Vessel Performance Expert

About the Role

Smart Ship Hub (SSH) is hiring a Vessel Performance and Machinery Condition Monitoring Expert in Pune. This role is for a former sailing Chief Engineer (Marine) with shore-side experience who can translate vessel data into measurable fuel, reliability, and maintenance outcomes.

Position Details

• Function: Vessel Performance / Fleet Intelligence
• Location: Pune, India
• Engagement: Full time or part time
• Core Expertise: Vessel Performance, Predictive Diagnostics, Predictive Maintenance, Condition Based Monitoring (CBM)

Purpose and Scope

The Vessel Performance Expert is SSH’s domain authority on ship operations. This role bridges onboard engineering reality with SSH’s digital platform, ensuring performance insights, diagnostics, and maintenance recommendations are technically credible to Chief Engineers, superintendents, ship owners, and managers. The scope includes fleet-wide monitoring of main engine, auxiliary engine, machinery performance, and hull/propulsion, supporting both customer-facing delivery and the product and data science teams.

Key Responsibilities

Predictive Diagnostics

• Detect early deviations in main engine, auxiliary engine, turbocharger, boiler, and auxiliary machinery behavior, and identify probable root causes.
• Define diagnostic rules, thresholds, and fault signatures with the data science team; validate model alerts against engineering judgment.

Predictive Maintenance

• Translate diagnostic findings into maintenance recommendations, spares planning, and risk-ranked work orders.
• Align recommendations with PMS, class requirements, and OEM guidelines; track outcomes to improve model accuracy.

Condition Based Monitoring (CBM)

• Design and maintain CBM programs covering vibration, lube oil analysis, exhaust gas temperatures, cylinder pressures, and bearing temperatures.
• Define sensor and data requirements for new vessels and retrofits; review data quality and flag gaps.

Vessel Performance

• Analyze speed, fuel consumption, trim, draft, hull and propeller condition, and weather-corrected performance using noon, high-frequency sensor, and voyage data.
• Benchmark vessels and sister ships; recommend operational and technical actions that reduce fuel cost and emissions (CII, EEOI, EU ETS exposure).
• Quantify hull cleaning, dry-dock, and retrofit impact; produce performance reports for owners, managers, and charterers.

Customer and Internal Collaboration

• Act as technical interface with customers’ superintendents and Chief Engineers; support presales demos and onboarding.
• Provide domain input to Product and Engineering for features, dashboards, and alert logic.
• Mentor junior analysts on marine engineering concepts.

Requirements & Tech Stack

Mandatory

• Sailed as Chief Engineer (Marine) on ocean-going vessels; valid CoC Class I (Motor/Steam) or equivalent.
• Shore-side experience in vessel performance (e.g., vessel or fleet performance management, performance analytics, or technical superintendency with a performance focus) is a must.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in vessel performance, condition based monitoring, predictive diagnostics, and predictive maintenance.
• Degree in Marine or Mechanical Engineering.

Preferred

• Experience with performance or CBM platforms, noon-report and high-frequency data, and OEM monitoring systems.
• Working knowledge of IMO CII, SEEMP, EU ETS, and FuelEU Maritime.
• Exposure to Python, SQL, or BI tools for analysis.
• Experience working with data science or product teams or customer-facing exposure.

Deliverables & KPIs

• Monthly fleet performance and CBM reports delivered on time.
• Diagnostic alerts validated with a documented root cause and recommended action.
• Maintenance recommendations accepted and closed by customers.
• Documented diagnostic rules and CBM playbooks added to SSH’s knowledge base.

Why Join Smart Ship Hub

• Apply sea-going experience to a global maritime digital platform.
• Shape predictive analytics products used by ship owners and managers.
• Work directly with leadership in a growth-stage environment.