Summer student 2027 - Maritime Data Management

Are you ready to kick-start your career as a Summer Student in Maritime Technical Support 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.

Register and Data Management team, part of Technical Support – Ship Classification,

Technical Support in Ship Classification provides global support and governance to all DNV regions in the daily operation and survey of vessels. Technical Support has offices in Høvik, Hamburg, Greece, Houston, and Singapore. Together, we cover all technical disciplines relevant to vessels in operation and their needs. With these units strategically located around the world, we are able to provide 24/7 support to our customers through Remote Surveys and the DATE® (Direct Access to Technical Experts) service.

The Register & Data Management team protects and improves critical vessel and classification data used across DNV’s maritime services. We are changing how we work, moving from correcting individual data issues towards preventing them. By combining maritime expertise, data analysis and digital tools, we identify recurring problems, capture expert knowledge and improve data quality at scale.

What would your summer with Register and Data Management look like?

As a summer student based at DNV's headquarters in Høvik, you will

• work alongside subject matter experts, data analysts and improvement specialists to solve real operational challenges
• help investigate data quality issues, capture and structure expert knowledge
• analyze data and turn findings into practical improvements

• Your work will contribute directly to better data quality and more proactive ways of working in DNV Maritime.
• Reasons to work with us

• Valuable and real-life experience through our projects
• Meet other young professionals through established networks and informal events
• Opportunity to build a professional network
• Well-equipped exercise center (Høvik)
• 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!

Who are we looking for?

• Motivated students who want to contribute to the digital transformation of the maritime industry.
• Curious and proactive people who enjoy learning from experts and turning knowledge into practical improvements.
• Strong communicators who are comfortable working with colleagues from different disciplines.
• Analytical problem-solvers who enjoy investigating complex challenges and finding patterns in data.
• Team players who can also take ownership of their own work.
• Students who are comfortable working with data and digital tools. Experience with Power BI, SQL, data analytics or data management tools is an advantage, but not essential.

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

• Naval Architecture or Marine Technology
• Computer Science or Information Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cybernetics or Robotics
• Physics or Mathematics
• Industrial Economics
• Data Science or Data Analytics

Interested? How to apply

To be considered for this role, please register your CV, application letter, and grade transcripts in our application tracking system (Oracle) electronically. All documents should be in English, if possible. If you choose to apply for more than one role in DNV, please state your preference in the application letter.

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.

Application deadline: 16.10.2026. We will evaluate your application after the deadline.

Any questions? Please contact Thomas Grafton: send an SMS to +47 47622073 and we can schedule a call.

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