Propulsion System Responsible Designer

We are Helsinki Shipyard, a world leader in building ships for the world’s toughest waters. With more than 160 years of shipbuilding expertise in the heart of Helsinki, we design and build icebreakers, coast guard and naval vessels, cruise ships, yachts, and other specialized vessels for government and commercial customers around the world. We have built more than 50% of the world’s operational icebreakers, making us a global leader in Arctic shipbuilding.

We are part of Inocea, an international marine industrial group with five shipyards across three countries: two in Finland, one in Canada, and two in the United States. Helsinki Shipyard plays a significant role in this entity as a centre of excellence for ship design and Arctic technology.

Today, we are a team of more than 600 people, and we are growing rapidly.

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We are now looking for a Propulsion System Responsible Designer for the 40-member Machinery Design Department. The Machinery Design Department is responsible for the system design, equipment procurement, and detailed design of ship propulsion machinery and related systems.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

Propulsion systems and their related interfaces as a systems responsible designer in ship projects.

Your responsibilities will cover interfaces with hull structures and foundations, piping systems, remote control systems, and other connected ship systems.

You will oversee the economical, regulatory, technical, and qualitative design choices related to these systems throughout the entire project.

Your role includes participation in the selection and development of propulsion solutions for ship concepts, as well as the technical coordination of propulsion systems and their interfaces throughout the design process.

You will create system arrangements, interface definitions, piping diagrams, and technical documentation during the basic design phase, develop technical solutions and components,