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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.
Job Responsibility:
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 Seaspan’s 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
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical systems or mechanical engineering is required
P.Eng. 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
Analytical skills to gather and analyze/synthesize data
Demonstrated ability to work independently to develop solutions to technical problems
Experience completing schematic design (ex. process flow) and supporting calculations
Knowledge & familiarity with piping and machinery specifications
Technical writing skills including the ability to produce and present clear, detailed written technical specifications, procedures, and reports
Understanding Ship Constructor, CADMATIC and ACAD software, document control systems and databases
Ability to work effectively across a multi-disciplined team
Critical thinkers with the ability to analyze change requests, projects, and designs to anticipate schedule or budget risk
Ability to work without supervision and provide technical guidance on testing, evaluating and improving engineering outcomes
Organizational and interpersonal skills
Committed to a high standard of safety and able to follow all safety laws and all the employer's safety policies and rules
Proficient computer skills. Working knowledge of basic Microsoft Office 2010 software suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
Nice to have:
Previous Shipyard experience in New Ship Construction is considered an asset
Experience working with a diverse integrated project team is considered an asset
What we offer:
Annual bonus
Pension plan matching
Extended health care (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
Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Free on-site gym
Parking is included
Complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick-up and drop-off points around North Vancouver