Naval Application Engineer

Caterpillar; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A marine power solutions company in Wimborne Minster seeks a professional to work with industry partners in specifying marine equipment into vessel designs. The role involves ensuring technical feasibility of power solutions, communicating with ship designers, and collaborating with development teams. Candidates should have experience in naval architecture or marine engineering and strong interpersonal skills. This position offers up to an 18% bonus and various employee contribution matching schemes.

Benefits

Up to 18% bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Contributory share scheme

Optional flexible benefits including health and dental care

Qualifications

• Experience in naval architecture, mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Excellent human relations, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Technical knowledge of modern marine power systems.
• Experience with ship design, shipbuilding, or marine engineering.

Responsibilities

• Work proactively with ship designers to influence new ship design.
• Ensure accurate communication of product specifications to ship designers.
• Incorporate commercial mindfulness into technical decisions.
• Collaborate with account managers and product development teams.

Job description

Overview

Primary responsibility of this role is to work with industry partners and assist them in properly specifying Caterpillar equipment into their vessel designs, ensuring technical feasibility of the power solution. Additionally, you will support the integration of those products into those vessels by providing detailed technical information, consultation, and guidance. This is a critical role in ensuring that our customers are aware of the entire breadth of Caterpillar's products for marine vessels, not only what we have today but what we are developing for the future.

Responsibilities

• You will work proactively with ship designers to positively influence new ship design activity towards Caterpillar solutions to help the vessel meet its specific mission requirements.
• Ensure a product's technical specifications and capabilities are accurately communicated to the ship designer.
• Ability to incorporate commercial mindfulness into the technical decision‑making process.
• Work with Senior Account Manager to achieve account objectives.
• Collaborate closely with the Caterpillar product development teams on new products and technology needs to better serve our customers in the future.

Customer Focus

• Facilitates creation of the ‘right’ products and services to resolve customer business issues.
• Fosters strong customer relationships via delivery on commitments, open communication, and on‑going feedback/improvement.
• Advises others on creating customer focused environments in various scenarios.

Effective Communications

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Technical Excellence

• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Qualifications

Top candidates will have gained the following skills and experience through previous similar roles in the Maritime Industry:

• Experience in naval architecture, mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Excellent human relations, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Technical knowledge of modern marine power systems.
• Experience with ship design, shipbuilding, or marine engineering.

Benefits

• Up to 18% bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%.
• Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, and holiday purchase.

About Caterpillar Marine

Caterpillar Marine, with headquarters in Houston, Texas, offers premium power solutions for a wide range of marine applications. With decades of experience designing engines and aftertreatment solutions, Caterpillar Marine products set the standard for quality, performance, and reliability. Caterpillar is dedicated to being your service provider on the water to provide engine and operational success. With Customer Value Agreements (CVAs), customers can take advantage of an extensive array of service options that can be tailored to their specific needs. Combined with our digital solutions, a CVA can provide valuable insights into engine health and performance. The global sales and service network is ready to support customers in tug, offshore, inland waterways, fishing, governmental, dredge, ferry, and yachting wherever they are.

Why Join

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do — but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here — we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.