Remote Drive Control Engineer (Marine Power)

Kongsberg Maritime; Bergen; Hybrid; NOK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work option

Job summary

Kongsberg Maritime is seeking a Development Engineer to join the Drives R&D team, focusing on drive control systems for marine power and propulsion. You will contribute to development, testing, and lifecycle support of control solutions for high-power drive systems used in demanding maritime operations.

You will work with system engineers, hardware, software, product teams and field support to ensure robust, reliable drive control systems adapted to marine vessels and offshore installations.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Marine Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of drive control systems, power electronics, electric motors, and system-level control principles.
• Experience working with testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, or lifecycle support of complex technical systems.
• Knowledge of marine applications such as propulsion systems, thrusters, onboard power systems, hybrid energy solutions, or offshore operations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across software, hardware, automation, product, and service disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and improve drive control system functionality for marine power and propulsion applications.
• Work with control concepts, system behaviour, application logic, and performance optimisation for high-power drive systems.
• Support the integration of drive control systems with vessel automation, energy management, power distribution, and related marine systems.
• Participate in verification activities, troubleshooting, commissioning support, and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate across disciplines to ensure reliable, maintainable, and application-oriented solutions throughout the product lifecycle.
• Contribute to the development of future-oriented drive technologies supporting efficient and sustainable maritime operations.

Skills

Drive control systems

Power electronics

System-level control

Testing & commissioning

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Electrical/Control/Marine Eng

Job description

Kongsberg Maritime is seeking a Development Engineer to join the Drives R&D team, focusing on drive control systems for marine power and propulsion. You will contribute to development, testing, and lifecycle support of control solutions for high-power drive systems used in demanding maritime operations.

You will work with system engineers, hardware, software, product teams and field support to ensure robust, reliable drive control systems adapted to marine vessels and offshore installations.