Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ocean Atomics is an American company designing nuclear electric power plants for maritime applications. The Principal Marine Engineer serves as the technical authority for marine engineering, leading the engineering domain and directing teams to ensure the successful integration of nuclear power systems onto maritime platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead the marine engineering of the Test and Training Platform (TTP) and follow-on products across their full life cycle, directing the propulsion, electrical, auxiliary, and controls domain leads toward a harmonized machinery plant
- Define the physical, thermal, and mechanical interface boundaries that separate the conventional maritime hull from the reserved reactor compartment, ensuring clean isolation of vital ship systems
- Develop and validate the Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for high-capacity secondary cooling loops and containment isolation networks engineered for marine hazard conditions
- Establish the electrical load profiles and high-voltage distribution topologies that accept the nuclear electric plant's power output and synchronize it safely with onshore utility grids
- Steer the technical submittal strategy through classification society (ABS, LR, etc.) and flag state (USCG, etc.) reviews to secure hull classification and U.S. flag registration
- Evaluate fabrication tolerances and lifting capability at targeted integration yards so design specifications hold against real shipyard infrastructure constraints
Skills
- Advanced degree in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related heavy power or propulsion engineering discipline
- Track record of leading complex marine machinery and power systems from concept through regulatory approval and deployment. Typically built over 12+ years of engineering leadership in commercial shipbuilding, offshore energy, or first-of-a-kind marine platform design. Depth of experience, design cycles, and successful leadership of major marine engineering projects is valued above years of experience
- Direct experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through classification society (ABS, LR, etc.) and flag state (USCG, etc.) review processes
- Experience with high-voltage marine power systems, utility grid integration, or hazardous fluid thermal management
- Exposure to nuclear quality assurance frameworks (ASME Section III, N-Stamp) or complex containment systems
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