Marine Engineers

• Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications.
• Conduct analytical, environmental, operational, or performance studies to develop designs for products, such as marine engines, equipment, and structures.
• Design and oversee testing, installation, and repair of marine apparatus and equipment.
• Prepare plans, estimates, design and construction schedules, and contract specifications, including any special provisions.
• Investigate and observe tests on machinery and equipment for compliance with standards.
• Coordinate activities with regulatory bodies to ensure repairs and alterations are at minimum cost, consistent with safety.
• Conduct environmental, operational, or performance tests on marine machinery and equipment.
• Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel.
• Maintain contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.
• Evaluate operation of marine equipment during acceptance testing and shakedown cruises.
• Analyze data to determine feasibility of product proposals.
• Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted, as well as sequences and phases of test operations.
• Procure materials needed to repair marine equipment and machinery.
• Confer with research personnel to clarify or resolve problems and to develop or modify designs.
• Review work requests and compare them with previous work completed on ships to ensure that costs are economically sound.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Marine Engineers.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Marine Engineers.