CSMART is looking for a motivated Junior Engineer to join our Maritime Simulation Studies Team. This opportunity is ideal for a recent graduate or junior professional with an academic background in coastal /ocean/civil engineering, hydrodynamics, or a closely related technical discipline.
You will help prepare and deliver cruise ship maneuvring simulations, mooring analyses and hydrodynamic studies for the Carnival Corporation fleet. Working alongside experienced engineers and specialists, you will build foundational expertise in the following areas:
- Maritime Simulator Operations
- Static and dynamic Mooring Analysis
- Hydrodynamic Flow Modelling
We are not looking for a fully developed specialist. We are looking for someone with sound engineering fundamentals from a relevant technical study background, strong analytical potential, curiosity, and a growth mindset, who is eager to develop expertise across multiple simulation disciplines.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare simulator exercises and operate Wartsila simulator software and data collection tools
- Prepare berth, vessel, and wave models for static and dynamic mooring analyses with Tension Technology International Optimoor and DHI MIKE Ports and Maritime software suites
- Conduct static and dynamic mooring analyses for Cruise ship Captains and Marine Pilots during simulation studies, and prepare technical reports afterwards
- Prepare 2d and 3d hydrodynamic flow models with DHI MIKE software suite, including the development of tidal current atlases
- Perform analysis and interpretation of metocean data, including tides, currents, and waves
Requirements & Experience
- Recent graduate or junior professional (MSc) with up to two years of relevant experience in coastal /ocean/civil engineering, hydrodynamics, or a closely related technical discipline
- Internship, research, or graduate project experience involving mooring analysis, numerical modelling, hydrodynamics, or coastal/ocean engineering is considered an advantage
Skills & Competencies
- Growth mindset, curiosity, and genuine eagerness to learn new disciplines and develop professionally within the simulation studies team
- Experience with Tension Technology International Optimoor software, DHI Ports and Maritime software suite, or similar engineering and analytical software is desirable
- Strong IT and coding literacy, including Python and advanced Microsoft Excel
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Why join CSMART?
At CSMART, you will work with advanced maritime simulation and engineering technologies and contribute to studies that support the operations of the Carnival Corporation fleet. You will learn across several civil, coastal and ocean engineering disciplines, collaborate with experienced specialists in an international and inclusive environment, and develop your career as your professional skills and competencies grow.
Interested in joining us? We'd love to hear from you. Please submit your application (motivation letter and CV) by 5 October 2026. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the vacancy may close earlier if we receive a strong pool of candidates.
Our selection process consists of two online interviews, followed by an in-person interview and assessment.
As this is a junior position based in the Netherlands, applicants must meet the applicable visa and right-to-work requirements. For more information on the Dutch Highly Skilled Migrant scheme, please visit the IND website.
Skills Required
- Recent graduate or junior professional with an MSc and up to two years of relevant experience
- Academic background in coastal, ocean, or civil engineering, hydrodynamics, or a closely related technical discipline
- Strong IT and coding literacy, including Python
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Internship, research, or graduate project experience involving mooring analysis, numerical modeling, hydrodynamics, or coastal/ocean engineering
- Experience with Tension Technology International Optimoor, DHI Ports and Maritime software, or similar engineering and analytical software
- Ability to meet applicable Netherlands visa and right-to-work requirements
What We Do
CCL Industries Inc. employs approximately 26,000 people operating 213 production facilities in 43 countries with corporate offices in Toronto, Canada, and Framingham, Massachusetts. CCL is the world’s largest converter of pressure sensitive and specialty extruded film materials for a wide range of decorative, instructional, functional and security applications for government institutions and large global customers in the consumer packaging, healthcare & chemicals, consumer electronic device and automotive markets. Extruded & laminated plastic tubes, aluminum aerosols & specialty bottles, folded instructional leaflets, precision decorated & die cut components, electronic displays, polymer bank note substrate and other complementary products and services are sold in parallel to specific end-use markets. Avery is the world’s largest supplier of labels, specialty converted media and software solutions for short-run digital printing applications for businesses and consumers available alongside complementary products sold through distributors, mass market stores and e-commerce retailers. Checkpoint is a leading developer of RF and RFID based technology systems for loss prevention and inventory management applications, including labeling and tagging solutions, for the retail and apparel industries worldwide. Innovia is a leading global producer of specialty, high-performance, multi-layer, surface-engineered films for label, packaging and security applications. The Company is partly backward integrated into materials science with capabilities in polymer extrusion, adhesive development, coating & lamination, surface engineering and metallurgy, deployed as needed across the four business segments.
