Senior Naval Architect: CFD Hull Lead for Unmanned Vessels

Madad Industries; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Madad Industries, a UAE-based company designing marine vessels, seeks a senior naval architect with deep CFD experience to lead hull design from concept through build and sea trials. You will be the technical authority on hull performance, oversee stability and hydrostatics calculations, and mentor a small hands-on engineering team across structures, propulsion and electronics interfaces.

Responsibilities include producing drawings and documentation for builders and classification societies,

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on CFD experience applied to hull design.
• Strong knowledge of hydrostatics, stability, resistance, seakeeping and class rules.
• Experience leading a design team and coordinating with structures, propulsion and electronics engineers.
• Proficiency with Rhino, Orca3D or Maxsurf and at least one major CFD package.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead hull form and general arrangement design from concept to detailed design.
• Use CFD to predict hull performance and guide design decisions.
• Oversee stability, weight and performance calculations and keep them updated.
• Collaborate with structures, propulsion and electronics engineers to ensure integrated design.
• Prepare drawings, models and documentation for builders, suppliers and classification societies.
• Support build, inspections and sea trials and feed learnings back into design.
• Mentor junior engineers and review their work.

Skills

CFD expertise

Hull design

Rhino

Orca3D

Maxsurf

Hydrostatics

Stability calcs

Team leadership

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor in naval architecture or marine engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Rhino

Orca3D

Maxsurf

CFD software

Job description

Madad Industries, a UAE-based company designing marine vessels, seeks a senior naval architect with deep CFD experience to lead hull design from concept through build and sea trials. You will be the technical authority on hull performance, oversee stability and hydrostatics calculations, and mentor a small hands-on engineering team across structures, propulsion and electronics interfaces.

Responsibilities include producing drawings and documentation for builders and classification societies,