Senior Trials & Commissioning Engineer – Electrical

Overview

In this role, you will support the Type 26 platform commissioning by coordinating electrical set-to-work across propulsion, power generation and shipboard systems. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team and stakeholders to demonstrate and hand over complex equipment through sea trials. You’ll contribute to safety, testing and documentation, enabling successful naval acceptance. This is a hands-on, career-building position with clear progression within a high-performing team.

Pay / Benefits

• lifelong learning
• rewards tailored to you and your family
• support for financial and personal wellbeing
• inclusive workplace culture

Responsibilities

• Electrical set-to-work for all T26 platform equipment (gas turbines, gearboxes, generators, pumps, fans, instrumentation)
• Manage live-system electrical safety through permits and energisation under safe systems of work policies
• Attend ships’ sea trials and demonstrate major machinery to clients and authorities
• Conduct fault finding and technical investigations into design issues
• Prepare test and acceptance documentation for ship platform systems for naval authorities and handover

Key requirements

• HNC in engineering (extensive experience considered)
• Ability to work in a multi-discipline fast-paced environment with good communication
• Complex ships systems fault finding and resolution for set-to-work
• Ability to read and understand technical electrical drawings and manuals for complex equipment
• STEM qualifications; working towards Incorporated or Chartered status with support for accreditation

• strong communication with internal and external customers
• team collaboration in fast-paced environments
• problem solving and analytical thinking
• Set-to-work execution on marine electrical systems
• Fault diagnosis of shipboard electrical systems
• Reading electrical drawings and manuals for complex equipment

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