Machinery Engineer
Pubblicato il 17-10-2026 - MXA Talent Solutions in Ancona
Join a growing luxury cruise organization as it expands its fleet to meet its growing fleet This is a great opportunity to lead the newbuild and commissioning process within the engineering space.
Based in Ancona, Italy.
Overview:
Reporting to the Site Team Manager; Newbuild and Commissioning, this position is in charge of the Owner’s supervision of the shipyard, contractors/suppliers and quality of all commissioned deliverables related to Machinery and Engineering equipment, systems and installations.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Marine and/or technical Engineering (Chief Engineer STCW code unlimited power)
- Cruise industry experience
- Minimum of 5 years onboard as Engineer on a diesel electric propulsion Cruise vessel
- Minimum of 5 years experience Shoreside as superintendent/inspector or similar Cruise vessel newbuild and operations experience
- USPH standards knowledge
- USCG and Port State Control Standards knowledge
- Experience/understanding of Classification rules & regulations USPH and all relevant regulations relating to vessel newbuilding and operations requirements
- Skilled in reading, reviewing and commenting on detailed design, calculations that support engineering system dimensioning, technical documentation and drawings
- FAT (Factory Assessment Testing) experience
- Harbor Acceptance Testing experience
Key Responsibilities:
- Deep expertise within Shipyard Machinery and Engineering equipment, systems, installation and commissioning
- Shipyard relationship management
- Monitoring of shipyard deliverables and assessing quality and accuracy of work
- Contract and Supplier management; Quality Control
- Experience managing systems, installations, safety awareness of equipment and system design, associated technical systems related to guests.
- Working with main engines, all primary systems related to ship movement, stabilization and steering
- Boilers, economizers, incinerators, wastewater systems, cooling water systems, pumps and plum