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