Senior Process Designer I
Gray
Principal Specialist, Mechanical Detail Design
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: North Vancouver • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$143,100 - CA$159,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Provide comprehensive discipline leadership and supervise the Mechanical and Piping part of the ship’s design.
- Allocate design/drafting work and ensure team members work within competencies with appropriate supervision.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to other designers or subcontractors in Mechanical and Piping engineering/design.
- Prepare and review design and functional packages to ensure functional design requirements are met.
- Produce integrated 3D models based on engineering documentation, class society rules and regulations, flag rules, company and international standards.
- Develop design solutions and prepare detail design production documentation within project schedule and budget.
- Develop and review design drawings for icebreaking, naval replenishment and different support or multi-purpose vessels to achieve customer approval and regulatory compliance.
- Develop, review and approve material specifications and bills of material.
- Ensure appropriate design methods and checks are used.
- Support design standards development and improvement process.
- Identify improvements in processes, tools and training to increase efficiency and quality.
- Provide technical support to production and perform trade studies to determine cost-effective solutions and meet material budgets.
- Support Planning, Supply Chain and Production to ensure systems are complete and functional on schedule.
- Support project management with estimation of design scope, risk mitigation and enabling products to support installation and build schedule.
- Progress and cost monitoring and reporting to project management and Department or Discipline Manager.
- Develop and enforce design disciplines-specific standards and ensure quality of design products.
- Maintain communication and collaboration with clients, contractors, and other collaborators; act as key point of contact for Detail Design Mechanical discipline.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Systems, Design or Naval Engineering is required.
- 5+ years of progressively senior experience in Detailed Design within shipbuilding industry, manufacturing or other heavy industries environment.
- Experience working with classification society requirements.
- Experience working with a diverse integrated project team, develop, supervise and lead people.
- Knowledge of Marine Mechanical and Piping design, including detailed knowledge of mechanical and piping systems and production best practices.
- Design knowledge and experience with ship types: icebreakers, research vessels, multi-purpose vessels, fishing vessels, naval auxiliary vessels.
- Demonstrated ability of working independently to develop solutions to sophisticated technical problems.
- High-level analytical skills to gather and analyze/synthesize data.
- Ability to work effectively across a multi-disciplined team.
- Ability to guide and mentor team members.
- Strong technical writing skills.
- Knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), purchasing and management systems is preferred.
- Understanding of CADMATIC and AutoCAD software, document control systems and databases.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and shipbuilding CAD systems is required.
- PC proficiency and Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
- Availability and willingness to travel as required by employer.
- Must hold or be eligible to attain Reliability Security Clearance or higher.
Benefits
- annual bonus
- pension plan matching
- extended health care (paramedical services, mental health coverage, physiotherapy)
- dental care
- vision care
- life insurance
- medical leave coverage
- parental leave coverage
- childcare benefit partnership
- $500 personal spending account
- Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
Mechanical SystemsNaval EngineeringDetailed DesignMarine Mechanical DesignPiping DesignAnalytical SkillsTechnical WritingMaterials Requirements Planning (MRP)AutoCADCADMATIC
Soft skills
LeadershipMentorshipCollaborationCommunicationProblem SolvingIndependenceTeam DevelopmentEfficiency ImprovementRisk MitigationCost Monitoring
Certifications
Reliability Security Clearance
