Project & Service Engineer – Electrical, Instrumentation, Automation (EIA)

Locations: Singapore

Department: Green Technology

Reporting to: Senior Manager – Green Technology

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend vessels for surveys, inspections, installation support, commissioning and troubleshooting of electrical, automation and instrumentation systems.
• Support marine electrical retrofit projects, including:
• Electrical load analysis and load balancing
• Protection coordination and breaker selectivity studies
• Integration of upgraded or modified power systems
• Perform troubleshooting of shipboard control, monitoring and alarm systems, including PLC based systems.
• Supports project related to energy efficiency and emission reduction, including:
• Power Management System (PMS) interfacing and optimization
• Energy monitoring, data acquisition and alarm management systems
• Participate in electrification / hybrid ready projects, such as: UPS and battery system interfaces and monitoring and alarm integration (no battery design responsibility)
• Coordinate effectively with other disciplines (mechanical, piping, shipyard teams) with interface awareness.
• Support project execution through proper documentation, reporting and communication with managers, superintendents and vessel crew.
• Support class and survey activities with societies such as DNV, ABS, LR, CCS, BV or ClassNK.
• Assist with FAT / SAT, commissioning and functional testing and documentation for survey and compliance
• Work in compliance with shipboard safety rules, PTW systems and risk assessments.
• Demonstrate strong safety awareness when working on live electrical systems, HV equipment and shipboard environments.
• Understanding of statutory and regulatory frameworks relevant to decarbonization, including: MARPOL Annex VI and energy efficiency and emissions compliance concepts impacting ship electrical and automation systems.
• Familiarity with marine electrical standards and technical codes applicable to electrification, battery systems and shore power integration.
• Understanding of basic piping design principles and class rules to support effective interdisciplinary coordination in retrofit projects (interface awareness, not piping design responsibility).
• Demonstrates strong safety leadership, especially when working with live electrical systems, batteries, HV equipment and confined shipboard environments.
• Ability to work under pressure in shipyard and offshore conditions while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Highly detail oriented, particularly in control logic, cause & effect, alarm handling and compliance documentation.
• Continuous improvement mindset, proactive in learning emerging decarbonization technologies and regulatory expectations.
• Willing and able to travel overseas for vessel attendance, commissioning and surveys.
• To meet EHS requirement for all concerned and interested parties
• Any other tasks as and when assigned by manager / management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILL

Technical / Professional:

• Degree or Diploma in Electrical / Instrumentation / Automation Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in marine or offshore EIA / E&I roles (service, commissioning or retrofit).
• Hands‑on experience with shipboard electrical and automation systems.
• Experience supporting installation, troubleshooting or commissioning onboard vessels.

• Knowledge of shipboard safe working practices, PTW systems and risk assessments.

Technological:

• Competent in Microsoft Office for engineering reports, calculations, compliance documentation and client/class submissions.
• Hands‑on experience with 2D and 3D electrical design tools (e.g. AutoCAD, EPLAN, Aveva, SmartPlant or equivalent).
• Comfortable working with as‑built documentation, retrofit constraints, onboard surveys and digital scanning inputs common in decarbonization projects.
• Good skills and knowledge in Project Management
• Familiar with classification rules and guidelines such as DNVGL, ABS, LR, CCS, BV, NK General:

People/Relations:

• Demonstrates professionalism, integrity and cultural awareness when working with owners, yards, OEMs and Principals.
• Self‑motivated engineer with solid risk awareness and mitigation mindset when executing onboard decarbonization projects.

Industrial Knowledge:

• Marine or Offshore / Oil & Gas Industry