Black & Grey HR is seeking a Port Engineer (Technical Superintendent) Electronics & Systems to join our clients marine operations team based in Abu Dhabi UAE. This is a permanent office-based role with regular vessel and yard attendance as required providing technical ownership and certification of navigation communication automation and electronic control systems across a mixed fleet and unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
You will be responsible for maintaining the reliability certification and cyber readiness of ECDIS GMDSS DP/USV control and related electronic systems while leading troubleshooting upgrades and comms compliance. Working closely with the Marine Manager Port Captain Projects and ROC/Survey teams OEMs integrators and Class/Flag authorities you will ensure fleet-wide electronic system readiness and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain certification and operability of navigation communication and automation systems ensuring zero critical failures and 100% certification currency.
- Diagnose and resolve electronic faults across the fleet managing spares firmware and version control to meet MTTR and compliance targets.
- Plan and lead upgrades and retrofits (e.g. ECDIS DP/USV control) ensuring cyber readiness and on-time on-budget project delivery.
- Support USV deployments including communication links sensors control systems and redundancy to meet mission success and comms uptime targets.
- Maintain accurate technical records configurations and drawings ensuring 100% accuracy and rapid retrieval.
- Interface with Projects to define electronic scope and readiness ensuring first-time-right project acceptance.
- Manage relationships with electronics service partners integrators and OEMs including SLA and warranty coordination.
- Supervise riding electricians and contractors ensuring work is completed safely and to required quality standards.
- Coordinate with Class Societies and Flag State authorities on system approvals and surveys.
- Recommend vendor selection technology roadmap direction and inventory levels to support fleet electronic reliability.
- Bachelors Degree (.) in Electronics Automation Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- 710 years of experience in marine electronics (GMDSS/ECDIS/radar/automation) with prior superintendent-level exposure.
- Strong technical knowledge of navigation communication and automation systems including configuration/version control and diagnostics.
- Experience with DP systems and/or DP/USV control systems is highly advantageous.
- Familiarity with Planned Maintenance Systems (PMS)/CMMS firmware and configuration management.
- Strong analytical skills documentation rigor and vendor management capability.
- Working knowledge of IMO (SOLAS/MARPOL/ISM/ISPS) Flag State & Class rules and STCW requirements; IMCA familiarity is a plus for offshore operations.
- Experience coordinating with OEMs system integrators Class Societies and Flag State authorities.
- Attractive salary benefits.
Required Skills:
Bachelors Degree (.) in Electronics Automation Electrical Engineering or equivalent. 710 years of experience in marine electronics (GMDSS/ECDIS/radar/automation) with prior superintendent-level exposure.
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