South Asia Pacific Hull Plan Approval Engineer

Rina; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 250,000,000 - 380,000,000; Full time

Job summary

RINA in Jakarta, Indonesia, is seeking a South Asia Pacific Hull Plan Approval Engineer to support hull design reviews and plan approval processes for ships, yachts, and offshore units.

You will review drawings, apply Class Rules and international regulations, liaise with clients and construction teams, and prepare technical reports and drawings in support of the South Asia Pacific Marine division.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in ship structural design, shipbuilding, or classification society plan approval.
• Strong knowledge of ship structure, strength analysis, and material properties.
• Familiarity with Classification Society Rules and international regulations (SOLAS, MARPOL, IACS URs).
• Experience with plan approval procedures and drawings review for compliance with class and statutory requirements.
• Proficiency in ship structural analysis tools (e.g., Ansys) and CAD software (AutoCAD, Aveva Marine, ShipConstructor).
• Understanding of FEA, fatigue assessment, and buckling calculations.
• Familiarity with welding standards, shipyard practices, and fabrication techniques.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve hull structural drawings per Class Rules and Regulations.
• Assist clients during design and construction, providing guidance on structural design.
• Support detailed marine plan reviews in line with RINA rules and international conventions.
• Resolve issues related to conflicting design requirements and material standards.
• Provide site visits for measurements and day‑to‑day project support.
• Gather data and submit documentation to officials and stakeholders.
• Prepare project deliverables (technical reports, drawings, and performance documents).
• Take ownership of financial progress for assigned tasks.
• Provide feedback to the project manager and escalate issues when needed.
• Manage simple projects using PM concepts and techniques.
• Assess minor structural problems and propose practical solutions.
• Answer contractor questions and liaise between engineering and construction teams.

Skills

Ship structure knowledge

Plan approval procedures

Finite element analysis

Material properties

Welding standards

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Ansys

FEMAP

MAESTRO

NAPA Steel

AutoCAD

Aveva Marine

ShipConstructor

Job description

RINA is currently recruiting for a South Asia Pacific Hull Plan Approval Engineer to join its office in Jakarta, Indonesia within the South Asia Pacific Marine Division.

Mission

This role focuses on supporting the elaboration of detailed plan and design reviews, resolving issues related to conflicting design requirements, ensuring client requirements and applicable standards are met.

Projects could include the approval of new building, conversion, and existing vessels and yachts.

Key Accountabilities

• Review and approve hull structural drawings of ships, offshore units, and marine equipment, in compliance with Class Rules and Statutory Regulations, for new buildings, ships in service, and ship’s conversions.
• Assist clients during the design and construction phase, providing guidance and support related to structural design.
• Provide support for the elaboration of detailed marine engineering plan review, in compliance with applicable RINA rules, international conventions and contractual requirements.
• Provide support for the resolution of issues related to conflicting design requirements and material standards.
• Provide direct day-to-day support and oversight of project elements, visit sites to take measurements.
• Provide direct or indirect support to engineers or engineering teams by gathering data, submitting documentation to officials and other day-to-day duties.
• Prepare the project deliverables (technical reports, project performance documentations and engineering drawings, etc.) .
• Take ownership and responsibility over the financial progress of assigned tasks.
• Understand and apply project management concepts providing feedback to project manager, serve as reference for the escalation of issues.
• Manage simple projects assigned applying project management concepts and techniques.
• Assess minor structural problems for internal/external clients to determine solutions with minimal supervision.
• Answer contractor questions on behalf of the supervising engineer, and serve as liaisons between engineering and construction personnel.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering General

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in ship structural design, shipbuilding, or classification society plan approval.
• Strong knowledge of ship structure, strength analysis, and material properties.
• Familiarity with Classification Society Rules (e.g., RINA, DNV, ABS, BV, LR) and international regulations (SOLAS, MARPOL, CSR, IACS URs, IMO codes).
• Experience with plan approval procedures, including the review of drawings for compliance with class and statutory requirements.
• Proficiency in ship structural analysis tools (e.g., Ansys, FEMAP, MAESTRO, NAPA Steel) and CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, Aveva Marine, ShipConstructor).
• Understanding of finite element analysis (FEA), fatigue assessment, and buckling calculations.
• Familiarity with welding standards, shipyard practices, and structural fabrication techniques.

Competencies

• WORKPLACE DYNAMICS - Resourcefulness in shaping progress and working efficiently.
• PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT - Ownership for life, work and results, striving to grow professionally and personally.
• INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE - Skills and strategies we use to interact effectively with others.
• DOMAIN & BUSINESS ACUMEN - Applying a scientific approach and critical thinking in operations and solution development within area of expertise.
• FORESIGHT & INSIGHT - Context awareness adopting a systemic perspective and informed decision making.

RINA is a multinational company providing a wide range of services in the energy, marine, certification, infrastructure & mobility, industry, research & development sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.