Maritime careers you might not know exist

Designs, operates and maintains propulsion, power and auxiliary systems on vessels and offshore assets.

"The engine room is loud, hot and fascinating — and you're the one who keeps everything running."

Defines hull form, stability, structure and performance of ships and floating structures.

"Seeing a hull I drew become a real ship still gives me goosebumps."

Installs, inspects and services turbines at sea, working from SOVs and crew transfer vessels.

"Two weeks on, two weeks off — and the view from 100 metres up is unbeatable."

Engineers foundations, cables and turbine systems for fixed and floating wind farms.

"I came from onshore grids — my skills transferred almost one to one."

Joins and fabricates steel and aluminium structures for hulls, blocks and offshore modules.

"Watching a ship you welded leave the dock — nothing beats that."

Designs power distribution, battery systems and automation for electric and hybrid vessels.

"Electric ferries are real now, and I help design their batteries."

Coordinates engineering, procurement and construction across newbuild and offshore projects.

"A cruise ship is a floating city; coordinating it is a giant puzzle I love."

Navigates the vessel, manages cargo operations and leads the bridge watch.

"The bridge at night is the most peaceful office in the world."

Builds stowage plans balancing stability, port rotation and terminal productivity.

"I play Tetris with 20,000 containers — and it really matters."

Drives fuel transition, emissions accounting and EU ETS / FuelEU compliance.

"Shipping is a huge climate lever. My work actually moves the needle."

Builds data pipelines and digital twins for fleets, ports and autonomous systems.

"We're teaching ships to see. It's the most exciting tech job I know."

Creates accommodation, public spaces and superyacht interiors under maritime regulation.

"I design spaces that move across oceans — a unique creative challenge."

Flies and maintains remotely operated vehicles for subsea inspection, construction and survey.

"The control container is my cockpit — and the seabed is my office."

Operates uncrewed surface vessels and drones from remote operations centres for survey and inspection.

"Same sea, no seasickness — I operate the boat from shore."

Maps the seabed with sonar, LiDAR and positioning systems for ports, cables and wind farms.

"I'm drawing the map of a world nobody can see."

Boards incoming ships and guides them safely through busy port approaches and rivers.

"Climbing a rope ladder onto a 400m ship at night never gets old."

Runs dredging vessels and equipment for land reclamation, port deepening and coastal defence.

"We build the Netherlands — and half the world's ports."