Senior Engineer, Mechanical Mission Systems

Reporting to the Manager Mechanical Engineering the Senior Engineer Mechanical is responsible for participating in all phases of new construction design projects including requirements decomposition design preparations supporting analysis material selection and specification engineering execution and engineering close-out activities.

This role is also responsible for liaison with internal and external partner design teams and the project technical client to ensure that the marine systems design integrate with other interfacing systems and are produced in accordance with the requirements current equipment information and the production design standards and procedures.

Note: Due to business needs this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton Avenue North Vancouver.

What youll do

• Provides guidance and oversight to other junior and intermediate engineers designers or subcontractors.

• Develops reviews and approves requirements specifications and design documents to achieve customer Classification Society and regulatory approval.

• Perform audits of junior and intermediate engineers work to ensure they are following the mechanical engineering department policies and procedures.

• Supports the mechanical engineering manager in development of mechanical engineering department policies and procedures.

• Leads by example by performing tasks beyond their job description when requested by their manager and taking ownership of assignments and seeing them through to final implementation.

• Represents the company to industry to continue to build Seaspans reputation.

• Reports technical risk and develops mitigation strategies.

• Provide direction to suppliers and subcontractors related to the Marine Systems design to achieve contract cost and schedule performance.

• Performs and reviews and approves internal and third-party calculations to validate the system design and compliance with customer Classification Society and regulatory requirements.

• Generates reviews and approves equipment purchase specifications.

• Reviews vendor information about the customer Classification Society and regulatory requirements.

• Proactively ensures the design tasks are conducted in partnership with other engineering disciplines and ensuring good communication of design interfaces with other teams.

• Develops and manages the Bill of Materials associated with specific systems.

• Develops the maturity of parts associated with the Bill of Materials.

• Provides guidance and oversight to other junior and intermediate engineers designers or subcontractors.

• Develops reviews and approves requirements specifications and design documents to achieve customer Classification Society and regulatory approval.

• Perform audits of junior and intermediate engineers work to ensure they are following the mechanical engineering department policies and procedures.

What youll bring

• Bachelors degree in mechanical systems or mechanical engineering is required.

• . designation is required.

• Minimum 10 years post-secondary experience working in the Mechanical Systems or Mechanical Engineering disciplines with focus on lifting appliances launch and recover systems winches and other scientific equipment hydraulic systems.

• Previous Shipyard experience in New Ship Construction is considered an asset.

• Experience working with a diverse integrated project team is considered an asset.

• Analytical skills to gather and analyze/synthesize data confirming its accuracy and adequacy as a key part of the collective analysis/synthesis process.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently to develop solutions to technical problems.

• Experiencecompletingschematic design(ex. process flow) and supporting calculations.

• Knowledge & familiarity with piping and machineryspecifications.

• Technical writing skillsincludingthe ability to produce and present clear detailed written technical specifications procedures and reports.

• Knowledge of MRPpurchasingand management systems is preferred.

• UnderstandingShip Constructor CADMATICand ACAD software document controlsystemsand databases.

• Ability to work effectively across a multi-disciplined team.

• Critical thinkers with the ability to analyze change requests projects and designs toanticipateschedule or budget risk.

• Ability to workwithout supervision andprovidetechnical guidance ontestingevaluatingand improving engineering outcomes.

• Organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Committed to a high standard of safety and able to follow all safety laws and all the employers safety policies and rules.

• Proficient computer skills. Working knowledge of basic Microsoft Office 2010 software suite (Excel Outlook Word PowerPoint).

Why youll love working here

• This is a full-time permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching this role provides you with a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidates experience.
• We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy speech therapy mental health coverage physiotherapy and more) dental care vision care life insurance medical leave coverage parental leave coverage $500 personal spending account and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Free on-site gym.
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick-up and drop-off points around North Vancouver.

The estimated salary for this position is $119700 - $146300. In determining final salary Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidates skills and experience the positions location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Companys sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

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