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Marine Engineering Designer

Description

DLBA Naval Architects, formerly Donald L. Blount and Associates, is now a division of Leidos Gibbs & Cox. They specialize in high-performance marine craft design and provide innovative consulting services for various boats and vessels.

As a Marine Engineering Designer, you will be embedded in a client team with the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) Code 83, Combatant Craft Division (CCD). You’ll provide onsite support to CCD at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. In this position, you will perform overarching multidisciplinary engineering design and integration services for US Navy small craft (<300 ft).

Primary Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with client teammates to develop small craft design solutions.
  • Provide onsite drafting and 3D modelling services to the US Navy Combatant Craft Division (Code 83) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story.
  • Perform overarching vessel design 3D modeling and drawings.
  • Conduct structural/scantling modeling.

Basic Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Active DoD secret security clearance
  • B.S. Degree or higher in engineering, naval architecture, or a related field
  • Minimum 2 years of engineering experience (non-nuclear)
  • Broad knowledge of marine engineering and in-depth knowledge of principles, practices, and related technologies
  • Knowledge of specifications and regulatory requirements (BS/RINA/LR/ISO/USCG/ABYC)
  • Strong time management and organization skills as an independent contributor
  • Demonstrated experience solving technical problems using first principles hand calculations and devising new approaches to challenges encountered.
  • Proficiency in using marine industry CAD software, including SolidWorks
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team
  • Strong analytical skills, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent MS Office skills, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Preferred Qualifications

  • Shipyard or boatyard experience
  • Professional certificates of competency in applicable CAD and engineering software

Pay Range: $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

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Skills

Required

  • marine engineering
  • naval architecture
  • engineering design
  • 3D modeling
  • SolidWorks
  • project management

Nice to have

  • shipyard experience
  • boatyard experience
  • CAD software
  • engineering software

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Chesapeake-VA/Marine-Engineering-Designer--Small-Craft_R-00196338

Apply on DLBA Naval Architects – A Division of Gibbs & Cox