Fleet Chief Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $131.3k - $237.3k / year

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Leidos

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1969

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Leidos is a leading systems integrator in science, technology, and engineering, providing solutions that transform and enable the missions of its customers. The company operates across various markets, including aviation, defense, energy, government, healthcare, intelligence, science, and space. Leidos is involved in AI, digital modernization, cyber operations, and integrated and mission software systems. With a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability, Leidos also engages in charitable efforts and community enrichment programs. Additionally, it contributes to developing solutions for counter-unmanned aerial systems and electric vehicle infrastructure for military applications.

📋 Description

• Serve as the senior engineering authority for assigned vessels and primary engineering counterpart to the Port Captain. • Lead, supervise, and develop vessel Chief Engineers, Port Engineers, and other engineering personnel. • Establish fleet-wide engineering practices, procedures, standards, and technical guidance. • Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting, equipment reliability, and engineering readiness. • Manage fleet Vessel Management System configuration and administration. • Ensure maintenance, engineering, equipment, and compliance records are accurate and standardized. • Represent engineering on the Safety Management System Steering Committee and support SMS governance, risk management, compliance, and continuous improvement. • Monitor engineering readiness, identify risks and deficiencies, and resolve issues affecting vessel availability or mission execution. • Coordinate with Port Captains, vessel Masters, Chief Engineers, maintenance teams, program leadership, technical personnel, subcontractors, and customers. • Provide technical oversight for shipyard periods, dry dockings, emergent repairs, equipment upgrades, and vessel modifications. • Support inspections, surveys, certifications, and regulatory/classification activities. • Review and approve engineering practices, maintenance strategies, procedures, records, and documentation. • Develop standardized processes for inspections, maintenance planning, troubleshooting, casualty response, and repairs. • Provide subject matter expertise for vessel modifications, equipment integration, system upgrades, and configuration changes. • Evaluate fleet engineering performance and develop corrective actions to improve reliability, safety, maintenance effectiveness, and readiness. • Lead lessons-learned activities and fleet-wide knowledge sharing. • Participate in recruitment, interviews, selection, qualification, and onboarding of senior engineering personnel. • Mentor engineering staff and support technical competency, leadership development, and succession planning. • Coordinate parts, spares, materials, technical services, and vendor support with procurement, logistics, warehouse, and subcontract personnel. • Review vendor and subcontractor performance and provide technical input into scopes of work and repairs. • Support casualty response and emergent technical issues. • Provide engineering status, risk, maintenance, and readiness information to leadership and customers. • Drive continuous improvement through standardization, metrics, technical analysis, and effective Vessel Management System use.

🎯 Requirements

• USCG Chief Engineer License with corresponding STCW Certifications • Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible maritime engineering experience, including service as a Chief Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Port Engineer, or equivalent senior marine engineering role. • Experience with administering computerized Vessel Management Systems or maintenance management systems used to manage preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, equipment records, compliance activities, and technical documentation. • Ability to perform in an arduous duty environment • Ability to lift 40lbs • Must be able to communicate effectively • Must be a US Citizen • Ability to obtain and maintain required security, facility, and vessel access credentials. • Experience operating in a joint, Department of Defense, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Navy, or similarly complex maritime environment is highly desirable. • Bachelor’s Degree • Master’s Degree • PMP Certification