Career at seatools
Serious challenges, ingenious solutions
Seatools is a hardcore technology company that sets the stage for tech-savvy people
Seatools executes highly complex, one-off projects from their outset to full completion. This means our engineers do not only develop and design a concept, but also see it realized. No one project is the same, and every day comes with new, intricate challenges that demand close collaboration, ingenuity, and a multidisciplinary approach. Seatools employees work in a time-pressured environment, carry high levels of individual responsibility, and on an intellectual level, are challenged to their core. They are not afraid to explore unknown territory – and leave existing paradigms behind. Every day anew.
The talent vested in Seatools employees is expressed in trailblazing innovation, extremely short lead times, and genuine solutions that solve our customers’ highly complex problems. Seatools employees spend their time working on technology – not on sideshows.
- Company core business
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- Development and realization of custom-built subsea technology
- Number of employees
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- 60
- Company culture
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- Centered on innovation: Seatools devises innovative solutions for customers who face profoundly intricate problems.
- Collaborative: Projects are executed in small, dedicated, and interdisciplinary project teams, which cooperate efficiently and facilitate the delivery of custom-built solutions.
- Informal: At Seatools, all employees work closely together. Little hierarchy exists; your colleagues and the management are easily approached.
Why join Seatools
- A hardcore technology company
With a strong focus on technology, Seatools engineers work on high-tech solutions and enjoy a minimum of distractions.
- See your designs realized
Because Seatools develops and manufactures concepts, engineers do not only draw designs – they also get to see their designs realized.
- Work on a highly diverse project portfolio
Engineers work on a strongly diverse number of projects and new, innovative technologies all year round.
- Open minds, open culture
Seatools foster an open-minded culture where collaboration, flexibility, the absence of hierarchy, and informal dialog prevail.
- Push the boundaries of the possible
We work at the forefront of what is possible, explore new paths, and use and apply innovative technologies. We solve challenges every day.
- Get responsibility
Because we execute large-scale projects with a small team, your contribution is counted on and makes a significant difference.
- A people-centric enterprise
Our people make the difference. They enjoy a good work-life balance and attractive terms of employment.
- Be part of a multidisciplinary team
Our employees are all-round engineers who continuously expand their horizons as they get exposed to a variety of disciplines.
At Seatools, no one project is the same. Every day comes with new, intricate challenges that demand close collaboration, ingenuity, and a multidisciplinary outlook.
Job areas
Mechanical design
At Seatools, mechanical design engineers play a critical role. In part because appropriate mechanical designs heavily influence a solution’s durability and mechanical features. More importantly, because our clients require ingenious but simple mechanical designs that cut costs and increase reliability. As such, the activities at this department range from a conceptual design during the quotation phase or a feasibility study, to the performance of FMEA studies, through to detailed engineering work on production drawings.
Software engineering
Our software engineering department finds itself at the crossroads of the mechanics, hydraulics, and electronics departments. Many of our fully automated solutions require intensive interaction with the R&D department. At the software engineering department, a multidisciplinary perspective is key. Engineers’ activities vary widely: from the creation of a simple driver to software for a complex, highly automated ROV, to the commissioning of a monitoring system on the other side of the world.
Research and development
Our R&D department tests new components, principles, and technologies for suitability, reliability, and performance. An important activity of the R&D department is to execute highly advanced simulations of systems under development – a specialism that Seatools is known for in the industry. Because our R&D department is able to simulate the real-life behavior of concepts, we know exactly how well a system will perform once it has been manufactured and can pre-tune its control system ahead of time.
Assembly, testing, and commissioning
Although primarily concerned with the assembly, testing, and commissioning of machines, this department is involved from the design stage until the completion of commissioning. During design reviews, for example, engineers give feedback on designs, their practical feasibility, the use of materials, and other decisions that have been taken by participating departments. Beyond assembly and testing, our engineers are seen in the field, where they commission Seatools solutions across the globe.
