Vessel Project Engineer & Design Lead

Protouch Staffing; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Protouch Staffing is seeking a Senior Vessel Engineering Project Engineer in Los Angeles to lead engineering and design activities for multiple vessel projects. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and develop resource-loaded schedules to ensure on-time delivery.

You will also manage budgets, align with production and supply chain, and ensure compliance with ABS, DNV, and USCG rules. The role requires a strong background in aluminum vessel design and leadership of design teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7+ years in marine industry.
• 5+ years in Project Engineering or Project Management.
• Knowledge of vessel production design.
• Aluminum vessel design and construction expertise.
• Familiarity with ABS, DNV, and USCG rules.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
• Budgeting, scheduling, and cost management experience.
• Support vessel production and engineering issue resolution.
• Continuous process improvement and engineering process development.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Rhino, SolidWorks, and ShipConstructor.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and design activities for vessel projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineers and designers.
• Develop resource-loaded project schedules and work plans.
• Ensure tasks are resourced, sequenced, and completed on schedule.
• Coordinate deliverables with production, supply chain, and QA.
• Identify, track, and manage project risks.
• Develop and manage budgets for multiple simultaneous projects.
• Monitor engineering costs and adjust schedules as needed.
• Lead or coordinate project kickoff meetings and ongoing collaboration.
• Coordinate with design, program management, production, and organizational leadership teams.
• Lead assigned design teams throughout the vessel design process.
• Ensure design issues are addressed promptly and projects remain on schedule.
• Review and approve engineering design drawings for release.
• Identify incomplete work, discrepancies, and design issues and drive resolution.
• Identify and coordinate procurement requirements for long-lead materials.
• Ensure engineering schedules support material design, quoting, and ordering activities.
• Ensure BOM data transfer to Supply Chain.
• Provide engineering support throughout vessel production.
• Support resolution of production-related engineering issues.
• Coordinate engineering support for trials, testing, project closeout, and vessel delivery.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement new engineering processes and procedures.
• Develop continuous improvement initiatives across design, production support, and project engineering.
• Contribute to engineering leadership and organizational development.
• Coach, mentor, and develop junior engineering and design personnel toward technical expertise and future leadership.

Skills

Ship design

Project management

Multidisciplinary leadership

Resource planning

Risk management

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhino

SolidWorks

ShipConstructor

Microsoft Office

Job description

Protouch Staffing is seeking a Senior Vessel Engineering Project Engineer in Los Angeles to lead engineering and design activities for multiple vessel projects. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and develop resource-loaded schedules to ensure on-time delivery.

You will also manage budgets, align with production and supply chain, and ensure compliance with ABS, DNV, and USCG rules. The role requires a strong background in aluminum vessel design and leadership of design teams.