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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
- Engineering Specialist
- Designer
- Boat Builder
- Structural Designer
- Engineering Technician
Tasks for “Boat Designer”
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
- 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.
- 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.
- Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Plotters
- Safety glasses
- Hard hats
- Personal computers
- ANSYS AQWA
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- ANSYS ASAS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- HydroComp NavCad
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV
- ShipConstructor
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Word
- The Napa Group NAPA
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- MSC Software Nastran
- Strand7
- Creative System GHS
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- Microsoft Excel