Naval Architect II
- $84,400 Yearly
- Full-Time
POSITION TITLE
Naval Architect II
LOCATION
New Orleans, LA
MANAGER
Systems Design Manager
POSITION TYPE
COMPENSATION
Full Time / Exempt
$84,400
Our Values
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Our values are embedded in our organization and form the basis of our business planning, recruitment processes, training, and leadership.
Birdon is a diversified global group of companies supplying whole of life solutions to the maritime, military, infrastructure, and resource sectors.
We deliver value for our customers through our innovative people, organizational agility, and operational excellence.
BASIC JOB FUNCTIONS
The Naval Architect II will work closely within the Senior Naval Architect and broader engineering team to develop ship designs, integrate design solutions, and test completed designs. Assists the Senior Naval Architect to execute design tasks within schedule and budget. Supports the transition to production and supports the design of agreed to changes to the configuration baseline.
Creates content for presentations to customers. Resolves problems at a detailed level and escalates risks as needed.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Development of vessel concept, preliminary and detail design.
- Weight estimating.
- Development of resistance and powering estimates.
- Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic analysis.
- Sea testing and trials report writing and support.
- Perform hand calculations and FEA on structural components/assemblies to verify working stresses are below ultimate, yield, and endurance allowables.
- Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and terms of the contract including ABS and other regulatory standards.
- Development of engineering deliverables in accordance with engineering processes, ensuring safe, fit for purpose engineering deliverables.
- Coordinate with sub-contractors and vendors to receive inputs to design activities.
- Release drawings following company workflow.
- Create engineering reports to show compliance with project requirements based on design, test, and analysis.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the department by creating work instructions for best practices.
- Occasionally directed in several aspects of work while gaining exposure to complex analysis and designs.
- Reviews peers work for compliance with engineering standards.
QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture
Experience in ship construction.
Minimum 2 years of experience in hull form development, arrangements, resistance and propulsion, structural design, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, vibrations, weight, or stability analysis.
Experience with government procurement and contracting, in particular reviewing requirements and performing specification traces.
Experience working in small teams of engineers.
Experience leading small teams of engineers.
Required Professional Skills:
- Self-Starter – Ability to execute work with limited supervision.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time. Ensuring that assigned work is completed on schedule.
- Judgment and Decision Making – Able to evaluate technical issues in a timely manner. Able to make decisions based on requirements.
- Communication – Effective at written and verbal communication.
Advance Analysis – Working knowledge of specialty naval architecture software for hull form, stability, motions, maneuvering, structures, or powering prediction.
Knowledge of steel and aluminium shipbuilding, mechanical and electrical systems to ABS, USCG, IMO and other regulatory requirements.
CAD – Advanced skills in AutoCAD, Rhino3D, or similar.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Position requires use of computer, telephones, and other office equipment, reading, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, and hearing ability and visual acuity.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, talk and hear.
- Ability to lift packages, equipment, etc., up to 20 lbs.
- Position occasionally requires ability to work in a manufacturing environment and onboard boats and ships from the beginning of production through the sea trails. This includes mobility to work in and around incomplete hull structures.
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