Intern, Electrical Engineering

at  Seaspan ULC

Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long-term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS–related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.
The Intern, Electrical Engineering will assist the Electrical engineering team on new construction projects at Seaspan Shipyards! Under the direction of the Manager, Electrical Engineering the Intern will work on all phases of new construction design projects including: requirements decomposition, design preparations, supporting analysis, material selection and specification, engineering execution, and engineering close-out activities.

• Design in assigned areas of Electrical/Electronics by preparing design and calculation packages to ensure contract design requirements are met.
• Assist in developing and/or reviewing design documents for fisheries, icebreaking and naval replenishment vessels in order to achieve customer, Classification Society and regulatory approval.
• Assist in the development of material specifications and bills of material in accordance with Seaspan material strategies and customer requirements.
• Assist in providing technical direction to suppliers and subcontractors related to the Electronics Systems design to achieve contract, cost and schedule performance.