This study aims to analyze the effect of Employee Engagement and Psychological Empowerment on Employee Performance with Organizational Culture as a mediating variable among ship crew at PT. XYZ Surabaya. Using a quantitative approach with survey method, the study involved 86 respondents selected through saturated sampling. Data were collected via Likert-scale questionnaires and analyzed using PLS-SEM with SmartPLS 3.0. The results indicate that: (1) Employee Engagement positively and significantly affects Employee Performance (β=0.239; p=0.007); (2) Psychological Empowerment positively and significantly affects Employee Performance (β=0.322; p=0.001); (3) Organizational Culture positively and significantly affects Employee Performance (β=0.379; p=0.000); (4) Employee Engagement positively and significantly affects Organizational Culture (β=0.322; p=0.021); (5) Psychological Empowerment positively and significantly affects Organizational Culture (β=0.435; p=0.000); (6) Organizational Culture partially mediates the effect of Employee Engagement on Performance (β=0.122; p=0.048); and (7) Organizational Culture partially mediates the effect of Psychological Empowerment on Performance (β=0.165; p=0.004). The R² values are 48.3% for Organizational Culture and 68.1% for Employee Performance.
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