Marine Engineer

ECS Federal, Inc • Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C., United States • 4h ago

ECS is seeking a Marine Engineer to work in our Silver Spring, MD office.

Candidate shall have design integration experience with shipboard mechanical systems and become a valuable member of an engineering team developing procurement specifications for research ships. Duties to include providing technical evaluation of vendor proposed system designs; providing assessments on the maturity of the design; and determination of expected system performance to meet operational requirements. Periodically the candidate will be required to write technical papers on the technical risk of systems meeting design standards/guidance from USCG, ABS, IMO, etc. Additional duties may include drawing review/modification; shipboard material inspections; and development of ship alteration packages. Past performance would have given the candidate experience in designing or using most/all of the onboard piping systems (hydraulics, ships auxiliaries, HVAC, fuel distribution, water production, etc). Up to 20% travel will be required, principally to vendors and shipyard locations. Some travel will be overseas.

Required Skills

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the shipbuilding industry in the mechanical engineering discipline.
• Shipboard experience as a Chief Engineer.
• Ability to perform system design analysis and verification.
• Experience supporting ship concept/preliminary design development; and performing feasibility studies.
• Ability to review/modify drawings and have good technical writing skills.
• Understanding of ABS, USCG and other regulatory agencies rules as they pertain to shipboard systems.

Desired Skills

• PE in Naval Architecture/Marine or other engineering disciplines.
• Experience with scientific/research (NOAA, UNOLS, Military Sealift Command, etc) ships.
• Ability to lead design/technical specification development.
• Experience with ship construction/repair oversight.
• Experience with cost estimating.
• Experience with ship systems testing and acceptance.
• Ability to climb, walk, stand for extensive periods of time.