Electronics engineering
Seatools’ electronics department is charged with the electronic design of our solutions, the procurement of required materials, and the construction and assembly of electronic systems. Our engineers perform a strongly varying set of tasks: from wiring a complex ROV one week, to commissioning a solution the next. While our engineers primarily discharge their duties at our office in Numansdorp, at times the commissioning, maintenance, and repair of our systems takes them halfway around the world.
Project management
Project managers at Seatools oversee projects and the contributions of the departments involved in a project. They are responsible for the timely completion of a project, according to specifications and within budget. Because of the innovative character of the solutions that we develop, project management at Seatools makes for a strenuous challenge: you never know what obstacles emerge during the development and manufacturing of a new technology, and how to count for obstacles in the planning and budget.
Marketing & sales
In its aim to create value for Seatools clients, our sales and marketing department first and foremost listens to clients with great care, and tries to understand the problem our client encountered. A problem is then thoroughly examined, and presented to the various departments in order to conceive of a solution that solves the problem. The role of our sales and marketing specialists is to turn a highly technical solution into an attractive client proposal.
Procurement
The involvement of Seatools’ procurement department is centered on the early stages of a project. During the engineering process, procurement will interact with the mechanical design department about component requirements and specifications. The department also verifies a mechanical design’s feasibility from a manufacturing standpoint and whether a design stays within budget. Seatools’ procurement department maintains relationships with suppliers, aims to identify solutions with suppliers, monitors progress, and verifies the quality of procured items upon arrival in Numansdorp.
Finance and administration
The main role of Seatools’ financial department is to manage costs and provide insight in the financial status of the company and its projects. With a number of cash flows traversing the company at a given point in time, creating and updating dashboards that provide real clarity is the department’s biggest challenge. As much as the financial administration does not directly contribute to Seatools’ end products – it performs a strongly supportive role that our engineers could not do without. As such, it is as important a part of Seatools as any other discipline.
Our work
Our past achievements – your future challenges
February 2020 – CT umbilical winch – van oord
Design and delivery of CT umbilical winch for 1800 kW subsea trenching vehicle.
May 2019 – Pre-piling template – GeoSea
Instrumentation, control system, and hydraulics for a pre-piling template.
December 2018 – Introduction Carrera E MFE spread
Seatools introduces game-changing Carrera E precision flow excavation spread.
October 2018 – Subsea mining vehicle equipment – GSR
Design and delivery of electronics, instrumentation, and hydraulics for pioneering subsea mining vehicle.
July 2018 – Remote Offshore Monitoring System – TOC
Design and delivery of offshore remote monitoring system for first-ever ocean cleanup system.
February 2018 – Anode Cage Installation AID – GeoSea
Design and delivery of tool that facilitates efficient installation of anode cages on monopiles.
March 2017 – Pile Installation Frame – Seaway Heavy Lifting
Instrumentation, control system, and hydraulics for pre-piling template PIF.
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June 2016 – Fall pipe ROV 7 – Van Oord
Our latest fall pipe ROV with a highly redundant system architecture that achieves the highest possible redundancy levels.
May 2015 – FPSO mooring monitoring – BWO
Submerged monitoring system that facilitates reliable monitoring of FPSO anchor chain conditions.
April 2015 – FPROV simulator – Tree-C
Delivery of highly realistic FPROV simulator that facilitates effective operator training.
November 2014 – All-electric diamond wire subsea saw – 1Diamond
Advanced subsea diamond wire saw designed to cut anything in emergency situations.
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May 2013 – Ultra-long lifetime prototype compensator – Siemens AS
Subsea pressure compensator with a MTTF of more than 20 years.
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2012 – Two fall pipe ROVs – Jan de Nul
Delivery of two fall pipe ROVs for precision rock-dumping.
May 2012 – Subsea power pack – Boskalis
Delivery of rugged subsea power pack to control the relief valve on dredger suction tube.
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August 2011 – “Rockpiper” FPROV – Boskalis
Delivery of highly innovative FPROV for precision rock-dumping executed with integrated survey ROV that facilitates vessel time reduction.
