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