# Naval Structural Designer

**Company**: Gibbs & Cox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos
**Location**: Newport News, VA
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $40,300.00 - $72,850.00
**Category**: Engineering

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## Description

We are seeking a talented Naval Structural Designer to join our team in Newport News, VA. As a member of our dynamic and highly collaborative Ship Design team, you will be crucial in producing intricate distributive structural ship systems designs, 3D models, diagrams, and 2D drawings for ship construction and modification.

You will work closely with our team to ensure that all designs adhere to strict ship specifications, standards, and regulatory body requirements for Naval, Coast Guard, and Commercial ships.

**The Challenge:**

- Prepare accurate and detailed designs, free-form surface models, and/or drawings based on concept sketches, photographs, scans, or clearly stated functional requirements.

- Work closely with our clients, naval architects, engineers, and design team members to produce high-quality, detailed ship design products and drawings.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

- High School and 1-2 years of experience.

- Some experience translating specification requirements and incorporating standards, requirements, design practices, and techniques into detailed ship design, drawings, and other finished design products distributive ship structural systems.

- Structural Design experience in Naval and/or commercial Shipbuilding programs a plus.

- Experience with PDF Editing Programs.

- Proficiency in AUTOCAD 2014 or later is required.

- 3-D modeling experience.

- Knowledge of standards and regulatory body requirements is a plus.

- Demonstrated proficiency in drafting methods, procedures, and techniques.

- Experience in drafting methods, procedures, and techniques.

- Ability to work some overtime as needed.

- Strong MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.

- Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.

- Strong time management and organization skills as an independent contributor.

- Demonstrated interpersonal skills as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

**Desired Qualifications:**

- Experience with ShipConstructor.

**Pay Range:** $40,300.00 - $72,850.00

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## Skills

### Required
- AUTOCAD
- 3-D modeling
- PDF Editing
- MS Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint

### Nice to have
- ShipConstructor

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