Junior Naval Architect

TN United Kingdom; Gosport; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior Naval Architect to contribute to exciting technical projects for the UK Ministry of Defence and commercial clients. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on innovative designs in resistance, propulsion, and stability of ships and submarines. You will collaborate with a diverse team, leading engineering tasks and sharing knowledge while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. With hybrid working patterns available, this position allows for a balanced work-life approach. Join a company that values innovation and teamwork, where you can develop your skills and make a significant impact in the field of naval architecture.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Holiday Trading

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of engineering equivalent to BEng/MEng.
• Range of experience from graduate-level to experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering-based tasks and collaborate with technical teams.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory processes.
• Conduct technical presentations and discussions.

Skills

Engineering Knowledge

Naval Architecture

Mechanical Engineering

Technical Presentation

Education

BEng in Naval Architecture

MEng in Mechanical Engineering

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The Role

As a Junior Naval Architect, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. The primary focus of the job will be the delivery of technical projects for the UK Ministry of Defence and international commercial customers.

Day-to-day, you’ll be working in resistance and propulsion, cavitation, propulsion and propeller design and model manufacturing. As part of the wider team, there will be opportunities to be involved in ship and submarine stability, seakeeping, manoeuvring and control, structures and life support.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Use your own engineering knowledge and domain-specific understanding to lead discrete engineering-based tasks
2. Work with the technical teams to identify opportunities to spread your knowledge as well as to develop your skills and those of the team
3. Look to maximise the output of the team through discussions and collaboration
4. Give technical presentations and talk knowledgeably about the work conducted
5. Ensure that tasks you undertake are conducted safely, highlighting hazards and potentially unsafe practices
6. Work with representatives from governance and discipline functions to ensure the projects you work on comply with statutory, regulatory, company, business and project-specific processes and procedures

This role is 37 hours per week based at Gosport. Hybrid working patterns available.

Essential experience of the Junior Naval Architect:

1. You should have an excellent understanding of engineering, equivalent to someone who has completed a BEng / MEng in Naval Architecture or Mechanical Engineering
2. We look for a range of experience from graduate-level candidates to experienced engineers

Essential qualifications for the Junior Naval Architect:

1. You are willing to work towards Chartered Engineer status

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Our Benefits

1. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
2. Generous holiday allowance
3. Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
4. Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
5. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
6. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
7. Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those that help the defence community.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there has never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You will experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you will get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.