NAPA Design Solutions is looking for a Technical Consultant Trainee who is eager to learn and support our team in assisting both existing and new Naval Architecture customers. You will be exposed to real industry challenges and gain hands‑on experience in the global shipbuilding and maritime sector.
The role and your team
You are a member of the NAPA Design Solutions Europe Services team, which is part of the amazing global Services team. All team members are Naval Architects and/or Structural Designers by education and thus have an excellent understanding of our customers’ problems and needs.
As a Technical Consultant Trainee, you will assist in providing technical support for NAPA’s ship design software solutions. Under the guidance of senior team members, you will help research answers to customer questions, learn how to troubleshoot ship‑design‑related issues, and contribute to internal knowledge-building. You will also support the creation of training materials and gradually participate in user training sessions at NAPA’s or customers’ offices. To ensure the best possible service for our customers and maintain strong long-term relationships, you will collaborate closely with the Sales and Software Development teams.
You can read more about our customers here: https://www.napa.fi/software-and-services/ship-design/customers-and-stories/
The role is fixed-term and full-time, and your home base can be our office in Galati, Romania, or you can work in hybrid mode.
Are you our ideal candidate?
You could be a good fit for this role if you are:
A 3rd- or 4th-year student in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or another relevant engineering field
Interested in ship design, structural design, or engineering software tools
Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with other team members
It would be beneficial if you also had:
A basic understanding of ship structures or related engineering concepts
Familiarity with CAD/CAE tools such as NAPA Steel, AVEVA Marine, or Cadmatic (not mandatory)
Curiosity about Finite Element Analyses and willingness to learn
Basic programming or scripting skills
Interest in how AI can support engineering or data analysis tasks
We hope you also have excellent communication and teaching skills and that you take initiative and assume responsibility for your work. At NAPA, our working language is English, so you must have fluent written and spoken English skills.
NAPA as an employer
Meaningful work
We are proud to play our part in creating a sustainable world, and a career at NAPA means working with a purpose. We focus on building the best possible products for our customers, with whom we have close and long-lasting relationships. We protect the environment and human life at sea by powering safer and greener vessels with our technology.
NAPA way of working
At NAPA, you’re self-managed. The core of our self-management philosophy is trust. We trust that our employees make the right decisions and take care of their personal growth. We provide several opportunities for that, and everyone can manage their own working time. You can work at the office, from home or even while abroad.
Enjoy working together
...is one of our core values. Learning from and respecting each other provides a healthy and pleasant working environment. We, as NAPArians, share our knowledge and help each other when needed. NAPA has offices and customers around the world, and you will be able to meet people from many different cultures. We are a diverse team with a shared goal.
Read more about our values and culture: https://www.napa.fi/careers/
Ready to get on board and join the NAPA crew?
We kindly ask you to send your application and CV to us as soon as possible. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate has been found.
For more information about the role, please contact Tapio Seppälä by email: tapio.seppala@napa.fi.
With over 35 years of operation, NAPA is a leading maritime software and data services provider for ship design and operations to enable safe, sustainable, and future-proof maritime industry. Headquartered in Finland, NAPA employs 230 people in the fields of naval architecture, shipping and information technology, operating globally in eleven countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
NAPA software is used by shipyards, ship owners, designers, classification societies, research institutes, authorities and consultancies around the world. To date, NAPA has 420 user organizations for its design solutions, nearly 3,000 installations onboard vessels and a growing number of subscribers for its cloud-based fleet services.
