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Vigor Marine Group · 13 hours ago

Engineer Lead, Marine

Vancouver, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$118K/yr - $148K/yr

15+ years exp

Vigor Marine Group is an established partner in marine maintenance and modernization, providing services for the U.S. Navy and other sectors. The Lead Engineer will be responsible for leading design and engineering efforts for high-speed aluminum vessels, ensuring adherence to project plans and providing technical leadership.

Shipbuilding

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide engineering and technical leadership on assigned Program/Project, supporting internal departments, customers, suppliers, and subcontracted design agents

Perform or review regulatory and class level calculations and create detailed reports

Perform basic calculations required for system and component design/outfitting

Design and review all aspects of vessels – Naval Architecture, Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical

Perform and review 3D model creation

Provide hands-on support to production personnel to maintain production flow

Work with project team to ensure adherence to vessel build plan

Lead project engineering and design reviews

Provide liaison between Engineering, Project Management, and production operations to resolve any issues, improvements and changes necessary for deliverables

Manage Subcontractor design agents and Vigor engineering staff to resolve design problems

Develop, manage, and maintain Ship Constructor and SolidWorks models, as required

Develop engineering standards and procedures documents

Develop standard blocks and engineering details

Manage and maintain libraries of engineering standards and engineering procedures

Utilize ERP system to generate material requisitions, activities, and shop orders

Assist with compiling and managing complex work packages for the project

Responsible for producing and reviewing documentation for customers including: RFI, Submittals, Engineering Change Requests, Nonconformance Documentation (NCR)

Provide technical advice to Vigor management team as a Subject Matter Expert

Mentor Vigor staff engineers in carrying out their design engineering tasks

Manage the project’s assigned Vigor staff engineers and engineering Subcontractors to achieve project goals

Establish project engineering strategies, determine the engineering scope for internal and external resources, and then schedule and manage the accomplishment of the engineering for the project

Guide the sequence of engineering and design of all mechanical systems in all company projects

Reviews engineering department output for adherence to design standards

Ensure project production drawings are completed and distributed to Document Control on schedule, for efficient assembly and fabrication of products

Assist Chief Naval Architect in team member assignments and provide feedback on individual job performance

Support Project Management and Production personnel during construction phase of project

Periodically view the project build progress in the shipyard to insure agreement between the plans and the construction

Adhere to all Vigor safety standards

Participate in annual performance evaluations

Comply with all Vigor policies and procedures

Participate in continuous improvement program

Support estimators during preliminary stages of project

Participate in sea trials of completed vessels

Qualification

Naval ArchitectureMarine EngineeringSolidWorksAutoCADERP SystemsPDM SystemsHigh speed aluminum vesselsTechnical LeadershipProblem SolvingDocumentation SkillsTeam CollaborationCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Fifteen (15) years of directly related, boatbuilding/shipyard, experience required – high speed aluminum vessels preferred

Employee must be a “U.S. Person” as defined Code of Federal Regulations, Title 22, Section 120.15

Pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship

Very strong computer skills and experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Rhino, Ship Constructor and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) preferred

Experience must include good working knowledge of design spiral, vessel arrangements, structural, electrical, mechanical and outfit details

Must be able to maintain a variety of professional relationships

Must be detail oriented and able to work with extremely tight specifications

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions

Able to read, analyze and interpret the most complex documents including applicable codes and standards, contract and regulatory compliance

Capable of clear effective communications, creative problem solving, and working well with others of all levels of authority and technical knowledge

Capable of writing reports, technical proposals and business correspondences

Must be highly organized and have excellent documentation skills

Must be able to utilize previous experience and industry knowledge to identify obstacles and design challenges to facilitate ease of construction

Highly functional individual contributor

Capable of working in a team with one or more person to complete a task or project