Marine Engineers - 17-2121.01

Design, develop, and take responsibility for the installation of ship machinery and related equipment including propulsion machines and power supply systems.

Sample of reported job titles: Consulting Marine Engineer, Hull Outfit Supervisor, Marine Consultant, Marine Design Engineer, Marine Engineer, Marine Engineering Consultant, Marine Surveyor, Project Engineer, Propulsion Machinery Service Engineer, Ships Equipment Engineer

Tasks

• Supervise other engineers and crew members and train them for routine and emergency duties.
• Perform monitoring activities to ensure that ships comply with international regulations and standards for life-saving equipment and pollution preventatives.
• Prepare plans, estimates, design and construction schedules, and contract specifications, including any special provisions.
• Check, test, and maintain automatic controls and alarm systems.
• Evaluate operation of marine equipment during acceptance testing and shakedown cruises.
• Act as liaisons between ships' captains and shore personnel to ensure that schedules and budgets are maintained, and that ships are operated safely and efficiently.
• Conduct environmental, operational, or performance tests on marine machinery and equipment.
• Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications.
• Prepare, or direct the preparation of, product or system layouts and detailed drawings and schematics.
• Maintain records of engineering department activities, including expense records and details of equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Investigate and observe tests on machinery and equipment for compliance with standards.
• Coordinate activities with regulatory bodies to ensure repairs and alterations are at minimum cost and consistent with safety.
• Design and oversee testing, installation, and repair of marine apparatus and equipment.
• Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel.
• Procure materials needed to repair marine equipment and machinery.
• Maintain contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.
• Maintain and coordinate repair of marine machinery and equipment for installation on vessels.
• Confer with research personnel to clarify or resolve problems and to develop or modify designs.
• Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted, as well as sequences and phases of test operations.
• Conduct analytical, environmental, operational, or performance studies to develop designs for products, such as marine engines, equipment, and structures.
• Review work requests and compare them with previous work completed on ships to ensure that costs are economically sound.
• Analyze data to determine feasibility of product proposals.
• Schedule machine overhauls and the servicing of electrical, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, and sewage systems.

Technology Skills

• Analytical or scientific software - ANSYS FLUENT; Strand7; Tension Technology International OPTIMOOR; The MathWorks MATLAB (see all 9 examples)
• Computer aided design CAD software - Autodesk AutoCAD ; PTC Creo Parametric ; ShipConstructor; Structural Dynamics StruCAD*3D (see all 10 examples)
• Data base user interface and query software - Microsoft Access
• Document management software - Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
• Electronic mail software - Microsoft Outlook
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software - SAP
• Facilities management software - Seaworthy Systems Shipboard Automated Maintenance Management SAMM
• Graphics or photo imaging software - McNeel Rhino software
• Office suite software - Microsoft Office
• Project management software - Microsoft Project ; Oracle Primavera Systems
• Spreadsheet software - IBM Lotus 1-2-3; Microsoft Excel
• Word processing software - Microsoft Word

Tools Used

• Desktop computers
• Hard hats
• Microcontrollers - Programmable logic controllers PLC
• Notebook computers - Laptop computers
• Personal computers
• Safety glasses

Knowledge

• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Management of Material Resources - Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Abilities

• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
• Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• Flexibility of Closure - The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• Perceptual Speed - The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Interests

• Interest code: IR
  • Investigative - Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
  • Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Work Context

• Telephone - 74% responded “Every day.”
• Electronic Mail - 83% responded “Every day.”
• Face-to-Face Discussions - 61% responded “Every day.”
• Freedom to Make Decisions - 52% responded “Some freedom.”
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - 57% responded “Very important.”
• Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets - 57% responded “Every day.”
• Duration of Typical Work Week - 68% responded “More than 40 hours.”
• Work With Work Group or Team - 61% responded “Very important.”
• Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - 65% responded “Important results.”
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - 57% responded “Every day.”
• Structured versus Unstructured Work - 52% responded “Some freedom.”
• Time Pressure - 43% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Contact With Others - 43% responded “Contact with others most of the time.”
• Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - 39% responded “Every day.”
• Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled - 39% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Letters and Memos - 52% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Consequence of Error - 39% responded “Very serious.”
• Coordinate or Lead Others - 39% responded “Very important.”
• Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - 52% responded “High responsibility.”
• Exposed to Contaminants - 26% responded “Every day.”
• Frequency of Decision Making - 30% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - 43% responded “High responsibility.”
• Deal With External Customers - 39% responded “Important.”
• Physical Proximity - 52% responded “Slightly close (e.g., shared office).”
• Outdoors, Exposed to Weather - 35% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Spend Time Standing - 39% responded “Less than half the time.”
• Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions - 30% responded “Once a month or more but not every week.”
• Exposed to Hazardous Equipment - 26% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Outdoors, Under Cover - 30% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - 26% responded “About half the time.”

Education

Percentage of Respondents	Education Level Required
78%	Bachelor's degree
9%	Master's degree
4%	High school diploma or equivalent

Work Styles

• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
• Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

Work Values

• Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
• Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
• Recognition - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Wages & Trends

• Median wages (2017)
  • $43.74 hourly, $90,970 annual
• Employment (2016)
  • 8,000 employees
• Projected growth (2016-2026)
  • Faster than average (10% to 14%)
• Projected job openings (2016-2026)
  • 600