Engineer: Kongsberg Maritime, Norway

Contributed by: Morten Breivik, morten.breivik@kongsberg.com

Principal Engineers in Applied Maritime Cybernetics

The Offshore division of Kongsberg Maritime is a leading provider of dynamic positioning, navigation and automation products. We have a proud and successful history within our product areas which is tightly linked to our strong in-house competence in applied maritime cybernetics. Know-how in matters of modeling, estimation and control have been fundamental to our competitive edge.

In order to further strengthen our ability to innovate we have recently established a dedicated Cybernetics R&D Group with the aim of building up a world-leading professional community in applied maritime cybernetics. We are therefore currently looking for several ambitious and talented professionals to join our team, see also

www.km.kongsberg.com/ks/web/nokbg0238.nsf/0/DEDAB2A5E1391F4AC12579D0002CB585.

The ideal candidate has a PhD or MSc degree in one of the following fields:

• Nonlinear, adaptive, hybrid, fault-tolerant or model-predictive control methods

• Hydrodynamic modeling and simulation

• Nonlinear estimation and navigation methods

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning

• Software architecture and real-time systems

We consider an optimal team to consist of both practically-oriented and theoretically-inclined people, who are enthusiastic and creative individuals with a strong passion for challenges in applied cybernetics.

Do you want to join us?

Work tasks:

• Developing advanced technology solutions for challenging maritime applications

• Participating in cross-disciplinary R&D projects in applied cybernetics

• Collaborating with professionals at leading universities and research institutions

Desired qualifications:

• PhD or MSc degree in relevant fields

• Experience with Matlab/Simulink and C/C++ programming

• Strong interest in maritime applications of cybernetics

• Enthusiastic, self-propelled, creative and team-oriented

• Good communication skills in English, both verbally and written

We can offer:

• Unique R&D challenges and possibilities

• A team of enthusiastic and highly qualified colleagues

• Competitive salary and working conditions

You can apply for the available positions by visiting the KONGSBERG career pages

at www.kongsberg.com/careers before 19. April 2012, reference number (KMC-12/048).