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December 2010 – FPROV “Flintstone” – DEME
Delivery of fall pipe ROV “Flintstone” with integrated mass flow excavator.
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May 2009 – FPROV “La Boudeuse” – Jan de Nul
Delivery of compact and mobile fall pipe ROV system “La Boudeuse”.
June 2008 – ROV 6 – Van Oord
Delivery of fall pipe ROV 6 for precision subsea rock installation.
November 2007 – Tunnel segment measurement system – Strukton
Developed and delivered a survey grade taut wire system that facilitates reliable immersed tunnel segment positioning operations.
April 2007 – Fall pipe ROV – Van Oord
Seatools delivers its first fall pipe ROV system to Van Oord: “ROV 5”.
August 2006 – Pipeline trencher “Arthropod 600” – MRTS
Innovative pipeline trencher that incorporates a high level of trenching automation.
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March 2005 – OAS control system – Offshore solutions
Delivery of control system for the first successful heave-compensated gangway in the offshore industry.
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October 2004 – Levelling sensor system – Heerema Marine Contractors
Delivery of highly accurate levelling system for the installation of an offshore compliant tower offshore West Africa.
October 2003 – ROCM – DCN
Delivery of a remotely operated cleaning machine for effective cleaning of power plant cooling water intakes.
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April 2003 – DredgeMate®
Introduction of the highly successful DredgeMate® dredging visualisation systems.
September 2002 – Carrera 4 mass flow excavator – Oceanteam A/S
Delivery of innovative MFE tool with dedicated LARS that is capable of excavating various soil conditions.
August 2002 – ROHP II – Dutch North Sea Directorate
Seatools delivers its first inspection ROV: the multipurpose ROHP II.
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November 2001 – Deep-water excavation grab – Deeprock
Delivery of a 400kW ROV that operates and positions a clamshell for a high-volume deep-water dredging.
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August 2001 – Control and automation system for chain saw – Smit Salvage
Designed and built control and automation system for chain saw system in less than two months. System was deployed for salvage of the Russian submarine “Kursk.”
June 2000 – “Jetting Bull” cable trencher – Van Oord ACZ
June 2000 – First large contract signed: “Jetting Bull” cable trencher for Van Oord ACZ
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August 1999 – Seatools founded
Seatools founded by a team of subsea engineering specialists.
MEET YOUR COLLEAGUES
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- Job title
- Manager Mechanical Design Department
- Working since
- February 2017
Working at Seatools puts your creativity and contribution to the test. The challenges we face require creative and out-of-the-box thinking: we invent new approaches, or combine existing ones in a new way. Solving a complex challenge with a simple but effective solution is very satisfactory, especially when you see your design realized and operational in the field.
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- Job title
- Senior Project Manager
- Working since
- September 2000
Realizing an ROV with 200 employees is no unusual thing to do. Executing the same project with just 60 team members creates an enormous challenge. It’s illustrative of the significant individual responsibility that Seatools employees carry. Combined with the highly diverse projects that result from client needs and wishes, makes Seatools a very attractive employer.
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- Job title
- Software Engineer
- Working since
- August 2009
As a software engineer at Seatools I employ a highly diverse set of tools: from the development of low-level drivers (in C or C++) for real-time systems to the development of automation software with Simulink. My involvement from beginning to end sets me up for highly dynamic work days: I contribute from the quotation phase through to aftersales service.
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- Manager Electronics department
- Working since
- January 2000
Because Seatools takes on every part of the trajectory between design and aftersales service, our work is highly dynamic. Feedback, knowledge transfer, and an open mind constantly push our team to the next level and create a very pleasant and cooperative atmosphere. At Seatools, we esteem one another. It’s a big personal driver for me.
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- Sales Manager
- Working since
- November 2016
Every day I experience our client challenges and collaborate closely with various disciplines in order to provide the right solution for these challenges. Based on our in-house knowledge, creativity, and initiative, I contribute to solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations time and again.