POSITION SUMMARY
The Naval Architect will provide technical expertise in the design, analysis, and production support of steel and aluminum vessels built at St. Johns Ship Building. This role involves translating customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and shipyard production capabilities into efficient, buildable designs that support cost, schedule, and quality goals. The position will interface daily with project management, production, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure seamless integration from design through delivery.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential Functions Statement(s)
· 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.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
• · 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.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
• Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information

SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education:
· Master’s Degree in Naval Architecture preferred.

Experience:
· 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.