Electrical Engineer-Marine

3GA Marine is a partnership of Marine Professionals providing services in Engineering, Project Support, Surveying and Consulting to the Canadian marine industry. We have offices in Victoria and Vancouver (Burnaby). We are a full-service Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering company where clients are provided with turn-key solutions and support throughout the lifecycle of their vessels. 3GA develops engineered solutions for new vessel design and vessel refits from concept through to implementation. Projects vary in complexity and size from small equipment installations to whole vessel detail designs. For more information, please visit our website at  (but do please excuse our mess while we are under construction)

What We Offer:

• · A bonus scheme based on individual and company performance
• · Competitive salaries including overtime that can be paid out or used as banked time at the individual’s preference
• · Partial coverage of relocation expenses
• · A flexible work environment
• · Extended dental and health benefits
• · Employee mentorship
• · Open door leadership philosophy
• · Collaborative working space
• · Education & training opportunities
• Employee Wellness Program

Responsibilities/Duties:

As our Principal Electrical Engineer, you will bring your high degree of technical knowledge and innovative engineering to provide turnkey solutions to marine installations on small work boats to large ferry installations. You will be primarily responsible for all aspects of engineering design of new design and vessel refits from concept through to implementation. Projects vary in complexity and size, small equipment installations to whole vessel detail design. In Victoria you must be capable of working without supervision, independently taking your project from start to finish with minimal subsequent direction after the initial assignment. As the lone and senior electrical engineer there, you must be able to multi-task, and offer support to your fellow mechanical marine engineers and naval architects and designers...they will come to you for your vast knowledge of the electrical systems on the project vessels. A more junior candidate may be better suited to the Vancouver (Burnaby) location where the small team is able to collaborate under the leadership of the current senior Elec. Eng.

The Senior Electrical Marine Engineer will possess the ability to:

• Design marine systems using AutoCAD and other specific electrical engineering software’s.
• · Develop single line diagrams and distribution plans
• · Perform load analyses and fault current analysis on whole ship design and component installations in existing configurations.
• · Develop electrical ship propulsion design with various modes of energy creation and storage systems utilizing high voltage AC and DC systems.
• · Develop routing and interconnections diagrams, Lighting design
• · Write and review specifications for refit or new vessel designs.
• · Prepare technical specifications and tender packages for equipment including medium and low voltage switchgear, low voltage motor control centers, low voltage electrical equipment.
• Collaborate with naval architects, mechanical engineer, and other stakeholders to integrate electrical systems into overall vessel designs.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• · Hold a Professional Engineers License to practice in British Columbia.
• · Minimum 10+ years in a design office / shipyard with experience in refit/new vessel projects.
• · Experience working in a shipyard or ship repair environment preferred.
• · Familiarity with BC marketplace for ship operators and/or ferry operators an asset.

Skills, Knowledge and Required Competencies:

• · Strong technical writing skills needed to produce concise written technical specifications, procedures, and reports.
• · Demonstrated high level of interpersonal skills and engagement with clients.
• · Working knowledge of AutoCAD software and of Microsoft Office suite.
• · Availability and willingness to travel and conduct ship survey works including in confined spaces.
• · Committed to a high standard of safety and compliance with all safety laws.
• · Participate in industry activities, staying abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, products and software tools

For the right candidate, a Senior Electrical Mariene Engineer can command up to $130,000 annually which would be base before a generous profit-sharing arrangement, based on company and individual performance. More junior positions tend to be compensated closer to between $70K-$110K, but include equivalent shares of the profit if individual performance and contribution to overall gains merit the award.

If you have the skills, knowledge and education of an electrical marine engineer, we do want to talk to you; let us decide if you fit our requirements.