Naval Architect

Job Description

• Naval Architectural work associated with designing, building, documenting and supporting Naval Ships including:
  • Design maintenance and upgrade tasks for ships under construction or in service
  • Documentation of “as-built” ships
  • Calculations to support new construction processes such as launching, dry dockings, sea trials, pier-side trim and stability monitoring, mooring arrangements and inclining.
  • Prepare and submit Tonnage Applications to the US Coast Guard
• Engineering analyses to determine and develop ship geometry, arrangements, weight, centers of gravity, loads, tank properties, cargo and payload stowage, docking parameters, and ship intact and damaged stability characteristics
• Provide Naval Architecture support for BIW’s Planning Yard contracts, including:
  • Updating Selected Record Drawings (Docking and Sounding Tables, Ship Information Books and Principal Characteristics)
  • Inclining Experiments
  • Special Projects and Studies
  • Updating Weight & Stability documentation
  • Respond to questions / provide guidance to the Fleet, Homeports and NAVSEA
• Utilize Hydrostatic, Hydrodynamic, FEA, and “in-house” software to perform analyses
• Write reports and correspondence
• Participate in or lead technical interchanges on issues with customers such as U. S. Navy (NAVSEA and Supervisor of Shipbuilding), USCG, or others
• Travel to US Navy Homeports 2-4 times per year for a week – 10 days per trip.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

• Bachelor Degree in Naval Architecture required.

Required/Preferred Experience

• Thorough knowledge of engineering tools and methods relating to Naval Architecture
• Proficiency with computers and various Naval Architectural software packages such as; SHIPFLOW, FASTSHIP, NAVCAD, SHCP, GHS, SMP, ASSET or other design synthesis tools; structural software such as MAESTRO, NASTRAN, and Multiframe; and Microsoft Office Suite of tools
• Strong oral and written communication skills required
• Willingness to work onboard ship, pierside or at sea, in tanks or in weather, as well as in office environment