Naval Architect
3 weeks ago
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 BIWs 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
This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance
.
Y
ou must be a US Citizen for consideration
and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire.
For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit
Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)
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