motivated by working closely with our customers in either the Naval or Commercial customer segment within a global marine business.

As a Technical Sales Engineer, you will play a vital role within our team, focusing on developing optimal propulsion solutions for various vessels. Your assignments will span from conducting advanced concept studies to performing rapid analyses. Ultimately, your work will culminate in creating technical specifications and detailed drawings that form the basis for specific customer contracts. This dynamic role involves close collaboration with multiple stakeholders, including the Propeller sales organization, the Kongsberg Hydrodynamics Research Center, our technical departments and purchasing.

In this role, you serve as the customers’ primary point of contact at Kongsberg for technical inquiries during the sales phase. As such, building and maintaining relationships are natural and crucial aspects of the job. You’ll engage in business travel, often alongside a Sales Manager, where you’ll deliver presentations and collaborate with customers to identify the optimal solutions.

What we can offer

We offer an inspiring and secure work environment, providing you with the opportunity to engage with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future. As part of this role, you’ll tackle a diverse range of challenging tasks, allowing you to directly impact our business outcomes. Additionally, expect both technical and personal growth as you work with our unique product—a hallmark of our position as a world-leading supplier of maritime solutions. You’ll thrive in an international environment, collaborating within multidisciplinary teams, and occasional travel will be part of your responsibilities. We also provide flexible working hours and the option for partial remote work, tailored to your specific tasks.

Qualifications and experience

You hold a post-secondary degree in mechanics, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, or a related field. Prior work experience in any of these domains is preferred. Your ability to handle both in-depth investigations and focused analyses is highly valued. Given our international clientele and supplier network, proficiency in both spoken and written English is essential. Knowledge of other languages is advantageous.

In this position collaboration is key to succeed. You are driven by supporting customers and find it exciting to have discussions and argue for different technical solutions to reach an agreement. We value your personal characteristics highly and your ability to co-operate and network, share knowledge, and support your colleagues in the pursuit of team goals. Your capacity to employ a methodical and systematic approach, plan strategically, and set clear priorities is crucial.

Welcome with your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2023-04-08.

For this position we work with personality and ability tests, which may be sent to you if you proceed in the process. Interviews can start during the application period as we wish to fill this position as soon as possible.

Since we are a company working with customers in the Naval segment, questions related to citizenship will be part of the selection process. This employment may require security clearance in accordance with the provisions of the Security Protection Act before employment.

KONGSBERG is a leading global technology group. Throughout our proud two-hundred-year history, we have continuously advanced, applying innovative solutions to the needs of our customers, partners and society at large. We believe diversity is our strength. By fostering an inclusive and diverse culture we nurture and ensure space for different perspectives and ideas. We are determined in our work to mature and improve our ability to utilize our diversity and culture of differences to create positive business results.

Kongsberg Maritime is a technology pioneer, enabling a more sustainable future for our oceans. Our zero-emission integrated technologies advance the maritime industry and solve our customers' toughest problems. With unmatched competence, domain knowledge, innovation, and market reach, we are the trusted maritime partner. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 35 countries.

Kongsberg Maritime in Kristinehamn consists of 310 engaged people working with sales, research, development, design, service and assembly of market leading solutions for different types of vessels. Our Hydrodynamic Research Centre provides world leading CFD and Testing capabilities in support for our Product centres and customers.

Our Propulsion and Handling division delivers world class products for propulsion, handling systems, motion control and waterjet for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore and naval. Our products enhance operational efficiency and deliver safe, secure, reliable and sustainable products to our valued customers.

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