Chief Marine Engineer Automation & Electrical

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering firm is seeking a Chief Marine Engineer to oversee the safety and effectiveness of products at NautIQ Solutions. This role demands expertise in electrical engineering, leadership in engineering teams, and a commitment to compliance and continuous improvement within a high-performance culture. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing stakeholder relationships, supporting capability planning, and ensuring products meet requisite regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Significant electrical engineering experience.
• Proven experience in optimized design and functional solutions.
• Understanding of process-driven product change control.

Responsibilities

• Maintain product safety in accordance with Rolls-Royce policy.
• Lead capability development and leadership of engineering teams.
• Manage stakeholder relationships between engineering and technology.

Skills

Problem Solving

Compliance

Communication

Creativity

Lifelong Learning

Education

Masters or Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

The Chief Marine Engineer is accountable to the RRPS Chief Engineer Mobile for the safety and fitness of purpose of NautIQ Solutions products.

Key Responsibilities include:

1. Maintain product safety in accordance with Rolls-Royce policy and relevant legislation.
2. Apply HSE compliance to products.
3. Lead capability development and leadership of engineering teams across NautIQ Solutions UK.
4. Manage knowledge management and intellectual property.
5. Manage stakeholder relationships between engineering, technology & safety, and NautIQ Solutions.
6. Support business capability and resource planning.

Qualifications and Skills

Behaviours:

• Advocate and champion a high-performance culture, embodying its values.
• Creative thinker and pragmatic problem solver.
• Strong focus on driving compliance and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity.
• Effective communicator with a positive outlook when facing challenges.
• Committed to lifelong learning for self and team.

Essential qualifications:

• Masters or Bachelor's degree in an applicable engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status in a relevant field.
• Significant electrical engineering experience.
• Ability to apply logical, analytical, and innovative thinking to technical problems and make balanced decisions in complex situations with incomplete information.
• Proven experience in providing optimized design and functional solutions.
• Understanding of process-driven product change control.
• Experience in product lifecycle management.
• Excellent working knowledge of relevant technical skills recognized in the field.

Desirable qualifications:

• Proven domain knowledge and experience in naval or marine automation optimization.
• Experience delivering systems compliant with naval and marine standards and safety regulations.
• Knowledge of system design and functional domains to oversee engineering delivery.
• Experience applying systems engineering approaches such as Robust Design, Black Belt, PELA, etc., and advocating for operational excellence and positive change.

Job Category: Mechanical Systems

Posting Date: 27 Jun 2025; 00:06

Posting End Date: 13 Jul 2025

Location: Bristol, ENG - BS2 9NX