Maritime Energy Systems Engineer for Decarbonization

CONTRACT: Permanent (French CDI directly with our client)

LOCATION: Toulouse

THE COMPANY

COMPANY: One of Europe’s leading ship design companies, delivering innovative maritime and New Energy Engineering tailor-made solutions, creating a greener and brighter tomorrow

TEAM: 20 passionate experts’ naval architects, system engineers and project managers

PROJECTS: Applied R&D – Decarbonization - Energy System Modelling - Design and optimization, valorization -Renewable energy - Maritime applications – Alternative fuels technologies (hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, LNG) - Wind-assisted propulsion technologies - Worldwide exposure - Excellence - Sustainable

YOUR ROLE TO PLAY

You will be part of a passionate team of experts, who are shaping the future of maritime vessels by designing and optimizing maritime energy systems, covering ship propulsion , electrical generation and conversion , and thermal energy systems (steam, cooling loops, heat recovery, etc.).

You will contribute to the development of advanced simulation models for ship energy systems , supporting innovative vessel designs involving alternative fuels, hybrid propulsion, and integrated energy management.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Develop and maintain multi-physics models of ship energy systems

• Simulate and evaluate alternative propulsion architectures (hybrid systems, fuel cells, batteries, alternative fuels)

• Support ship design projects through energy system modelling and performance assessment

• Contribute to R&D projects and innovation studies

• Participate in proposal preparation and technical reports

• Collaborate with industrial partners and research institutes.

YOUR PROFILE

YOUR DIPLOMA

• PhD in Energy Engineering , with a thesis focused on maritime applications, or

• PhD in Naval Architecture , with a thesis focused on multi-physics simulations and energy systems, or

• MSc in Naval Architecture or Energy Engineering with 3-5 years of experience in maritime multi-physics simulations.

YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Experience in maritime R&D projects , proven track record of deliverables

• Experience with multi-physics simulation tools such as Dymola or SimulationX

• Experience in managing or contributing to technical projects from concept to delivery

YOUR SKILLS

• Scientific Research Approach

• Understanding of energy conversion systems (thermodynamics, electrical, and mechanical) and process engineering

• Ability to develop and validate system-level simulation models

• Ability to translate engineering requirements into simulation models

• Experience in project documentation, technical reporting, and presentation

• Programming skills in Python for modelling, data analysis and optimization

• Ability to develop and interpret P&ID diagrams and process schematics

YOUR PERSONNALITYYou are a solution orientated , hands-on individual with a passion for innovation and decarbonization . You enjoy developing complex systems and you would like to apply your research skills to an innovative project.

You have excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and the ability to thrive collaborating within a human-sized team in a dynamic engineering environment. You are always willing to push your boundaries and go beyond what has already been done before. You have an appetite for learning and staying ahead of the curve.

F.Initiatives, who are we ?

F.initiatives is a consulting firm with expertise in R&D tax. We offer our clients full support on innovation (CIR, Innovation Management, grants, etc.). The Innov.Match department acts as a recruiting service to support our clients in the acquisition of R&D talents, by headhunting them. We are not an engineering service company. We are just supporting candidates and clients in their recruitment processes. All the candidates are recruited by a final client, on a permanent contract.

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