Marine Product Designer Engineer

About Blue Ops

Blue Ops is building the next generation of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) for defense, security, ISR, and multi-domain maritime operations.

Position Overview

The Marine Designer will work directly with PD engineering, manufacturing, integration, and operations teams to develop and continuously improve Blue Ops USV platforms. This is a hands-on product-development role. The ideal candidate understands how boats are actually built—not just how they look in CAD—and is comfortable moving quickly from concept through detailed design, prototype fabrication, testing, and production. The position will include design of Composite parts including decks, structural components, machinery spaces, fuel systems, equipment mounting, payload interfaces, propulsion installations, and general vessel arrangements. The Marine Product Designer Engineer is responsible for applying advanced engineering and marine design knowledge to develop, evaluate, and implement vessel designs and integrated systems. The position exercises substantial independent judgment and discretion in matters of engineering significance and is accountable for technical decisions affecting vessel performance, manufacturability, reliability, and mission capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed 3D CAD models and production drawings for USV platforms and marine systems. CAD skills are paramount. Rhino/Solidworks.
• Design Composite parts with a thorough understanding of Composite tooling design and Design for Manufacturability.
• Develop vessel general arrangements, machinery layouts, structural layouts, and equipment installations.
• Integrate propulsion systems, fuel systems, steering components, electrical equipment, sensors, antennas, communications equipment, and mission payloads.
• Work closely with autonomy, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers to integrate advanced technology into practical marine platforms.
• Produce and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) and engineering documentation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Product Suites – Excel, Word etc.
• Support prototype fabrication and resolve issues directly with Composite technicians, welders, machinists, assemblers etc.
• Incorporate lessons learned from manufacturing and field testing into future design revisions.
• Evaluate weight, center of