We are looking for an Engineer to join our team for a fixed-term employment. Ready to take on a new challenge this summer and push boundaries together with us?

Njord Survey was founded in 2015 with the ambition and purpose of bringing cost effective solutions to the offshore survey industry. We offer high quality hydrographic and geophysical surveys for navigation, dredging operations, charting, marine construction for renewable energy and more.

Njord Survey is currently in an exciting phase of growth, and we recently reached 115 dedicated employees offering customized solutions for project specific requirements and client needs. We offer opportunities for personal development in a dynamic environment.

Scope of work:

We have a fixed-term position (vikariat) available as Engineer on our vessels Northern Storm and Northern Gale from June to August 2026, covering for employees who will be on leave.

The position includes travels in Europe and a chance to experience new places. We are proud to be using the latest technology to deliver high quality products to our clients. We collaborate with world leading tech companies such as Kongsberg, Volvo Penta, Humphree and Seakeeper to continuously optimize our vessels.

Who we are looking for:

We believe that you will succeed in this position if you have previous boat experience, prefer a variation in work tasks, enjoy travelling and to see new places. Since only one engineer is on duty at a time, it’s important that you are confident in independent troubleshooting of machine equipment and take initiative to come up with creative solutions. A genuine interest in technology is important for our success.

Requirements:

• STCW Engine Certificate

• A valid basic safety certificate (STCW)

• EU citizenship or a valid EU work permit

• Practical offshore experience of technical systems and machinery

• An interest for technical solutions

• The ability to communicate on a professional proficiency level in English. 

Merits (not required):

• Experience from the offshore survey industry

• Experience from diverse vessels with different technical set-ups

• Completed the program of Engine officer class VII (Maskinbefäl klass VII) and/or the program of Marine Engineer, Machine class V (Sjöingenjörsexamen)

• The ability to communicate on a professional proficiency level in Swedish

Location: Offshore

Application and our recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of several evaluation steps to ensure a qualitative process. First a phone interview for us to learn more about your ambitions and for you to get to know Njord our offers better Survey and, followed by online tests and a competence-based interview with the Technical Superintendent. The aim of the process is for you to learn about the content of the role and for us to evaluate if you have the right profile for the position. You can read more about our recruitment process at the career page here.

Feel free to hand in your application in Swedish or English.

The application will be open until the 29th of March 2026. Please note that candidate selection is ongoing, so submit your application as soon as possible.

Please let us know if you have any questions along the way. We are looking forward to read you application!