SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
Do you want to shape the digital and data backbone of an autonomous robotics solution?And help drive a more sustainable future at sea?
Then we want you on our Digital & Data team. We are looking for a Digital & Data Engineer who will play a key role in developing and scaling Jotun’s autonomous hull cleaning solution, addressing one of the maritime industry’s most pressing challenges: biofouling and fuel efficiency.
About Hull Skating Solutions (HSS)
Hull Skating Solutions is Jotun’s integrated robotics and digital offering for underwater hull inspection and cleaning. HSS is developed through close collaboration between Jotun, technology and robotics partners, and operates at the intersection of hardware, software, data, and maritime operations.
About Jotun
Jotun is a global leader in marine coatings and surface protection, with a long history of delivering disruptive innovations to the maritime industry. Building on decades of expertise in antifouling technology, HSS represents a new step forward, combining physical products with robotics and digital systems to deliver measurable operational and environmental impact.
The position will preferably be based at headquarters in Sandefjord, though other locations may be considered. For internal Jotun candidates, the role can either be remote from your home country or based in Norway on a local contract. Some travel (20–30 days per year) should be expected.
Main Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and maintenance of digital and data components of the Hull Skating Solutions platform, working across robotics operations, data pipelines, analytics, machine learning, and AI.
Focus on developing and applying advanced analytics and data science methods, supporting hull condition prediction and operational decision-making.
Implement and support data pipelines and services that ingest, process, and expose data from autonomous robots, sensors, inspections, and external maritime data sources.
Contribute to the use of Azure- and Snowflake-based cloud services to operationalize and expose analytics and data science methods consumed by internal tools, partner platforms, and customer-facing applications.
Work closely with robotics engineers, domain experts, and platform teams to contribute to effective integration between hardware, software, and data systems.
Participate in experimentation and prototyping of new digital capabilities, contributing to the evaluation of emerging technologies relevant to robotics, data, and AI.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the HSS digital and data stack, including code quality, documentation, and technical best practices.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER
Formal Qualifications
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in data science, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field.
Good programming skills, primarily in Python; experience developing production code is an advantage.
Experience or strong interest in data science, analytics, and machine learning, applied to real-world problems.
Familiarity with data pipelines and modern data stacks, or motivation to learn technologies such as Azure, Snowflake, APIs, and cloud-based services.
Fluent in English, written and spoken.
Comfortable working cross-functionally in technical environments, collaborating with robotics, software, and domain experts.
Personal competencies
Hull Skating Solutions is developed as a project-driven, cross-functional initiative, operating with a high degree of autonomy within Jotun, where initiative, ownership, and the ability to work independently are essential.
You will be expected to:
- Take ownership and initiative for assigned tasks, and be comfortable driving work forward with support and guidance when needed
- Work independently on tasks while seeking input and feedback from more experienced colleagues when needed.
- Collaborate closely with a small, highly skilled team across disciplines.
- Balance learning, experimentation, and delivery of production-ready solutions.
This role is well suited for data scientists or data engineers early in their career who want to develop hands-on experience working with robotics, data science, and production systems in a high-autonomy environment.
We offer:
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.
- Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies
- Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores
- A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self
- A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities
POSITION INFORMATION
Company:
Jotun A/S
Contract type:
Time Type:
Full time
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WHO WE ARE
Jotun has protected property for almost a century – from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. As one of the world's leading paints and coatings manufacturers, we combine high quality with creativity and innovations.
Jotun's global headquarters is located in Sandefjord, Norway. Here, Jotun Norway has 1000 employees working in state-of-the-art facilities covering services from local factory operations at Vindal to global product development in our new research and development centre at Sandefjord, one of Northern Europe's largest privately owned R&D centres. The administration centre for Europe and Central Asia is located in Sandefjord, together with our local Norwegian operations.
We provide various career opportunities in finance and administration, IT, sales and marketing, supply chain, engineering, technical, and research and development.
Jotun is committed to an ambitious growth strategy. We believe that the real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development driven by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.
Visit our Career Page to learn more about life at Jotun.
Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and a diversity of professions, genders, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures, etc. We are committed to representing the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.
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If you think this role is what you could do next, apply now!
