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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
- Boat Builder
- Structural Designer
- Engineering Technician
- Designer
- Boat Designer
Tasks for “Designer”
- Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
- Conduct stability analyses of ships.
- 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.
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
- 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
- Hard hats
- Safety glasses
- Plotters
- Personal computers
- Laptop computers
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Outlook
- Strand7
- Creative System GHS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- The Napa Group NAPA
- Microsoft Excel
- ANSYS ASAS
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV
- ShipConstructor
- HydroComp NavCad
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- MSC Software Nastran
- Microsoft Office
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Access
- ANSYS AQWA
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- Microsoft Word
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D