Naval Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and review vessel design documentation, including general arrangements, structural models, equipment foundations, stability analyses, weight estimates, and systems layouts.
• Ensure all designs comply with customer specifications, ABS/USCG/NAVSEA requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Support production by generating detailed construction drawings and resolving engineering issues encountered on the shop floor.
• Perform structural reviews, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, and stability calculations; support inclining experiments and trials.
• Review vendor data packages and coordinate integration of equipment and systems.
• Participate in design reviews and production readiness reviews.
• Provide engineering input for proposals, cost estimates, and technical clarifications for new contracts.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams (structural, mechanical, electrical) to optimize vessel performance and producibility.
• Support configuration control, document management, and change control processes within the shipyard’s engineering systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Naval Architecture
• 3+ years of shipyard or marine design office experience (steel and/or aluminum vessels preferred).
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Rhino, and/or ShipConstructor (Inventor, SolidWorks, or equivalent experience acceptable).
• Working knowledge of ABS, USCG, and SOLAS regulations.
• Familiarity with weight control, hydrostatics, and stability analysis tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, production, and project management teams in a dynamic shipyard environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Naval Architecture preferred.
• Experience supporting the construction of Steel and Aluminum commercial or government vessels (e.g., barges, logistics support craft, etc.).
• Familiarity with modular construction and digital ship design workflows.
• Experience supporting shipyard production and field engineering during vessel assembly and launch.