Senior Mechanical Project Engineer - Akkodis

The primary role of a Mechanical Project Engineer is to participate in the design and detail engineering efforts to support the construction of aluminum and steel vessels (Ships).

Type: Direct Hire

Salary: $93.6k - $115k/Annual

Location: Vancouver, WA - *Relocation offered

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide engineering and technical direction on assigned projects in accordance with the project scope, to the Project Manager and all 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.
• Create or review regulatory and class level drawings.
• Design or review vessel mechanical systems which meet requirements set forth in the vessel specification, creating models, drawings, and detailed bills of materials.
• Perform and review 3D modeling creation.
• Create lofted and extruded plate parts for CNC cutting and forming.
• Create detailed construction drawings and bills of materials.
• Work with project team to ensure adherence to vessel build plan.
• Participate in, or lead, project engineering and general design reviews with Project Management, Customers, Vendors, Production, and Business Development as required
• Provide liaison between Engineering, Project Management, and production operations to resolve any issues, improvements and changes necessary for deliverables.
• Confer with project Subcontractor design agents and engineering staff to resolve design problems.
• Develop, manage, and maintain Ship Constructor and SolidWorks models.
• Develop engineering standards and engineering procedure documents.
• Develop standard blocks and engineering details.
• Responsible for producing and reviewing documentation for customers including: RFI, Submittals, Engineering Change Requests, Nonconformance Documentation (NCR).
• Provide technical advice to management team as Subject Matter Expert.
• Mentor staff engineers in carrying out their design engineering tasks.
• Guide the sequence of engineering and design for all engineering deliverables
• Review engineering department output for adherence to design standards.
• 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 safety standards.
• Participate in annual performance evaluations.
• Comply with all policies and procedures.
• Participate in continuous improvement program.
• Support estimators during preliminary stages of project.
• Participate in sea trials of completed vessels.

POSSIBLE SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: May be asked to supervise and mentor a team of up to two engineers and designers or provide oversight on engineering subcontractors as they carry out design tasks relevant to your discipline.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• 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.
• Ability to organize and manage workloads of large or multiple programs.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) concepts and systems preferred.
• Knowledge of Product Data Management (PDM) concepts and systems preferred.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Able to read, analyze and interpret the most complex documents.
• Capable of writing reports, technical proposals and business correspondences.
• Highly functional individual contributor.
• Capable of working in a team with one or more person to complete a task or project.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• BA in an engineering discipline or equivalent required.
• Bachelors in marine or mechanical engineering preferred.
• Five (5) years of marine experience required, experience in vessel design and construction preferred.
• Experience and familiarity with CFR, Classing Society rules, ABYC, IEEE, and military contracts is preferred.

For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com. If you have questions about the position, please contact brittany.parker@akkodisgroup.com

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.