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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
- Initial Design and Naval Architecture Supervisor
- Engineering Specialist
- Designer
- Boat Builder
- Structural Designer
- Marine Architect
- Engineering Technician
- Boat Designer
Tasks for “Marine Architect”
- Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
- Conduct stability analyses of ships.
- 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.
- Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
- 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.
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
- Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety glasses
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Hard hats
- Plotters
- Personal computers
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- HydroComp NavCad
- The Napa Group NAPA
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- MSC Software Nastran
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Creative System GHS
- ShipConstructor
- ANSYS ASAS
- Microsoft Word
- ANSYS AQWA
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- Microsoft Office
- Strand7
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV
- Microsoft Access
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- Microsoft Project
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel