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Job Description
Design and oversee construction and repair of marine craft and floating structures such as ships, barges, tugs, dredges, submarines, torpedoes, floats, and buoys. May confer with marine engineers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2121.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Marine Architects”.
Also Known As…
- Marine Architects
- Structural Engineer
- Piping Designer
- Naval Architect Specialist
- Naval Architect
- Marine Structural Designer
- Marine Architect
- Initial Design and Naval Architecture Supervisor
- Designer
- Boat Builder
- Structural Designer
- Engineering Technician
- Engineering Specialist
- Boat Designer
Tasks for “Engineering Specialist”
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
- Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data.
- Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
- Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
- Confer with marine engineering personnel to establish arrangement of boiler room equipment and propulsion machinery, heating and ventilating systems, refrigeration equipment, piping, and other functional equipment.
- Conduct stability analyses of ships.
- Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hard hats
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Plotters
- Desktop computers
- Safety glasses
- Microsoft Office
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- ANSYS ASAS
- Microsoft Word
- Creative System GHS
- MSC Software Nastran
- HydroComp NavCad
- Microsoft Excel
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- ANSYS AQWA
- Strand7
- The Napa Group NAPA
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- ShipConstructor
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Project
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Microsoft Outlook
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Algor Simulation