Senior Marine Electrical Engineer – Systems & Integration

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited; Port Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to act as the shipyard's technical authority for electrical, automation, control and navigation systems across vessel projects. You will ensure safe, compliant and integrated outputs from internal teams and external design houses, guiding production readiness and handover.

You will lead design governance, review complex electrical designs, and coordinate with Class, Flag and clients while mentoring the engineering team

Qualifications

• Degree, HND or HNC in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant senior-level experience in shipyard/marine or complex industrial build environments.
• Strong practical understanding of marine electrical systems (generation, distribution, automation, PMS, safety).
• Proven experience leading design teams and managing outsourced vendors/design houses.

Responsibilities

• Act as shipyard technical authority for electrical and integrated platform systems across projects.
• Own electrical strategy, standards, governance and resource planning.
• Review outsourced electrical design outputs for compliance, safety, and buildability.
• Lead design gate reviews, maturity reviews and production readiness reviews prior to release to build.
• Ensure compliance with Classification Society rules, Flag State, SOLAS, IMO, and marine standards.
• Interface with Class, Flag, clients, design houses and major vendors on electrical matters.
• Oversee electrical schematics, diagrams, layouts and interface control documents.
• Drive integration with mechanical, piping, HVAC, safety and production disciplines.
• Provide senior support during installation, commissioning and trials.
• Manage electrical risk, design changes, vendor delays and safety-critical interfaces.
• Support procurement with technical specifications and FAT/SAT requirements.
• Define FAT/HAT/SAT and trial requirements for electrical and safety systems.
• Ensure handover documentation and as-built drawings are complete and controlled.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Commercial awareness

Problem solving

Team management

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status

Tools

AVEVA Marine

Ship Constructor

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to act as the shipyard's technical authority for electrical, automation, control and navigation systems across vessel projects. You will ensure safe, compliant and integrated outputs from internal teams and external design houses, guiding production readiness and handover.

You will lead design governance, review complex electrical designs, and coordinate with Class, Flag and clients while mentoring the engineering team