Technology Manager, Innovation

Job Description

Seaspan’s Innovation team is actively developing and adopting technologies for digital twins, green technologies, and advanced manufacturing in support of use-cases for future vessels, engineering services, and in-service support. Our innovation program includes current and planned projects seeking scalable solutions that integrate emerging technologies such as real-time sensors, 3D spatial information, additive manufacturing, robotics, and visualization technologies to improve Seaspan’s shipbuilding and refit business.

Seaspan’s Innovation team is actively developing and adopting technologies for digital twins, green technologies, and advanced manufacturing in support of use-cases for future vessels, engineering services, and in-service support. Our innovation program includes current and planned projects seeking scalable solutions that integrate emerging technologies such as real-time sensors, 3D spatial information, additive manufacturing, robotics, and visualization technologies to improve Seaspan’s shipbuilding and refit business.

The Technology Manager, Innovation facilitates the adoption and integration of multiple and varied technologies relevant for vessel design and build through execution of high-impact technology transfer initiatives for Innovation activities in 3D model sustainment, additive manufacturing, reality capture, and interactive visualization systems. You will work with Innovation and Shipyard teams to understand pain-points, select and apply technologies, navigate or adapt processes, and transfer and build new capabilities using software tools, sensors, and practices.

The candidate is responsible for team and stakeholder management, coordinating technical solution development, defining and supervising assigned work and associated budgets to achieve successful project outcomes, managing technical risks, and developing Innovation’s strategic technology areas. Candidates must have demonstratable experience with introducing new technologies and associated processes in large and complex organizations with sound decision making for managing across competing demands with short-timelines and high-level requirements definition.

A results-oriented and creative problem-solver, the candidate has a passion for creating positive team relationships, pushing forward new ideas, creating positive team relationships that foster entrepreneurial thinking, and an affinity for mutual-objective collaborations that lead to innovative, fit-for-purpose solutions that promote user adoption and business-strategic outcomes.

This senior-level role formally reports to the Senior Manager, Innovation and will collaborate with and be responsible for several initiatives underway within the multi-disciplinary Innovation team.

Note:
This position qualifies for an optional hybrid work schedule after 90 days of onsite work and onboarding. Employee will be subject to the terms of the Flexible Work Policy Agreement.

• Coordinate and lead execution of short to medium-term technology adoption projects and related deliverables.
• Work with cross-disciplinary team, shipyard departments, and suppliers, in capturing and delivering project scope and outcomes, resolving outstanding issues and meeting project and business objectives
• Establish, communicate and transfer practical approaches and best practices between Innovation and Shipyard teams to test and evaluate new technical solutions that support shipyard use and generation of 3D spatial data, visualization systems, additive manufacturing, and reality capture.
• Engage and interface with appropriate Engineering and Shipyard teams to support selected technical solutions and foster associated utilization.
• Work with stakeholders to define, develop, test and transfer new methods and tools that support and enhance shipyard decision making using 3D data, digital information, and visualization systems.
• Explore, evaluate, and work with internal and external partners providing 3D asset scanning, additive manufacturing, and other suppliers or services.
• Collaborate with Seaspan Innovation stakeholders including business development, production teams, ship…