Service Engineer

Service Engineer

Wärtsilä is a world leader in marine technology and leading the industry's transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. With the world’s widest portfolio and service network, we – Wärtsilians - deliver efficient, safe and sustainable integrated products and solutions to enhance the business of our customers. The opportunities presented through digitalisation and new technologies are offering a new era of shipping. We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together.

Business Unit Parts and Field Service is a global organisation with harmonised ways of working and tools to deliver the best possible services for our customers. In our global team we value, respect, and embrace different opinions and diversity. Safety, environment, and wellbeing are our foundation, and we never compromise them.

We are now looking to welcome a  Service Engineer  to join our skilled team within  Marine Global Field Service Pool.

This is a traveling role, and the home base will be in Budaörs, Hungary.

Your role and responsibilities

As a  Service Engineer,  you will perform Field Service activities such as overhauls, maintenance, and troubleshooting on our Wärtsilä 4-stroke marine diesel engines.

For us to be the best match, we expect you to have technical experience in marine / energy engineering and proven expertise in installation operation and maintenance, along with repair of 4-stroke marine / energy diesel engines. As an ideal candidate, you have a safety-first attitude, along with critical thinking and reasoning skills.

In this exciting role, you will have the opportunity to work on local projects as well as globally, traveling for approximately 150 days per year (depending on the local / global requirements). Therefore, we are looking for candidates who are ready and willing to travel, who possess a strong Field Service mindset. When you are not traveling, you are able to work remotely.

Your responsibilities for the role include, but are not limited to :

• Perform Mechanical maintenance and / or troubleshooting on Wärtsilä products or similar medium bore diesel engines.
• Overhaul engine components in workshop and at site / onboard including some in situ machining.
• Carry out engine product trouble shooting, routine maintenance & components investigation.
• Check and adjust relevant systems (i.e. auxiliary equipment).
• Pre-commissioning of engines and Perform Mechanical commissioning.
• Identify failures, making adjustments, assist on trial runs and testing of Mechanical installations according to instructions.
• Provide internal and external work reports according to Wärtsilä standards. Perform site audits.

To be successful in this role, we expect you have

Why you and us?

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in a diverse and inclusive work community where everyone can be their true self. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

Contact & next steps

Does this sound like the job for you? If yes, we hope to hear from you before the application deadline, by submitting your application in our Career portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process along the way.

Are you still wondering if you should apply and would like to get something clarified? Please reach out to Field Service Manager, Paulina Chaponkowska via email at with any questions related to this position (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to).

Last application date : 19 / 07 / 2025

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

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