Job Details

INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTION

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not an employment contract. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards recommended for the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, modify, or reduce the position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description. The duties, responsibilities, and requirements described should not be interpreted as an all- inclusive or comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are associated with this job. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. 

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding. The headings in this Job Description are for convenience only. 

Functions: 

• This is a not a supervisory position.
• The Naval Architect and Marine Engineer II will work closely with team members and will require minimal guidance from the direct supervisor.  
• Job functions include but are not limited to:

• Prepare, modify, and review scantling and outfitting drawings and analyses against applicable class society and regulatory rules.
• Perform detail design/drafting of marine craft structures, plans and outfitting for new shipbuilding and repair/conversion.
• Perform general structural calculations using the 1st principal methods and/or finite element analysis.
• Review of construction packages and 3D model created by 3D design software such as FORAN or Ship Constructor, against the approved design package. And work towards solutions if problematic issues are observed.
• Interpret regulatory and classification society rules.
• Perform heavy lift calculations.
• Perform stability calculations and checks.
• Use software such as GHS, Flow 3D, femap/Nastran, and any other new software the company may decide to use.
• Providing solutions to complex structural and shipbuilding problems that arise daily in production.
• Assist in the integration of the design in Production and work closely with shipyard personnel.
• Be able to perform basic relevant calculations independently.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Reporting Relationship

      This position will report to:  Structure Design Group Mgr.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or other related disciplines.
• 5-10 years of experience in a ship-design/shipbuilding environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, AutoCAD, and Rhinoceros.
• Capable of learning department-specific software programs to assist in various analyses.
• Ability to review and understand ship structural and outfitting drawings.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

The following knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience are preferred but not required:

• Experience with ABS/USCG rules is highly desired.
• A knowledge of GHS, FEA software and FORAN/Ship Constructor is highly desirable.
• Technical writing skills.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Citizenship:  U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident Card required.

Working Conditions

This position is considered OFFICE WORK which is characterized as follows. 

• Almost exclusively indoors during the day and occasionally at night
• Occasional exposure to airborne dust in the work place
• Work surface is stable (flat)
• Some yard visit may render a high noise level environment and may require climbing ladders and entering confined spaces.

Physical Activity/Requirements

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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is considered LIGHT work.