Project engineer maritime systems

Job description

As Project engineer Systems you are responsible for the initial setup of all Marine Systems on board the yacht, such as HVAC, AC, technical areas, engine room.

As a Mechanical Project Engineer you are part of an interdisciplinary project team that is jointly responsible for a perfect end result in the field of Marine Systems on board. As a PE you represent the Mechanical discipline, you coordinate activities and you guide the Mechanical Engineer(s) in your project on the shop floor.

You ensure clear communication and you ensure the correct processing of all information and specifications in the drawings. The PE is responsible for the technical assessment from its own discipline in connection with manufacturability and feasibility, all this in coordination with the other disciplines and external parties. You are responsible for checking the working drawings before they go to the construction site and/or inspection authorities

The main activities of the department are:

Setting up technical rooms of which the engine room, the beating heart of the yacht, is the most important;

Designing the HVAC systems, including the layout of AC rooms and the basic routing of ducts to the accommodation. All this ensures a pleasant climate on board;

Engineering the onboard systems so that all fluids go where they belong as well as integrating the cableways.

To be able to properly engineer all this, it is very important that you coordinate your work intensively with the other disciplines that work on the yacht.

Within the project team you act as a source of information for your colleagues and you coach them by means of advice or instructions. You report the project progress to the Project Manager Design for one or more construction numbers you are working on. You do this in consultation with and supporting the Principal Project Engineer of your discipline. You also report hierarchically for quality and standards to the Engineering Manager of your discipline.