Summer Student - Maritime Structures

Are you ready to kickstart your career as a Summer Student in DNV Maritime Advisory next summer?

With 15.000 employees operating in over 100 countries, DNV is a leading expert in risk management and assurance. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

With almost 12,500 employees operating in over 100 countries, DNV is a leading expert in risk management and assurance. By leveraging our extensive experience and knowledge, we drive safety and sustainable performance forward, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions.

DNV Maritime Advisory is a global, independent business unit offering expert advice, consultancy, and products to the maritime industry. We help clients unlock the full potential of their assets and operations, contextualizing technical matters and business decisions to achieve optimal results. With 300 employees across 12 countries, Maritime Advisory combines deep expertise in decarbonization, digitalization, technical integrity, and risk and safety management to support customers in navigating transformations and ensuring safe, sustainable solutions. 

What to expect as a Summer Student in the Structures section in Maritime Advisory?

You will be part of a team of 20 talented engineers offering world class advisory services within structures for ships and the offshore industries.

The keyword for our section is FEM, finite element analysis, and we help our customers with the most difficult and non-standard deliveries in the industry - meaning our projects are unique and offer new learnings every time and throughout the career. You will be teamed up with our experts which are behind DNVs rule development, who are leading international committees and have years of experience on software, tools, and simulations.

Typical tasks as a Summer Student in Maritime Structures would be:

• FE analyses (GeniE, Abaqus)
• Fatigue analyses from full stochastic to prescriptive (FLS)
• Extreme response covering buckling, collision, and extreme loading (ULS and ALS)

We are leaders within the technical discipline of structural analyses in the maritime and offshore industry, covering complex assets such as cruise ships, LNG carriers, FPSOs and wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV). In the last years we have been leading the development of digital twins for structural condition monitoring and offering fully digital online services to our customers. We are one of the few workplaces where you directly can use and build on the knowledge from courses taught during your studies.
 

A summer job in Maritime Advisory at our head office in Høvik (outside Oslo) will consist of a combination of individual tasks and teamwork with other summer students, guided by technical experts. 

Please indicate your master program specialization and/or main area of study during the application process**.**   

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Responsibilities

Reasons to work with us

• Attractive rewards. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 6 weeks annual vacation, subsidised canteen, competitive pension, insurance, and parental leave agreement, in addition to a global profit share scheme. 
• Work/life balance. We offer flexible working hours and workplace, with focus on work/life balance for our employees.
• Supportive and caring culture. Our international culture embodies diverse colleagues who value teamwork and inclusion across business areas and borders. We offer opportunities for our employees to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community CONNECT, throws after-works and informal meetings all year long for you to join. 
• Career and development. DNV offers extensive possibilities to grow and develop your competencies and career ambitions. We have a strong company culture with emphasis on growth mindset, knowledge sharing, and professional and personal development.
• By joining DNV you become part of a world-leading company whose purpose is to safeguard life, property, and the environment. Our values “we care, we share, we dare” characterize how we work and behave towards each other and our customers. 
• Our Høvik office is located in beautiful surroundings by the sea and can offer access to sailboats, kayaks, tennis courts etc. We have more than 30 activity groups for you to join, as well as gym facilities and a kindergarten located on our premises. It is also worth noting that we offer free parking and shuttle buses to and from Skøyen, Lysaker and Sandvika.
   

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

Qualifications

Who are we looking for?

We are primarily seeking 3rd and 4th year students with relevant Master Program specialization in:

• Naval Architecture / Marine Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering / Construction
   

Interested? How to apply:

To be considered for this role, please ensure that you upload your CV, application letter, and grade transcripts in our application system. The CV and application letter must be submitted in English.

If you choose to apply for more than one role in DNV, please state your preference in your application letter.

Application deadline: October 16th 2026 at 23.59 CET. We will evaluate your application after the deadline and thank you for your patience.

Any questions? Please contact Astrid Holmsen Kjesbu, on +47 918 82 972.

We are looking forward to receive your application!

Please note: if you either decide to withdraw or want to make changes in your application, you will need to submit a whole new application with a new email address. Please have all documents ready before submitting your final application. Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices. About Maritime
We help enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of our customers in the global shipping industry, covering all vessel types and mobile offshore units. As a partner to industry, we offer services in testing, certification, training, and technical advisory through the energy value chain. That means we’re continually investing heavily into R&D for new services and solutions while proactively assessing what the industry needs today and tomorrow.