Main Propulsion Assistant Jobs in Florida (NOW HIRING)

Description

Background check, US Citizenship, and a successful drug screening at requirements of this position. Travel is 95%.

Duration: Approximately 6-months

Work Environment: Shipyard/ onboard vessel/ engineering office

Program: HOS 369/370

Position Level: Senior/ Subject Matter Expert

• TMMG is seeking a highly experienced Senior Marine Engineer – Ship Completion & Delivery to provide onsite engineering support during the completion, system startup, testing, regulatory closeout, and delivery of HOS 369 and HOS 370 at Eastern Shipbuilding Group's Port St. Joe facility.
• This is a senior, hands‑on shipyard engineering position for an individual who can enter an active vessel completion program, quickly understand the design and current ship status, take ownership of engineering problems, and independently drive them to resolution.
• The successful candidate will have significant experience working in shipyards and marine design/engineering organizations and direct experience supporting vessels through construction, machinery and system startup, testing, commissioning, trials, regulatory/class closeout, and final delivery.
• This position requires an engineer who can operate with minimal supervision and direction. The individual must be comfortable moving between drawings and technical documentation, shipboard conditions, production, testing, vendors, regulatory requirements, and engineering problem resolution as vessel completion progresses.

• Provide senior‑level onsite marine engineering support for HOS 369/370 during vessel completion, startup, testing, commissioning, and delivery.
• Independently investigate and resolve engineering issues affecting construction completion, system operation, testing, and vessel delivery.
• Support startup and commissioning of main propulsion, auxiliary machinery, piping, exhaust, fuel, cooling, lubrication, and other shipboard mechanical systems.
• Troubleshoot machinery and system problems identified during installation, startup, testing, and operation.
• Evaluate shipboard conditions against drawings, specifications, vendor technical information, regulatory requirements, and accepted marine engineering practices.
• Conduct shipchecks and field investigations to identify existing conditions and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Review and develop engineering drawings, sketches, redlines, technical dispositions, calculations, and other documentation required to support production and vessel completion.
• Work directly with shipyard engineering, production, test personnel, vendors, and other stakeholders to resolve technical issues quickly and efficiently.
• Support test activities and investigate deficiencies identified during machinery startup, system testing, dock trials, sea trials, and other vessel acceptance activities.
• Assist in determining root causes of system or equipment performance problems and develop technically sound corrective actions.
• Evaluate field changes and proposed solutions for impacts to system functionality, interfaces, maintainability, safety, regulatory compliance, and vessel delivery.
• Support resolution and closeout of outstanding engineering, construction, testing, and regulatory items affecting vessel completion.
• Review vendor drawings, technical manuals, equipment information, and system documentation as required to resolve shipboard issues.
• Support regulatory and classification compliance activities as assigned.
• Provide engineering support for gas‑fueled vessel requirements and applicable IGC Code matters when required.
• Coordinate engineering solutions across mechanical, electrical, structural, test, production, and regulatory disciplines when issues cross traditional engineering boundaries.
• Maintain clear documentation of technical issues, decisions, recommendations, and resolution status.
• Identify emerging technical risks that could affect system startup, testing, trials, schedule, or vessel delivery and elevate them to project leadership.
• Perform other senior marine engineering assignments necessary to support successful completion and delivery of HOS 369/370.

• Extensive professional experience in marine engineering, shipbuilding, ship repair, vessel conversion, or comparable shipyard engineering environments.
• Demonstrated experience working directly in shipyards and aboard vessels during construction, repair, conversion, or completion.
• Significant practical knowledge of marine machinery and shipboard mechanical systems, including:
  • Main propulsion machinery
  • Auxiliary machinery
  • Piping systems
  • Fuel and lubrication systems
  • Cooling systems
  • Exhaust systems
  • Pumps, valves, and associated equipment
  • Machinery controls, instrumentation, and sensors
• Demonstrated experience supporting machinery and system startup, commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, and corrective action.
• Direct experience supporting vessels through late‑stage construction and successful vessel delivery.
• Ability to interpret and apply engineering drawings, system diagrams, equipment technical information, specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate complex shipboard problems and develop practical, executable engineering solutions.
• Ability to work effectively with shipyard engineering, production, test organizations, vendors, owners, regulatory bodies, and other technical stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a fast‑paced shipyard environment.
• Ability and willingness to work onboard vessels and in active industrial/shipyard environments.

