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It is the benchmark in standard cutter suction dredgers and one of the most iconic products in the dredging industry. Built on decades of experience, Beaver® stands for quality, reliability, innovation and standardisation.\nWe are looking for an experienced Product Specialist Beaver who will take technical ownership of this unique product line and act as the crucial link between Product Management and Engineering.\nYour role\nAs Product Specialist, you are the technical expert for the Beaver® series. You safeguard the technical product definition and ensure the controlled development and continuous improvement of the product.\nYou look beyond individual engineering disciplines and understand how technical decisions impact the complete product, from engineering and production to procurement, services and lifecycle costs.\nYou will:\nOwn and maintain technical product specifications, standard options and product documentation.\nSafeguard the Beaver standard throughout concept, basic and detail engineering.\nTranslate product requirements into technical specifications and engineering work packages.\nSupport the Product Manager and act as a technical sparring partner for Engineering.\nConnect Engineering with Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Services and Quality.\nManage and prioritise the technical improvement backlog and logbook.\nLead technical product modifications from analysis and engineering through design review and implementation.\nAssess technical changes on safety, performance, quality, manufacturability, maintainability, cost, standardisation and modularity.\nEnsure improvements and lessons learned are incorporated into the product standard.\nProactively safeguard and develop company-wide knowledge of the Beaver series.\nYour profile\nWe are looking for someone with strong technical expertise and a true product mindset.\nYou bring:\nA technical bachelor's degree.\nAt least 4 years of relevant engineering experience.\nExperience with dredging-related products or equipment. This is essential.\nExperience in both basic and detail engineering.\nThe ability to oversee multidisciplinary technical challenges and see the bigger picture.\nA strong understanding of standardisation, product structures and technical documentation.\nA proactive, structured and hands-on approach.\nStrong communication skills and the confidence to challenge technical decisions and bring different disciplines together.\nAnd perhaps most importantly: when someone starts talking about Beavers, technology and dredging, your eyes light up.\nWhy this role?\nAs Product Specialist Beaver, you work at the intersection of product strategy, engineering and operations. 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