Intern Structural Engineer

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About Us: SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose Topic: Performance Assessment and Optimization of Girder-to-Plate Structural Connections

As part of this internship, you will assess and compare the structural performance of typical girder-to-plate connection details used in floating offshore units and other welded steel structures.

6 months internship, based in Monaco Responsibilities

• Assess how geometry, welding configuration, alignment, and local reinforcement influence load transfer, stress concentration, fatigue resistance, and tolerance to fabrication defects.
• Compare different connection arrangements and evaluate their performance under static and cyclic loading conditions.
• Investigate the influence of initial weld defects and cracks on structural behavior.
• Evaluate connection details considering static strength, fatigue life, crack initiation, crack propagation, and resistance to unstable fracture.
• Assess and compare the structural performance of typical girder-to-plate connection details using static, fatigue, and fracture mechanics criteria.
• Develop and use advanced finite element models to support the analyses.

Education

• Currently enrolled in a Master's degree program in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Interest in structural mechanics, welded steel structures, and offshore engineering.
• Basic knowledge of finite element modelling.
• Familiarity with Advanced Finite Element Modelling, Codes & Standards, and FEMAP/Nastran is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills in English.

GENERAL INFORMATION SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

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