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.

What You Will Be Doing

- 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).

Requirements We Seek

- 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), contactors/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.

Ways To Stand Out

- 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.

Why Join Newlight?

- 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.

To Apply

Please send your resume and a short note on a complex

panel/wiring/commissioning

project you owned (with 2–3 visuals if available) to Recruiting@newlight.blue

.