Senior Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer – Marine Power & Integration

Location: On-site

Team: Controls & Automation

Newlight’s mission is to accelerate the maritime industry’s transition to sustainable energy by making clean shipping affordable—starting with today’s fleet. We retrofit existing engines with a hydrogen‑diesel dual‑fuel “plugin” that reduces fuel consumption and emissions.

We’re seeking an Electrical Engineer (Marine Power & Integration) to own the vessel‑grade electrical architecture of our hydrogen‑injection retrofit: power distribution, instrumentation, cabinets, wiring, EMC/grounding, and ship‑side interfaces. You’ll turn lab prototypes into reliable class‑compliant systems that operate safely at sea.

• Own the electrical architecture for Newlight’s hydrogen retrofit unit—24/48 V DC power, protections, grounding/bonding, and segregation for safe operation in marine environments.
• Design control cabinets & panels (E-stop loop, safety relays, interlocks, fusing/breakers, terminal blocks, ferruling, labeling, IP-rated enclosures).
• Develop wiring diagrams & cable schedules for sensors (pressure/temperature/flow/lambda/knock), actuators (valves/pumps), ECUs/PLCs, HMIs, and DAQ; manage harnessing, shielding, and penetrations.
• Integrate vessel interfaces: ship power, alarms, and automation (CAN/CAN-FD, Modbus/RTU TCP, Ethernet/IP), and coordinate with engine control, MCC, and bridge systems.
• Instrumentation & signal conditioning: specify transducers, choose ranges, handle filtering, isolation, and EMI/EMC hardening.
• Safety & compliance: implement ATEX/IECEx equipment selection for hazardous zones; design purge/vent/fault-tolerant circuits; prepare evidence for class review (DNV/RINA/ABS).
• Testing & validation: develop bench/HIL fixtures; support FAT/HAT/SAT; write and execute electrical test plans; lead commissioning and troubleshooting onboard.
• Documentation: produce and maintain single-lines, multi-wires, BoMs, panel layouts, loop drawings, interface control docs, and user/commissioning manuals; manage ECR/ECN and version control.
• Cross-functional coordination: work closely with Controls, Mechanical, and Safety to align electrical design with control algorithms, piping, and hazard analyses (HAZID/HAZOP/FMEA).
• Continuous improvement: drive reliability upgrades (component derating, connector strategy, ingress/condensation mitigation, vibration & corrosion countermeasures).

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Mechatronics / Marine Engineering (or related).
• 5+ years designing industrial/marine or automotive electrical systems (panel design, wiring, commissioning).
• Hands‑on experience with 24/48 V DC power
  , protections (fusing/breakers), contractors/relays, and emergency-stop circuits.
• Proficiency with EPLAN /
  AutoCAD Electrical (or equivalent) for schematics, panel layouts, and cable schedules.
• Strong understanding of EMC/EMI
  , shielding/grounding, and signal integrity in mixed‑signal systems.
• Practical integration of CAN/CAN-FD
  , Modbus (RTU/TCP), and industrial Ethernet; comfortable with CAN tools/diagnostics.
• Field experience:
  installation, commissioning, and fault-finding on complex electro‑mechanical systems.
• Familiarity with marine standards (e.g., IEC 60092), class rules (DNV/RINA/ABS), and ATEX/IECEx concepts for zone classification and equipment selection.
• Clear, concise technical documentation; ability to collaborate on‑deck with shipyard crews and classification surveyors.
• On‑site presence with willingness for occasional shipboard work and travel.

• Electrical design for gas/hydrogen/high-pressure systems or other hazardous‑area process equipment.
• Experience with IP‑rated enclosures, corrosion‑resistant hardware, and marine environmental testing.
• Cabinet design for PLC/SCADA systems; familiarity with safety relays
  , SIL concepts, and interlock design.
• VFD/motor drives basics, power quality, and noise mitigation on vessels.
• Prior work on retrofitting legacy engines or auxiliary systems aboard ships.
• Tooling: EPLAN macros, AutoCAD Electrical templates, cable sizing/derating tools, CANalyzer/Peak‑CAN, basic LabVIEW/MATLAB for test rigs.

• Own real impact: Your electrical architecture will be the backbone that makes hydrogen‑assisted shipping work in the real world.
• Build & grow: Help define standards as we scale from lab rigs to fleet deployments.
• Mission with momentum: Join a team proving that cleaner shipping can be deployed on today’s vessels—not someday.

Please send your resume and a short note on a complex panel/wiring/commissioning project you owned (with 2–3 visuals if available) to Recruitinge
.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology