Senior Shipyard Production Leader — Digital Transformation

Confidential Maritime Startup; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Maritime Startup in the United States seeks a Senior Shipbuilding Production Advisor to run production on a shipyard floor and guide digital transformation. You will sit with software engineers and translate real-world workflows from steel receipt to erection, then help superintendents, foremen and planners adopt new digital tools without slowing work.

Travel to Gulf Coast yards, 10–25% of the time, and establish production metrics, lead pilot rollouts, and ensure the floor aligns

Qualifications

• 12+ years in steel ship new construction, with at least 5 years in a production leadership role
• Direct experience on medium to large steel vessels (roughly 200 ft and up)
• Hands-on knowledge of steel fabrication: plate and profile processing, CNC/plasma cutting, panel lines, welding processes and procedures
• Working knowledge of outfitting: pipe, electrical, HVAC, machinery installation, zone outfitting and pre-outfitting of blocks
• Experience with production planning: work packages, build strategy, schedules, labor estimating and progress measurement
• Comfortable working with software and data, and willing to explain production to engineers who have never been in a yard
• Clear communicator who can work at the deckplate and in the boardroom
• US citizen (required for work on defense programs)

Responsibilities

• Act as the shipbuilding subject matter expert for our software team: translate production realities into clear requirements and acceptance criteria
• Review and test automations and workflows against how the floor actually operates
• Lead digital transformation engagements at customer shipyards: map current-state processes from steel receipt through cutting, panel line, sub-assembly, block assembly, outfitting, erection and test
• Identify automation and data-capture opportunities on the floor, and help prioritize them by schedule, cost and labor impact
• Build trust with yard leadership, superintendents, foremen and planners. Run working sessions, walkthroughs and pilot rollouts on site
• Help define production metrics and KPIs that the software reports
• Coach our team on shipyard terminology, safety culture, union and trade dynamics, and Navy program expectations
• Support proposals and customer demos with credible production expertise

Skills

Production planning

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional communication

Shipyard operations

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

ShipConstructor

AVEVA

NX/Teamcenter

Primavera

Job description

Confidential Maritime Startup in the United States seeks a Senior Shipbuilding Production Advisor to run production on a shipyard floor and guide digital transformation. You will sit with software engineers and translate real-world workflows from steel receipt to erection, then help superintendents, foremen and planners adopt new digital tools without slowing work.

Travel to Gulf Coast yards, 10–25% of the time, and establish production metrics, lead pilot rollouts, and ensure the floor aligns