Naval Architect or Marine Engineer
RESPONSIBILITIES
Developing new designs: concept arrangements, lines, engineering, specifications
Work with customers to develop concept & arrangements
Develop specifications for the project
Establish basic characteristics of a ship, such as size, weight, and speed
Develop lines to suit customer needs
Develop basic structure, to be further developed in detail design phase
Develop arrangements to suit customer’s requests, to include considerations for heating, ventilation and machinery layouts
Developing purchase specifications
Interaction with customer to develop, revise concept and arrangements
Keeping up with regulations (shared responsibility with Engineering)
Interface with engineering on changes
Evaluate how ships perform during trials, both at dock and at sea, troubleshoot and revise designs as needed to make sure national and international standards are met
Work with engineering subcontractors and design agents on different aspects of design
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
B.S. in Naval Architecture or Marine Engineering
PREFERRED SKILLS
Sailing experience on USCG Engineer’s license
Proficient with Auto Cad, Rhino, Word and Excel