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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
Also Known As…
- 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 “Marine Architects”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Plotters
- Safety glasses
- Hard hats
- Personal computers
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Microsoft Outlook
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- The Napa Group NAPA
- ANSYS ASAS
- ShipConstructor
- ANSYS AQWA
- MSC Software Nastran
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Access
- Strand7
- Microsoft Office
- AeroHydro MultiSurf
- Microsoft Word
- Creative System GHS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- HydroComp NavCad
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Proteus Engineering FastShip
- Seasafe Marine Software Seasafe
- Microsoft Project
- Herbert Software Solutions HECSALV