Senior Naval Architect

About the Company

We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company’s direction on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Perform and maintain stability and weights & balances analyses using GHS and other internal tools
• Develop and release Node structure drawings to keep fabrication ungated
• Perform detailed design of mechanical, structural, and support subsystems
• Determine requirements for stability, seakeeping, mooring, structures, and marine operations
• Drive hydrodynamic loads investigations involving multidisciplinary teams
• Contribute to Orcaflex analyses and hydrodynamic studies
• Drive Node program strategies for corrosion mitigation and biofouling prevention
• Work with Marine Operations Engineering to develop concepts of operations for deployment and recovery
• Serve as a naval architecture focal for external communications with regulators, insurance partners, and marine surveyors
• Lead and participate in design reviews with internal teams and external fabricators

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or similar field
• 5+ years of professional experience in stability, seakeeping, and weights/balances analyses
• Professional experience using GHS or equivalent vessel stability software (e.g. Maxsurf, Orca3D)
• Professional experience using a parametric CAD package (e.g. NX, Solidworks)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently to drive projects forward
• Ability to travel to vendors and test sites as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with RANS theory and tools (Star-CCM+, OpenFoam)
• Experience with high-end hydrodynamics analysis software (e.g. Ansys AQWA, Maxsurf Motion, WAMIT)
• Proficiency with Orcaflex
• 5+ years of 3D CAD modeling experience
• Experience with NX/Teamcenter or Rhino3D
• Experience with finite element analysis (NX NASTRAN, FEMAP)
• Proficiency in Python, Julia, or MATLAB
• Experience using AI tools for programming and analysis workflows
• Experience working with regulatory and class on novel projects