Senior Naval Architect

If you love high profile and challenging projects supporting the US Navy and Commercial Customers Serco has a great opportunity for you! The successful candidate will be part of the engineering team designing US Navy surface ships based in Arlington VA.

The Naval Architect performs routine analyses and prepare naval architectural deliverables in support of the design of ships craft and other floating structures.

In this role you will:

Apply naval architectural knowledge in accordance with applicable regulatory body rules regulations and industry standards to develop analyses and products in one or more of the following technical areas:

• Participate in the development and validation of design and engineering requirements preparation of specifications and provide inputs to technical reports and presentations.
• Provide hull form and hydrodynamic performance including development of hull form geometry and lines plans hydrostatics and curves of form resistance and powering estimates propulsor design and performance appendage design maneuvering analyses seakeeping analyses development of model test plans and observing and analyzing data from model tests or fullscale trials
• Provide weight and stability analyses including development of weight and center of gravity estimates performance of intact and damaged stability analyses performance of deadweight surveys and inclining experiments
• Provide concept and feasibility design studies addressing whole ship sizing and performance analyses requirements validation and design optimization
• Perform design integration coordinating inputs from various naval architectural and other engineering disciplines such as marine engineering and structures into balanced closed solution designs to establish principal characteristics and design features such as length beam depth draft displacement speed and other performance parameters
• Perform structural design developing hull girder bending moments and structural configurations and scantlings in accordance with appropriate rules or design standards development of superstructure mast and local support structure to withstand primary and secondary loads
• Make general arrangements and configuration developing requirements for area and volume preparing overall ship arrangement concepts and drawings illustrating primary functional allocation of spaces within the ship considering location and adjacency constraints performing special studies including access and line of sight analyses assisting in detailed layouts of individual compartments such as living and berthing spaces ship support spaces storerooms and shops Assists with the review of design proposals and specifications.
• Participate in scheduled project review sessions and meetings with representatives from other engineering disciplines and customers on technical and engineering issues.
• Assist in design integration with representatives from other engineering disciplines and customers on technical and engineering issues.
• Assist in preparing documentation reports and project plans to describe activities planned and accomplished status reports letters memoranda messages and contact reports.
• Assist with preparation and presentation of formal briefings and staff seminars
• Comply with all corporate policies and procedures including quality assurance and security procedures in the performance of duties.

To be successful in this role you must have:

• A Bachelors degree in Naval Architecture or related engineering field such as Ocean Engineering.
• 7 years of relevant work experience. Work experience may be adjusted for highly specialized knowledge or uniquely applicable experience for positions involving new technology
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance (post employment)
• Working knowledge ofStructures hydrodynamics weights and stability speed and powering hull form design arrangements manning vibration damage control and survivability
• Familiaritywith and use of U.S Navy and MIL Specificationsrelated to ship design classification society rules and professional society guidance and specifications.
• Experience with 2D and 3D CAD software and common Naval Architecture design software programs and finite elementsmodeling and simulations
• Ability to travel 10

If you are interested in supporting and working with our passionate Serco team then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!

In compliance with state and local laws regarding pay transparency the salary for this role is $97787.27to $162978.79; however Serco considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience education/training and key skills.

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group plc. In North America Sercos 9000 employees strive to make an impact every day across 100 sites in the areas of Defense Citizen Services and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies the Intelligence Community the Canadian government state provincial and local governments and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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