Project Engineer - Marine Vessel Design

Job Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead engineering and design activities for multiple vessel projects.

• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary engineers and designers.

• Develop resource-loaded project schedules and work plans.

• Ensure engineering tasks are properly resourced, sequenced, and completed on schedule.

• Coordinate engineering deliverables to support production, supply chain, and first-time quality.

• Identify, track, and manage project risks.

• Develop and manage budgets for multiple simultaneous engineering and design projects.

• Monitor engineering costs and use cost performance data to adjust schedules, resources, and priorities.

• Lead or coordinate project kickoff meetings and ongoing project collaboration.

• Coordinate with design, program management, production, and organizational leadership teams.

• Lead assigned design teams throughout the vessel design process.

• Ensure design issues are addressed promptly and projects remain on schedule.

• Ensure designs comply with contract requirements, specifications, classification society rules, regulations, and internal standards.

• Review and approve engineering design drawings for release.

• Identify incomplete work, discrepancies, and design issues and drive resolution.

• Identify and coordinate procurement requirements for long-lead materials.

• Ensure engineering schedules support material design, quoting, and ordering activities.

• Ensure accurate and timely transfer of Bill of Materials data to Supply Chain.

• Provide engineering support throughout vessel production.

• Support resolution of production-related engineering issues.

• Coordinate engineering support for trials, testing, project closeout, and vessel delivery.

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement new engineering processes and procedures.

• Develop continuous improvement initiatives across design, production support, and project engineering.

• Contribute to engineering leadership and organizational development.

• Coach, mentor, and develop junior engineering and design personnel toward technical expertise and future leadership.

Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

• Minimum 7 years of experience in the marine industry.

• Specific experience designing and/or producing vessels under 150 feet.

• Minimum 5 years of Project Engineering or Project Management experience.

• Working knowledge of designing vessels for production.

• Strong understanding of aluminum vessel design and construction.

• Knowledge of vessel structures, electrical systems, mechanical systems, aluminum fabrication, manufacturing, and production.

• Familiarity with classification society rules and requirements, including ABS, DNV, and USCG.

• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.

• Experience with project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and cost management.

• Experience supporting vessel production and engineering issue resolution.

• Experience with continuous process improvement and engineering process development.

• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Rhino, SolidWorks, and ShipConstructor.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Project, and Outlook.

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