The Principal Engineer, Outfitting oversees designing, reviewing, and carrying out engineering and technical tasks. The role offers guidance and expertise to the engineering team and supports engineers in developing technical and operationally sound solutions. This position is responsible for ensuring the overall technical compliance of the design, ensuring it is safe, functional, and meets customer and class standards.

Note: This position must be fully on-site at 2 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver. Provides engineering and design expertise in Marine Outfitting Systems, including fire protection, insulation, structural openings, stairs, handrails, paint, gratings, lifesaving gear, cranes, winches, davits, and interior joiner design. Prepare design and calculation packages for contract compliance.

Analyzes information, identifies methods, processes, steps, and needed plant, machinery, and equipment to design and improve manufacturing or material systems, ensuring the final product meets cost and quality standards. Designs engineering solutions and validates the process to achieve a design brief that meets organizational and regulatory standards. Provides technical authority, delegates to engineers, and approves changes to requirements.

Analyzes information, drafts engineering standards and specifications, and assesses the effectiveness of these standards within one's engineering discipline to ensure work meets quality requirements. Provides guidance on engineering tasks for the organization and its suppliers, contractors, and consultants. Performs inspections to assess the quality of complex,



large-scale engineering projects or the integrity of existing extensive installations or structures and determines the necessary remedial actions to ensure compliance with specifications and regulations.

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant engineering subject area, Master’s degree preferred.

Professional

Engineering designation in the Province of British Columbia is optional. Minimum 15 years of post-secondary experience in ship operations, in-service support, and/or ship design and construction environments; Understanding of CADMATIC, ShipConstructor, AutoCAD, document control systems, and databases. Analytical skills to gather, analyze, or synthesize data, confirming its accuracy and adequacy as part of the collective analysis or synthesis process.

Technical writing skills, including the ability to produce and present clear, detailed technical specifications, procedures, and reports. Critical thinker capable of analyzing change requests, projects, and designs to identify potential schedule or budget risks. Ability to work independently and offer technical guidance on testing, evaluating, and enhancing engineering results.

Committed to maintaining high safety standards and following all safety laws and policies. Proficient in computer skills and familiar with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Seaspan offers job stability with long-term projects. Competitive salary in line with experience, plus annual bonus and pension plan matching.



Best-in-class health and wellness benefits package, including extended health care, dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave, parental leave, a $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).

Free on-site gym and parking; complimentary shuttle bus for transit users. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors, including the successful Candidate's skills, experience, the position's location, and internal equity. Must hold or be eligible to attain Reliability Security Clearance or a higher level of Security Clearance as required.

Seaspan

Shipyards is one of North America’s most contemporary shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. To learn more, visit our website: This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by ITAR. The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations.

The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position. Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at recruit@seaspan.

📌 Principal Engineer, Outfitting (Vancouver)
🏢 Seaspan ULC
📍 Vancouver