Junior Marine Systems Engineer

Description

Job Title: Junior Marine Systems Engineer
Location: Halifax, NS, Ottawa, ON, or Victoria, BC
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Annual Salary: $70,000-83,000

About BMT

BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognizing their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. Learn more about BMT at www.bmt.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Junior Marine Systems Engineer is responsible for professionally and efficiently executing work in support of client taskings in the field of Marine Systems Engineering.

Responsibilities and Tasks include:

• Support Marine Systems department in providing engineering services to internal and external customers.
• Participate in technical work under the guidance of senior staff members.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Comply with relevant business and ethics codes of conduct.
• Undertake engineering activities in a way that contributes to best practice under the guidance of senior staff members.
• Work within the BMT Quality Management System (QMS) processes and procedures.
• Demonstrate willingness and active adoption of coaching and mentoring provided by senior staff in developing technical competency within specific discipline.
• Contributes to building a positive team culture through input, feedback and participation in team building and wellness activities.

Role Specific:

• Apply basic knowledge and understanding of Marine / Mechanical design on small simple platforms (tug, barge, ferry) to large complex ships (surface combatants, submarines, cargo and passenger vessels) in one or more areas:
• Component selection;
• Equipment arrangement;
• Propulsion and Auxiliary systems;
• Application of standards for pumps, valves, flanges, and piping;
• Heat/Cooling load calculations; and
• Metallurgical considerations.
• As part of a team, contribute to working with Shipyards, Dockyards, Owners, Class and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to conduct ship surveys for design and engineering changes, mid-life upgrades and vessel condition documentation.
• Support the development of feasibility studies, concept designs, installation design and integration of new and replacement equipment, including communicating design outputs using 2D drawings or 3D models.
• Gain familiarization of domain specific standards including International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations, Class Society rules, Transport Canada Regulations and Canadian Forces Technical Orders.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Essential:

• University Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Eligible for a Canadian security clearance.
• Registered with Professional Engineering in Province of work and actively working towards obtaining a Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation.

Desirable:

• Two years of experience (Co-Op or Industry acceptable).
• Knowledge of surface ships.
• Knowledge of submarines.
• Knowledge of shipyard processes and procedures.

Why Work For Us?

At BMT we believe in hiring the best talent, from diverse backgrounds, as this introduces new ideas to the team and our customers. We believe in a cooperative and collaborative work environment and support and encourage career growth.

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary commensurate with skill, ability and experience, as well as a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Medical, dental and vision plan (including a Health Care Spending Account)
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• Parental/Maternity leave top-up program
• RRSP or TFSA matching program
• Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee recognition program
• Employee referral program

BMT is committed to employment equity, to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst its workforce. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

BMT is a maritime-orientated high-end design house and technical consulting firm driven by a passion for solving complex, real-world problems

Our core business comprises distinctive and sustainable capabilities, which we leverage to address the needs of our customers and markets and are the primary focus of future capability development.

We exist to navigate the most important and impactful engineering challenges of our time. We create environments where people with outstanding technical knowledge deliver meaningful, practical solutions. We are driven by a commitment to a safer, more efficient, effective and sustainable future.