Will “Boat Designer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
Unknown Chance of Automation
Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?
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”
- 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.
- 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.
- Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plotters
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Safety glasses
- Desktop computers
- Hard hats
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- Microsoft Project
- ShipConstructor
- HydroComp NavCad
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ANSYS AQWA
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV
- Microsoft Access
- The Napa Group NAPA
- Microsoft Word
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- MSC Software Nastran
- ANSYS ASAS
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- Creative System GHS
- Strand7