Commissioning Engineer

C23901 Alfa Laval Inc (US)

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Shanghai Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted January 7, 2026 Last posted January 22, 2026
Job description

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.​

About the job:

Commissioning  - duties and responsibilities shall include but not limited to:

  • Commissioning of products and systems on new-building ships. Product and systems are mostly under BU HGS, which includes but not limited to boiler. Commissioning locations are mostly within China Mainland, but rarely worldwide.

  • Inspection, service and troubleshooting tasks on product and systems.

  • Investigative activities in connection with commissioning, service jobs onboard ships.

  • Training of shipcrew and shipyard staff in connection with commissioning and onboard voyage

  • Completion of reports within employee's duites as required by the Company or department.

  • Sales-support activities in connection with quotations and searching for new customers and jobs.

Other allied jobs, which are assigned by the Company/supervisor from time to time.

What you know:

Knowledge & Skills:

Marine Engineering background with good hands-on electrical and mechanical technical skills. (Degree in Electrical Marine Engineering and/or with a sailing experience as Electrical Officer also acceptable.) It is preferred if you have worked for minimum 3 years as a Marine Engineer; It is preferred if you have knowledge about boiler, especially have wide insight on mechanism, control systems and component. Fluent in both oral and written English is preferred. Experience in coordination and planning of a mobile work force.

Attitude:

Flexible can do and will do attitude. Service minded and customer oriented. Independent and situational Able to display high levels of trust, reliability and most importantly, confidentiality. Target oriented, ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure. Familiar with the most common Microsoft products Willing to travel within China frequently.

Motivation:

Is driven by delivering good internal/external customer service within field of expertise and by ensuring Alfa Laval´s long-term profitability.

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

About this role

Summary

Commissioning, troubleshooting, training, and service of marine systems on ships, mainly boilers.

Job title

Commissioning Engineer

Experience level

3+ years

Industry

energy

Location requirements

Shanghai, China, with occasional worldwide travel, remote work not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

marine engineeringelectrical skillsmechanical skillsboiler knowledgeEnglish

Preferred skills

sailing experienceplanningcoordinationMicrosoft

Specializations

marine engineeringelectricalmechanicalboilercontrol systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Shanghai, China

Work arrangement unknown City