Are you an experienced Chief engineer looking for that rare equal time rotation within Australia?
Do you enjoy working on a vessel with an interesting focus?
Position Snapshot
An amazing opportunity has become available for an experienced superyacht chief engineer to join a 60m expedition / scientific research vessel that is based within Australia between trips away.
Cruising Amazing destinations like Bali / Komodo , PNG region the vessel also spends time in the remote Kimberley.
The vessel is used for a mixture of private owner trips and scientific research.
Past science trips include: deep trench dives in the Indian Ocean & Ocean bed discovery missions in PNG.
Replacing the outgoing chief engineer of several years the chief engineers counterpart has been with the program for some time also , the vessel’s engineering is in excellent shape , operating 2 X rotation Chiefs, 2 X rotation 2nds and 3rd engineer on a 3:1
The vessel largely operates private when in Australia but also operates commercial when in international waters.
The Ideal Candidate
Start: Flexible- Between November and February 2026
Salary: >$200k + , Paid through the Australian System (AUD)
Rotation: 6 weeks on , 6 weeks off
Rotation Home port: Must be within Australia/NZ
