Saronic
Manufacturing Engineer – Propulsion & Machinery Installation Planning
Brownsville, TX +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Brownsville, TX
Austin, TX - Experience
- No number of years specified.
- Education
- Technical/trade school, associate's, or bachelor's degree in a relevant field is preferred; no education requirement stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- If the role is based in the United States, it requires U.S. Person status to access export-controlled information or items.
About the job
Plans and documents precise installation, alignment, testing, and commissioning processes for vessel propulsion, machinery, anchor-handling, and ramp systems.
What you'll do
- Translate machinery arrangements, vendor manuals, and shaft calculations into sequenced installation work instructions, coordinating with other planning teams.
- Define foundations, alignment methods, rigging plans, inspection hold points, and acceptance criteria for propulsion, anchor, and ramp systems.
- Support first-article installations, inspections, functional tests, and sea trials; refine procedures and maintain documentation.
What they ask for
- Hands-on marine propulsion/machinery experience or equivalent planning experience based on that trade background.
- Understanding of main propulsion equipment, reduction gears, shaft lines, couplings, bearings, and stern tube/seal arrangements.
- Hands-on familiarity with optical, laser, or sag-and-gap alignment methods, chocking/grouting, and torque/tensioning procedures.
- Ability to read machinery arrangements, vendor manuals, shaft calculations, and 3D models; strong written communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience planning or installing anchor-handling and ramp systems, ideally on LCU or similar vessel programs.
- Experience with PLM/ERP systems and alignment/metrology data tools.
Tools
optical alignment, laser alignment, sag-and-gap, PLM/ERP
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