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Do what you are passionate about.

At Ship Monitor by JDS you can turn your passion into impact. We believe that when people love what they do, great things happen – for our team, our customers, and the future we create together.

Where we are

JDS Ship Monitor is an agile scale-up based in beautiful City Rostock, Germany, with more than 100 years of combined experience in processing maritime motion data.

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Our Mission

To develop practical applications from innovative research. With passion, creativity, and scientific excellence, we build bridges between research and industry – and deliver solutions that create real added value.

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What we value most...

For us, attitude matters. Our values are more than just words – they form the foundation of our daily actions. They guide how we work together, make decisions, and shape the future – pragmatically, reliably, and fairly.

Employee Focus

Our people are at the heart of everything we do.
We create an environment built on open communication, fairness, and trust. Everyone should have the opportunity to grow personally and professionally – through targeted development, continuous learning, and true team spirit. Because success begins with people.

Foresight

We think about tomorrow, today.

Our decisions are made with a long-term and sustainable perspective. We act with responsibility and vision to create lasting value – for our company, our customers, and our environment.

Innovation

New ideas drive our progress.

We encourage creativity, courage, and openness to explore new paths. For us, innovation means finding practical, efficient, and forward-looking solutions – not to be different, but to be better.

Quality & Efficiency

We deliver on our promises – in the best possible way.

Our goal is excellence in everything we do. At the same time, we focus on efficient workflows and meaningful processes to use resources wisely and create reliability you can count on.

Economic Responsibility

Sustainable success through smart decisions.

We act with economic responsibility and foresight. For us, economic efficiency means ensuring steady and stable growth – with prudence, accountability, and a clear focus on long-term competitiveness.

View along a jetty stretching from the beach into the calm sea and towards the wide blue sky with clouds, symbolizing clear direction and room to grow.
View along a jetty stretching from the beach into the calm sea and towards the wide blue sky with clouds, symbolizing clear direction and room to grow.
View along a jetty stretching from the beach into the calm sea and towards the wide blue sky with clouds, symbolizing clear direction and room to grow.
View along a jetty stretching from the beach into the calm sea and towards the wide blue sky with clouds, symbolizing clear direction and room to grow.
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“Only those who put their heart into it can turn ideas into reality. We support your success.”

Anne Siebke – your contact for success, JDS

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Open Roles & Positions

Let’s innovate together.

YOU and your ideas matter.

Become part of a team that combines innovation with pragmatism and responsibility.

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