Systems Engineer – Auxiliary Systems

Quick Facts

• Role: Systems Engineer – Auxiliary Systems (m/w/d)
• Focus: Marine auxiliary supply systems (fuel, cooling, water, hydraulics, and special applications)
• Key topics: System engineering, calculations, documentation, interface coordination, and test support

Description

You will develop and support technical auxiliary supply systems for marine applications, ensuring compliance with SOLAS, MARPOL, ISO standards and classification regulations. The work includes sizing and calculations for major components, creating and checking project documentation such as 2D/3D layouts and P&IDs, and coordinating interfaces across trades and stakeholders. You will participate in FAT, HAT, and SAT tests up to commissioning and act as a technical contact for ship owner representatives, flag state, and classification societies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain auxiliary technical supply systems for fuel, cooling, water, hydraulics, and special applications
• Dimension and calculate pumps, tanks, piping, valves, and automation interfaces
• Create and review 2D/3D layouts, P&IDs, functional diagrams, technical specifications, and other project documents
• Select international suppliers for systems/components; evaluate offers and review calculations, drawings, manuals, risk analyses, and certificate documents
• Coordinate interfaces with participating trades and support production and quality control (technical clarifications, shipyard inspections, and acceptance)
• Accompany FAT, HAT, and SAT tests through commissioning; support troubleshooting and optimization
• Act as technical point of contact for owners’ representatives, flag state, and classification societies

Requirements

• Degree in ship engineering, utilities/MEP, mechanical engineering, building services engineering, or comparable qualification
• Multi-year experience with ship systems or maritime technology/plant engineering
• Knowledge in fluid dynamics, pump engineering, tank design, and pressure-loss calculations
• Proficiency with CAD tools including AutoCAD and Cadmatic; confident use of MS Office
• Experience with classification societies
• Very strong communication skills, including secure English (spoken and written) in an international environment
• Willingness to travel occasionally to suppliers, test deployments, and shipyard locations
• Strong responsibility, teamwork, high performance, and a structured, solution-oriented approach

Benefits

• Tariff-based pay
• Vacation and Christmas bonus plus additional special payments
• 35-hour workweek; 30 days of vacation
• Mobile work depending on the job scope
• Corporate fitness; Deutschlandticket (€38)
• JobRad; employee offers and company events
• Company pension and employee counseling
• On-site cafeteria