We are Helsinki Shipyard – celebrating 160 years of shipbuilding excellence. Since 1865, we have been designing, building, and commissioning tailor-made, high-class passenger vessels and icebreakers for extreme conditions. We proudly continue the legacy of Helsinki’s own Shipyard, right in the heart of Helsinki.

With us, you get to design and build the ships under one roof from start to finish, in close collaboration with our customers. Our specialty lies in vessels that operate on the polar seas, but we can build everything from smaller yachts to complex multi-purpose icebreakers. To provide you with some perspective, we've built 50% of the world's icebreakers - without us it would be hard to navigate in the icy seas!

Read more about the ice breaking vessels we have built here: https://helsinkishipyard.fi/products/icebreaking-vessels/

Since November 2023, Helsinki Shipyard has been part of the Canadian Davie group.

We are looking for a Hull Structural Designer (rule calculation) to join our competent design team.

In this role, you will be a key player for the structural and classification design in the yard's hull design department. Your main responsibility will be structural calculations according to class rules and classification drawings and documents.

Your work is independent, but you also need teamwork skills when working as a part of the hull design team, as well as the yard's extensive design organization.

Currently, we have 11 designers on the team, and we are growing. Around 2/3 of the team focuses more on basic design and calculations, and the other part focuses on production design and production support.

To succeed in this role, you need:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, for example in Naval architecture
• Experience in strength calculations and structural design, either from work or studies
• Proficiency with AutoCAD
• Good communication skills in English

Experience in structural drawings, Classification Society Rules, working with ship design and using Napa Designer and Napa Steel is seen as an advantage, but can also be learned in the role.

“The ship project takes from 2-3 years, and you can literally see the completion of the ship from plans to the finished ship ready for her maiden voyage outside one’s own window. It’s always a moving moment when a ship leaves for her home port”

- Mohamed Elameen, Ship Theory Engineer

What makes us a good choice?

🚢 Our designers participate in the whole process from drawing first drafts to collaboration with suppliers to the finished product. In the end, you get to see your handprint at one of our piers.

🚢 In our close-knit Design team of approximately 70 individuals, everyone is familiar with one another, and everyone has a mandate to make a true impact in the projects.

🚢 Environmental responsibility is a core value for us. As part of our commitment, we participate in joint Helsinki sea monitoring, where the quality and harmful substances in the water are monitored.

You can choose your primary office location between Helsinki Shipyard in the heart of Helsinki or our design office in the city center of Turku. Our team members work in a hybrid model both remotely and on-site at the office, depending on the tasks and project phase.

Continue our historical story with us! To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter no later than 26.2.2025. We’ll be conducting interviews throughout the application period, so don’t wait too long to apply!

Please note, applications are only accepted via Teamtailor.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Max Johansson, Head of Hull Structures Design via email max.johansson@helsinkishipyard.fi or phone +358 405337904.