• Previous experience in both a shipyard and marine design/engineering organization.
• Experience with vessel completion, commissioning, dock trials, sea trials, and delivery.
• Previous responsibility as a lead engineer, chief engineer, engineering manager, technical lead, or senior shipyard engineer.
• Commercial vessel construction and delivery experience.
• Experience with ABS, USCG, and other applicable classification and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting regulatory waivers, equivalencies, or technical compliance issues.
• Experience with LNG or other gas‑fueled vessels and familiarity with the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code).
• Experience resolving late‑stage construction and commissioning issues where engineering, production, testing, vendors, and regulatory requirements intersect.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or other relevant professional credentials are desirable but not required.

• The ideal candidate is a seasoned marine engineer who has personally helped take ships from construction through startup, testing, trials, and delivery.
• This individual should be equally comfortable reviewing a drawing in the engineering office, walking a machinery space to investigate a problem, discussing an equipment issue with a vendor, working with production to develop a practical correction, and supporting test personnel during machinery or system startup.
• The successful candidate will not require detailed daily tasking or continuous supervision. Once given an issue or area of responsibility, the engineer is expected to understand the problem, identify the necessary stakeholders and technical information, develop a path forward, and drive the issue toward closure.
• The position is best suited for an engineer with broad shipbuilding experience who understands that late‑stage vessel completion frequently requires working outside narrowly defined engineering disciplines to keep construction, testing, commissioning, and delivery moving forward.

Success in this position will be measured by the individual's ability to:

• Become productive quickly after arriving at the shipyard.
• Independently take ownership of assigned engineering problems.
• Provide technically sound and practical solutions that can be executed by the shipyard.
• Reduce the engineering burden on existing ESG personnel rather than requiring additional oversight.
• Support timely machinery and system startup and testing.
• Identify and resolve technical issues before they become significant schedule or delivery risks.
• Effectively coordinate engineering, production, test, vendor, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Drive assigned technical and regulatory issues through documented closure.
• Contribute directly to the successful completion and delivery of HOS 369 and HOS 370.

Ability to work in both office and active shipyard environments, including aboard vessels under construction, repair, testing, and commissioning.

Ability to frequently stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach while conducting shipboard inspections, shipchecks, and engineering investigations.

Ability to safely climb and descend stairs, vertical ladders, inclined ladders, and gangways to access vessel compartments and machinery spaces.

Ability to move throughout machinery spaces, equipment rooms, tanks, passageways, and other shipboard areas where access may be restricted or confined.

Ability to work in areas with limited headroom and around installed machinery, piping, cableways, foundations, and temporary construction equipment.

Ability to board and depart vessels using shipyard‑provided gangways and access systems.

Ability to lift and carry engineering equipment, drawings, laptops, measuring devices, PPE, and similar items weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.

Ability to perform visual inspections and take measurements in shipboard spaces, including locations requiring bending, reaching, kneeling, or climbing.

Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, safety footwear, gloves, and other equipment required by the shipyard or vessel.

Ability to work for extended periods in industrial environments that may include elevated noise levels, vibration, dust, fumes, temperature variations, humidity, and exposure to ongoing construction and machinery operations.

Ability to safely navigate uneven surfaces, temporary decking, staging areas, and other typical shipyard and vessel construction conditions.

Ability to remain onboard and move between engineering, production, machinery, and test areas for extended periods as required to investigate and resolve technical issues.

Ability to travel to and work onsite at the Port St. Joe, Florida shipyard for the duration of the assignment, with additional travel as required by the project.

• Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible marine engineering and shipbuilding experience.