Design Engineer - Construction & Outfit

Lateral Naval Architects; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lateral Naval Architects is seeking a Design Engineer - Construction & Outfit to enhance their team. The role involves contributing to design work for the marine industry, ensuring technical standards and quality. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the marine sector, strong problem-solving skills, and proficiency in CAD. The position allows for flexibility in working arrangements, accommodating both onsite and hybrid models.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in the marine industry.
• Ability to produce clear and well-presented drawings.
• Knowledge of statutory regulations and ship systems design.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design work on assigned projects, ensuring compliance with technical requirements.
• Manage quality of outputs, meet deadlines, and maintain transparency.
• Support innovation and contribute to new designs and methodologies.

Skills

Self-motivation

Time management

Technical problem-solving

Commercial awareness

2D CAD (AutoCAD)

MS Office

Tools

2D/3D CAD

Job description

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Lateral Naval Architects provides complete engineering expertise to the superyacht industry, from project conception to delivery, operation, and refit. Our core competency is engineering, but our unique focus is on meaningful innovation to enable superyachts that meet the demands of today's owners and those of the future. We believe that meaningful innovation starts with asking new questions.

About the Role

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Design Engineer - Construction & Outfit to join the team here at Lateral. The Design Engineer is responsible for making a skilled contribution to the design work of assigned projects, ensuring compliance with technical requirements and maintaining high standards of deliverables within the discipline. They collaborate closely within a multidisciplinary team, sharing knowledge and expertise on a project-by-project basis. The role involves actively managing the quality of outputs, meeting deadlines, and maintaining transparency throughout the process. Additionally, the Design Engineer supports innovation by contributing to the development of new ideas, designs, and methodologies, in alignment with the company’s ongoing commitment to R&D and continuous improvement.

About You

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in the marine industry.
• Self-motivation and time management to meet agreed targets and deliverables deadlines.
• Personal time planning, including feedback to support in the definition of resource requirements, time budgets and deliverables deadlines.
• The ability to process technical problems and effectively seek out the correct technical solution using sound engineering judgement.
• Applies understanding and insight of naval, structural and mechanical needs in order to conceptualise, develop and detail the integration of complex vessel equipment.
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to ensure that works are being carried out and completed to an appropriate standard and level of detail.
• The ability to produce clear and well-presented drawings and plans to a suitable quality and standard.
• 2D CAD (AutoCAD) to produce design information (Advanced skill level).
• 2D/3D CAD and other specialist software as required to produce and to review design information.
• MS Office to develop reports, spreadsheet data and presentation information.
• Knowledge and understanding of statutory regulations and Classification and Flag rule sets.
• Knowledge and understanding of ship systems design and its impact upon integration.
• Knowledge and understanding of ship structural design as applied to structural arrangements

If you feel you're the right candidate for the role we'd love to hear from you.

The role is based in our Southampton office and we offer flexible work time and hybrid working arrangements around the core hours and in office days required for our team.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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