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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
- Boat Designer
Tasks for “Piping Designer”
- 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.
- Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety glasses
- Plotters
- Personal computers
- Hard hats
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- ANSYS ASAS
- ANSYS AQWA
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- Microsoft Word
- HydroComp NavCad
- Microsoft Access
- Creative System GHS
- The Napa Group NAPA
- Microsoft Outlook
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- MSC Software Nastran
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Strand7
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Microsoft Office
- ShipConstructor
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Project
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV