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About the Role

The Electrical & Automation Engineer supports the Director of Technical Engineering & Guarantee in driving technology development and research initiatives across MSC Cruises’ maritime projects. This role acts as a subject matter expert in electrical and automation systems, contributing to technical specifications, design reviews, plan approval, and technology assessments for newbuilding, conversion, and retrofit projects. The incumbent provides technical leadership in evaluating, selecting, and implementing innovative marine electrical and automation technologies, ensuring compliance with regulations and industry best practices. Additionally, the role offers specialist technical support for warranty and guarantee issues, performing root cause analyses and ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into future designs.

Responsibilities

Maintains professional relationships with shipyards, Classification Societies, regulatory authorities, equipment manufacturers, consultants and industry organisations.
Supports development of procedures, inspection programmes, testing schedules, commissioning strategies and technical standards for electrical and automation systems.
Assesses technical viability, maturity and commercial readiness of emerging technologies.
Leads/coordinates technical reviews and plan approvals for electrical and automation systems.
Reviews and approves technical documentation, ensuring designs adhere to required regulations and standards.
Monitors timely resolution of technical comments and design review observations.
Provides technical recommendations and engineering guidance to shipyards, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Supports Research & Development activities.
Maintains an up-to-date understanding of marine electrical and automation technologies, industry trends, regulatory developments and operational feedback.
Collaborates in the design development, technical review, and evaluation of electrical and automation systems.
Participates in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), Harbour Acceptance Tests (HATs), Site Acceptance Tests (SATs), commissioning activities, shipyard inspections and sea trials.
Acts as the Electrical and Automation Subject Matter Expert for warranty and guarantee matters.
Performs technical root cause analyses of equipment and system failures, identifying corrective and preventive actions.

Requirements

Eligible to work in the UK

Skills

Electrical and automation systems
Marine electrical power generation and distribution systems
Vessel automation systems
Control systems
Marine electrical equipment
Hybrid propulsion systems
Energy storage systems
Shore connection solutions
Energy efficiency technologies
Alternative fuel applications
SOLAS
IMO requirements
IEC standards
IACS Unified Requirements
Classification Society rules
Technical specifications review
Engineering documentation review
Drawings review
Schematics review
Vendor submission review
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Technical investigations
Root cause failure analyses

Location

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Significant experience within the cruise shipbuilding, ship design, marine engineering, offshore or maritime industries.

Education Level

Bachelor’s/Masters degree in electrical engineering, Marine Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Electro-Technical Engineering or a related engineering discipline

About the Company

MSC Cruises is committed to building a future that values diverse perspectives, embraces the world beyond borders, and fosters an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.
Our commitment extends to taking meaningful, measurable actions that have a long-term positive impact on our guests, our employees and our planet.