Marine Systems & Piping Engineer

Northeast Maritime Institute Inc.; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Maritime Institute Inc. is seeking a Marine Systems & Piping Engineer to bridge marine engineering with hands-on production in Kingstown, Rhode Island.

You will design, route, and optimize onboard piping systems and support fabrication, installation, and commissioning across new-build and repair projects. Responsibilities include detailed design, vendor coordination, design document reviews, material specifications, and change management, ensuring compliance with maritime standards and

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, or related field.
• Typically 3–7 years of ship design, construction or similar experience.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, ShipConstructor, Navisworks.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic and detailed design for vessel piping systems, including calculations, diagrams, drawings, design change notices, and equipment selection.
• Manage vendor scopes and interfaces with multiple OEMs and providers.
• Review design documents from shipyard engineers, vendors, and external partners.
• Prepare technical specifications and maintain vendor information for assigned systems.
• Control change management in the design workflow to incorporate vendor changes.

Skills

AutoCAD

ShipConstructor

Navisworks

Education

Marine/Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

ShipConstructor

Navisworks

Job description

COMPANY: DIRECT HIRE opportunity

LOCATION: Kingstown, Rhode Island

SALARY RANGE
$100k-$115k

POSITION SUMMARY

• The Marine Systems & Piping Engineer will bridge the gap between marine engineering and hands-on production.
• They design, route, and optimize onboard piping systems, while supporting the fabrication, installation, and commissioning of fluid systems across new-build and repair projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Marine Systems & Piping Design

• Perform basic and detailed design for assigned systems or areas of the vessel including calculations, diagrams, drawings, design change notices, and equipment selection.
• Manage Vendor scopes for multiple OEMs and service providers to ensure proper interface and completeness of the design, as assigned.
• Participate in based and detailed design activities within the Design Engineering team, including review of design documents from other shipyard engineers, vendors, and external design partners.
• Prepare technical specifications, collect vendor information and maintain maker’s list for assigned systems.
• Control the change management in the design workflow to ensure any change in vendor information is identified and incorporated into the design.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure all piping designs, material selections, and pressure calculations adhere to maritime rules and classification standards (e.g., ABS, Lloyd’s Register, or USCG) and contractual requirements.
• Interface with Project management, owner and class to resolve technical issues.

Production Support

• Translate complex engineering drawings into actionable piping build strategies and isometric spools for production crews.
• Generate, review and access Bill of materials and provide technical support for material tracking.
• Verification for acceptance of the equipment that is delivered to the yard as per original vendor cutsheets.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact between the design office and the shipyard floor, troubleshooting clashes and reviewing ‘as-built’ documentation.
• Coordinating with project teams, departments, and external parties to facilitate document exchange.
• Providing support and training to users on document management systems.
• Maintaining effective communication channels to address document-related queries or issues.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Educational Background: A degree or diploma in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a closely related field.
• Experience: Typically, 3-7 years of specific experience in ship design, construction or similar fields.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in AutoCAD, ShipConstructor (or equivalent 3D modeling software), Navisworks.
• Core Skills: Deep understanding of the maritime fluid dynamics, material selection, equipment selection, and pipe support design.
• Combination of office, shipyard, and onboard vessel environments.
• Must be capable of ship checks, vessel inspections, and climbing ladders.
• The employee must have correctable vision to 20/40, however contact lenses are not permitted in certain production area positions.
• The employee must pass the Ishihara test for color blindness and can read and understand safety symbols and colors, (i.e. red, yellow, green, etc.).
• The employee must be able to stand, sit, walk, squat, kneel, stoop, or climb stairs or a ladder.
• The employee is required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to respirator, hardhat, face shield, safety goggles, safety shoes (steel toe), safety harness, gloves or other protective clothing as determined by a Senesco Marine Job Hazard Analysis.
• The employee must report all accidents or injuries to their supervisor and the Environmental Safety and Health Department.
• The employee must report to their supervisor any and all damage to equipment or broken and misused tools.
• The employee may be working in several different areas and environments; this includes work inside and outside of buildings or structures.
• The employee needs to work at a pace consistent with meeting company deadlines.

Authorized US Worker: US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

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