Design Engineer

Carnival Corporation & plc; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnival UK seeks a capable Design Engineer to support engineering workstreams across shipbuilding programmes. You will drive assurance of the design to specification, develop compliant drawings and specifications, and assist with classification submissions and approvals.

Working with internal teams, shipyards and brand stakeholders, you will ensure interfaces and decisions are clear, drive progress, and help maintain safety and regulatory compliance across vessels and brands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or naval architecture.
• Experience in engineering design within marine or related sectors.
• Experience managing drawings, calculations and technical documentation.
• Understanding of international standards and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering solutions that meet project and brand requirements.
• Coordinate design activity across shipbuilding programmes with internal teams and shipyards.
• Support classification and regulatory compliance, ensuring designs align with standards.
• Produce and review engineering documentation, calculations and technical information.

Skills

Engineering design

Documentation

Collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or naval architecture

Tools

CAD software

Engineering calculations

Job description

At Carnival Corporate Shipbuilding (CCS) we work in a project-based agile way, building empowered project teams through talented colleagues that are organised into Chapters. Our Chapters are made up of colleagues with similar skills, knowledge and expertise in a given specialism who collaborate on talent development, knowledge sharing and problem solving.

We believe in the power of diversity to drive success, valuing a blend of backgrounds, experiences and skills. If you're passionate about engineering and shipbuilding, let's talk. We're not just looking for qualifications on paper; we're searching for someone who can bring fresh ideas, strong technical capability and a collaborative approach to our team, as well as our ships.

Role Overview

CCS is responsible for delivering the next generation of innovative, sustainable cruise ships across the Carnival Corporation portfolio of brands. Working in a highly collaborative matrix environment, CCS brings together expertise from across disciplines, brands, shipyards and partners to shape the future of cruising.

We are seeking a capable and collaborative Design Engineer to support in the delivery of engineering workstreams across our shipbuilding programmes. You will drive the assurance of the programme being delivered to specification, through ensuring the development of compliant engineering designs, drawings and specifications, while supporting technical documentation, classification submissions and approval processes.

Working closely with internal teams, shipyards, suppliers and brand stakeholders, you will be a key partner to the Project Manager, helping to drive the project forward and maintain momentum across technical and delivery activities. You will bring the right people together, facilitate joined-up discussions between the shipyard, technical teams and the brand, and help ensure that decisions, actions and dependencies are clearly understood and progressed. Through this coordination, you will help ensure design solutions meet safety, regulatory, operational and brand‑specific requirements and contribute to the safe and successful delivery of new cruise ships.

Key accountabilities include:

• Key partner to the Project Manager, providing proactive engineering coordination, clear technical input and practical support to help maintain project pace and delivery focus.
• Deliver engineering solutions, ensuring the specifications and design solutions meet project and brand requirements.
• Support classification and regulatory compliance, ensuring designs align with CCS contractual specifications, relevant classification society requirements and international maritime regulations.
• Coordinate design activity across programmes, collaborating with internal departments, shipyards, suppliers and brand technical teams to ensure design solutions are integrated and consistently applied.
• Drive joined-up project discussions, connecting the shipyard, technical teams and brand stakeholders so that interfaces, decisions, actions and dependencies are aligned and progressed in a timely manner.
• Produce and review engineering documentation, including engineering decisions, calculations, reports and technical information required to support design validation, certification and project delivery.
• Apply sound engineering judgement, helping to resolve design conflicts, compliance gaps and technical risks while maintaining design integrity.
• Contribute to design reviews and risk assessments, identifying opportunities to improve safety, efficiency and technical outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned, supporting greater standardisation across vessels, brands and shipbuilding programmes.

Position Requirements

You are an organised and technically capable engineer who is comfortable working across several projects and priorities. You take pride in producing high-quality work, communicate clearly and enjoy collaborating with people from different technical and operational backgrounds.

You are someone who brings:

• Experience in engineering design within the maritime sector.
• Strong knowledge of technical documentation, calculations and design tools.
• Experience working with classification societies and technical approval processes.
• An understanding of international standards and regulatory requirements, including IMO and ISO requirements.
• The ability to analyse complex engineering issues and develop practical, compliant solutions.
• Strong time management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• A collaborative approach and the confidence to work effectively with many stakeholders.
• A proactive delivery mindset, with the confidence to drive conversations forward, challenge constructively and follow through on actions.

Experience and Qualifications

• Essential experience / qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, naval architecture, structural engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Relevant experience in engineering design within the marine, offshore, energy or a comparable engineering environment.
• Experience managing engineering drawings, calculations and technical documentation.
• An understanding of applicable international standards and technical compliance requirements.
• Experience contributing to multi-disciplinary or cross-functional engineering teams.

Desirable experience / qualifications:

• Experience within shipbuilding, cruise ship design or another complex maritime environment.
• Experience working with classification societies such as DNV, Lloyd's Register or ABS.
• Experience contributing to design standardisation, lessons learned or continuous improvement initiatives.

Why Join Us?

Positioned within our internal structure from CCS15 (entry level) to CCS1 (Senior Vice President), this role is classified as a CCS07, offered as a full-time, permanent position. The role is based in Carnival House, Southampton, and involves working from the office three days a week, including Wednesdays and Thursdays.

We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your work makes a real impact.

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.