Shipyard Technical Manager

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

As the Shipyard Technical Manager at Saronic-Franklin, you will lead the technical execution and operational integration of Production and Engineering activities across the shipyard. This role is responsible for ensuring vessel construction activities are technically sound, production-ready, efficiently executed, and aligned with quality, schedule, and safety objectives.

The Shipyard Technical Manager will oversee the production engineering team, which supports scheduling, planning, production flow analysis and improvement, industrial engineering activities, and provides expertise across all labor trades in the shipyard. The Shipyard Technical Manager will also oversee the Manufacturing Engineering team, which supports workstation tooling, processes, and improvements, operates the machine shop, and recommends product design improvements. Finally, the Shipyard Technical Manager will work directly with the Design Engineering and Build Engineering leadership to ensure cross-functional agreement on product design improvements.

This position plays a critical role in enabling scalable and repeatable vessel construction operations within a fast-paced maritime manufacturing environment.

Key Areas of Responsibility

1. Team Leadership:
Manage, train, and motivate a team of production and manufacturing engineering personnel, including hiring, performance evaluations, and professional development.

2. Engineering Oversight:
Ensure production and manufacturing engineering deliverables support efficient vessel construction, including work packages, installation planning, technical issue resolution, and production readiness.

3. Production and Manufacturing Engineering Management:
Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives related to production flow, scheduling, planning, build sequencing, and technical operations performance. Develop and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling strategies, workflow layouts, and resource utilization to improve workstation efficiency, reduce waste, and support scalable shipyard operations.

4. Build Engineering Coordination:
Coordinate with build engineering leadership to ensure effective execution of activities related to structural assembly, vessel systems integration, outfitting coordination, and product design improvements to ensure technical alignment across departments.

5. Quality Assurance:
Ensure engineering and manufacturing activities comply with company standards, shipyard procedures, regulatory requirements, and applicable maritime industry specifications.

6. 8. Safety Compliance:
Work with the EHS team to enforce workplace safety protocols and ensure engineering-driven production activities are executed in accordance with Saronic EHS guidelines and company policies.

7. Reporting and Operational Metrics:
Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to production efficiency, engineering throughput, build execution, schedule performance, labor utilization, downtime for repair (DFR), and technical issue resolution.

Shipyard Technical Managers at Saronic-Franklin are expected to have the knowledge, skill, and ability to accomplish the below:

Technical Knowledge

1. Strong understanding of shipyard production operations, vessel construction sequencing, manufacturing processes, and marine production systems.

2. Ability to lead cross-functional engineering and production teams in a fast-paced shipbuilding environment.

3. Experience interpreting engineering drawings, production work packages, technical specifications, and vessel integration requirements.

4. Ability to analyze and make key operational decisions related to production workflows, staffing, manufacturing methods, tooling, and engineering priorities.

5. Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, engineering teams, production personnel, suppliers, and shipyard stakeholders.

6. Strong technical aptitude, organizational skills, and attention to detail.

7. Maintain proper administrative…