Technical Consultant Intern (Summer Trainee)

NAPA is the world’s leading software provider offering comprehensive 3D model-based ship design solutions. Our software helps clients design and build safe, efficient, and competitive vessels. Our customers include the world’s largest shipyards and engineering consultancies, as well as all leading classification societies. NAPA customers design more than 90% of the ships built each year.

In the United States, NAPA’s design customers include General Dynamics NASSCO, Fincantieri Marine Group, ABS, and Vard Marine Inc in addition to our academic partners at The University of Michigan, Texas A&M University, MIT, and the US Naval Academy. NAPA also serves the cruise industry from our Fort Lauderdale offices providing stability computers and damage control software to every ocean-going cruise ship operating out of US ports.

Here you can read more about NAPA Design Solutions' customers: https://www.napa.fi/software-and-services/ship-design/customers-and-stories/

About the role

This position is hired through NAPA Software USA and gives a U.S.-based university student direct exposure to NAPA’s global ship design software business. For most of the internship, you will be based at NAPA’s headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, working alongside the global Services team that supports NAPA customers worldwide. The role is coordinated jointly by NAPA USA and NAPA Finland, giving you first-hand insight into how a truly international, self-managed company operates.

The internship location is Helsinki, Finland. The internship will last approximately 10 to 12 weeks in Summer 2027. The schedule is full-time. The role is within NAPA Design Solutions, part of the global Services organization. The working language is English.

As a Technical Consultant Intern, you will serve as a supporting expert for NAPA’s ship design software. You will help customers solve real-world design challenges, contribute to training materials, and gain insight into how NAPA’s Sales and Software Development teams collaborate to build long-term customer partnerships.

What you’ll do

You will receive training on how to use NAPA effectively to support customers in the global shipbuilding and maritime industry with technical questions related to NAPA’s software. You will help create example ship models for demonstrations, training, and testing; contribute to training content; and, where appropriate, assist with user training on-site at various locations in Europe. You will also support the Software Development team with testing and quality feedback and work with Sales and Product teams to improve the customer experience.Location and logistics

Your home base will be NAPA’s Helsinki office, where you will work in a hybrid setting alongside a close-knit local team that is part of a global Services team of approximately 22 people across eight countries, with additional coordination with the NAPA USA office. Because the internship is based in Finland, you and NAPA will need to confirm your eligibility to work there for the internship period. NAPA will provide guidance on this process once an offer has been made.

Are you our ideal candidate?

You may be a strong fit if you:

• are a Junior or graduate student currently pursuing a BSc or MSc degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Ship Structures, or a related field with a target graduation date of May 2028;

• have a solid understanding of naval architecture, ship structures, or structural design

• communicate fluently in written and spoken English

• can work independently and as part of an international team.

It is a plus if you also have:

• familiarity with NAPA software or CAD/CAE tools such as AVEVA Marine, Cadmatic, or Ship Constructor

• basic programming skills, an interest in software development or testing, or curiosity about applying AI to service operations or data analysis.

What you’ll get

You will gain résumé-ready experience with a global leader in maritime software, support from a dedicated onboarding buddy who will introduce you to the NAPA way of working, deep exposure to ships and the maritime business, and the opportunity to work with a supportive international team.

You will also experience a unique combination of a U.S.-based hiring process with a Finland-based working experience. There is a possibility that traineeship will continue as a full-time hire after graduation in May 2028.

How to apply

We kindly ask you to send your application and CV to us as soon as possible (by clicking the "Apply for this job" button on the job ad page). The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate has been found.

NAPA as a company and as an employer

With over 35 years of operation, NAPA is a leading software and data services provider for ship design and operations to enable safe, sustainable, and future-proof maritime industry. Headquartered in Finland, NAPA employs 240 experts, combining expertise in naval architecture, fleet operations and digital services. NAPA operates globally, with a presence in Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, the USA, Germany, Greece, Romania and India.

With over 90% of new vessels built by NAPA customers, NAPA’s ship design software is the global de facto standard in shipbuilding. Furthermore, NAPA is a market leader in ship stability management and safety data services for passenger ships, and its cloud-based solutions for ship performance monitoring and voyage optimization support shipping’s decarbonization journey. For more information, visit www.napa.fi.

Meaningful work

We are proud to play our part in creating a sustainable world, and a career at NAPA means working with a purpose. We focus on building the best possible products for our customers, with whom we have close and long-lasting relationships. We protect the environment and human life at sea by powering safer and greener vessels with our technology.

NAPA way of working

At NAPA, we lead and manage the company together. We help and learn from each other, while making impactful decisions for a cleaner, safer maritime industry.

At its heart, our co-leadership philosophy is founded on trust. We trust that our people are smart enough that if they make a decision, having consulted the right people, it will be good for our company. And if it's not the right decision on that occasion, that's fine too. We trust that we'll make it right, learn from the decision, and grow as a company as a result.

Enjoy working together

...is one of our core values. Learning from and respecting each other provides a healthy and pleasant working environment. We, as NAPArians, share our knowledge and help each other when needed. NAPA has offices and customers around the world, and you will be able to meet people from many different cultures. We are a diverse team with a shared goal.

Read more about our values and culture: https://www.napa.fi/careers/