Sr. Marine Engineer, Marine Operations

Location: Portland, Oregon, United States; ideally on-site when not offshore. Exceptional remote candidates may be considered with regular travel to the offices. Periodic offshore travel, vendor visits, and test-site travel are required.

Salary: $180,000–$230,000 per year, plus company equity.

Company

hirify.global is a public benefit corporation developing renewable energy and ocean technologies, including ocean-deployed nodes that generate energy in harsh marine environments.

What you will do

• Lead offshore operations including load-outs, wet towage, deployments, recoveries, moorings, and test campaigns.
• Manage a small team of offshore operations technicians and help build the offshore team structure.
• Coordinate vessel operators, ports, equipment operators, divers, and other critical vendors.
• Serve as the Responsible Engineer for automated marine support systems involving welded structures, mechanisms, hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial controls, and data acquisition.
• Conduct trade studies, engineering analyses, CAD design, fabrication, testing, commissioning, and sustaining engineering for marine equipment.
• Interface with marine regulators and classification bodies, including the USCG and ABS.

Requirements

• BS or higher in mechanical or marine engineering.
• 5+ years of experience owning novel hardware development from concept through commissioning.
• Strong understanding of marine engineering fundamentals, including welded structures, mechanical assemblies, hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial automation, and data acquisition.
• Ability to solve problems without clear precedents or well-defined requirements and manage critical vendor relationships.
• Competence with 3D modeling software and mechanical design practices; Siemens NX is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work on-site in Portland when not offshore, or travel regularly to the offices if working remotely; periodic offshore travel is required.

Nice to have

• Offshore operations experience.
• Leadership experience in engineering development, fabrication, or operations.
• Structural FEA experience.
• Experience designing hardware for offshore environments.
• Experience working with marine regulatory bodies or classification societies.

Culture & Benefits

• Personal ownership and autonomy in a high-stakes, fast-paced engineering environment.
• Flexible working hours and work-life balance, with flexible or unlimited paid time off.
• Company equity for full-time employees.
• Company-paid Gold-level PPO health, dental, vision, and disability insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• Access to 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA accounts.
• Relocation assistance for moving to Portland.