Project Engineer, Decarbonization

About the role

The Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a full Project Engineer, Decarbonization position within their Decarbonization Newbuild team. This role supports the advancement of innovative energy and decarbonization retrofit projects through all stages of the technology funnel.

Responsibilities

• Supports evaluation of energy efficiency and decarbonization technologies, including feasibility studies, technical assessments, and pilot testing onboard ships or shore facilities.
• Contributes technical inputs and operational insights that support identification, refinement, and replication of innovative retrofit solutions.
• Collaborates with project leads and cross-functional teams to support planning, scheduling, and execution of activities from pilot to scale, ensuring timely delivery and integration.
• Supports tracking of actions, milestones, and dependencies to ensure timely delivery and integration.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets operational and performance data to support technology validation, benchmarking, and decision-making.
• Maintains monitoring of project performance against technical, energy, and emissions objectives.
• Prepares technical reports, test plans, dashboards, and documentation to communicate findings, project status, and lessons learned.
• Supports planning and execution of energy efficiency and decarbonization retrofit projects, including equipment installations, system modifications, and operational adjustments onboard ships.
• Aids in troubleshooting and issue resolution during installation, testing, and post-implementation phases.
• Tracks project pipelines, documentation, testing protocols, and readiness criteria to support structured progression through development and deployment stages.
• Supports consistency and discipline in technology evaluation and deployment processes.
• Coordinates with ship crews, engineering teams, vendors, and partners to support project activities and ensure safety and operational standards are upheld.
• Contributes to identifying improvement opportunities and participates in technology scouting and validation activities.
• Ensures assigned activities adhere to relevant standards, safety protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Supports analysis, communication, and reporting on progress toward emissions-reduction targets for assigned energy projects.
• Supports analysis of OpEx and CapEx implications of forecast or scope changes for retrofit initiatives, including developing IRR and Payback calculations.
• Supports monthly financial spending and project variance reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field; specialization in energy systems advantageous.
• 3+ years of experience in maritime engineering, energy efficiency projects, sustainability initiatives, or technology implementation within the cruise or shipping industry.
• Strong technical, analytical, and troubleshooting skills with experience in system testing and data analysis.
• Familiarity with marine energy management standards (e.g., ISO 50001), decarbonization technologies, and marine systems.
• Experience supporting pilot projects, technology testing, retrofit initiatives, or maritime R&D activities.
• Proficiency with engineering and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, CAD; Python a plus).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ability to synthesize complex technical information into clear, structured insights.
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic, project-based environment.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and proactive working style.