Senior Naval Architect - Analysis

Buoyancy Consultants; Panaji; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Buoyancy Consultants seeks an experienced Naval Architect to lead design projects for ships and offshore structures. You will coordinate within a design team, interact with clients and classification societies, and relocate as needed to client sites.

Key duties include FEM analysis of local and global structures, mooring design and analysis with Optimoor/OrcaFlex, and calculating weight, stability, resistance, and hydrostatics using Maxsurf, GHS, or DELFTship.

Qualifications

• Graduate or master's in Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience on basic design projects for shipbuilding or offshore.
• Strong communication skills and customer focus.
• Excellent attention to detail and pursuit of perfection.
• Desire to develop technical and intra-personal knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of Naval Architects, Structural Engineers & Designers on basic design projects.
• Perform detailed FEM analysis of local and global structures for ships and floating structures.
• Design mooring systems and perform Mooring Analysis with Optimoor or OrcaFlex.
• Carry out naval architecture calculations: weight, intact and damage stability, resistance, powering, and hydrostatics using Maxsurf/GHS/DELFTship.
• Ensure compliance with class/IMO/Flag rules and apply regulations in design.
• Perform scantling calculations using IRHull/NovaHull, DNV Poseidon, or Excel macros; use ANSYS.
• Liaise with clients, class societies, vendors, shipyards; coordinate stakeholders.
• Willing to relocate to client sites domestically or internationally.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Customer service

Education

Naval Architecture / Ocean Engineering degree

Tools

ANSYS

OpenFOAM

FLUENT

SHIPFLOW

CAESES

Maxsurf

GHS

DELFTship

IRHull

NovaHull

DNV Poseidon

Excel macros

Job description

Responsibilities

As a Naval Architect you will be working closely with the client to execute their design engineering projects with close co-ordination of your design team. Your responsibilities will be as follows:

• Guide teams of Naval Architects, Structural Engineers & Designers — responsible for basic design projects.
• Conduct detailed Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis of local structure, foundations and Global FE analysis & report for ships and floating structures
• Design of mooring systems for ships and floating structures. Should be able to perform Mooring Analysis using software like Optimoor or OrcaFlex.
• Perform all Naval Architecture calculations, including weight estimate, intact and damage stability characteristics, resistance, powering and hydrostatic properties and other calculations using Bentley’s Maxsurf or GHS or DELFTship or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of class/IMO/Flag rules and regulations and should be able to apply these in the design.
• Should have knowledge and experience in structural analysis, especially marine structures and should be able to do scantling calculations using IRHull/NovaHull or DNV Poseidon or Excel based macros. Plus prior experience in ANSYS or similar software is a must
• Experience in performing buckling and vibrational analysis using ANSYS is preferred.
• CFD knowledge and experience in software like Openfoam, FLUENT or SHIPFLOW or CAESES is preferred.
• Liaise with client and /or class for basic design of ships and boats
• Interact with all stakeholders of the projects including clients, classification societies, vendors, shipyards, etc.
• Willing to re-locate on client site, either domestic or International on short notice.
• Any other associated task or responsibilities assigned from time to time by the organization.

Responsibilities

As a Naval Architect you will be working closely with the client to execute their design engineering projects with close co-ordination of your design team. Your responsibilities will be as follows:

• Guide teams of Naval Architects, Structural Engineers & Designers — responsible for basic design projects.
• Conduct detailed Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis of local structure, foundations and Global FE analysis & report for ships and floating structures
• Design of mooring systems for ships and floating structures. Should be able to perform Mooring Analysis using software like Optimoor or OrcaFlex.
• Perform all Naval Architecture calculations, including weight estimate, intact and damage stability characteristics, resistance, powering and hydrostatic properties and other calculations using Bentley’s Maxsurf or GHS or DELFTship or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of class/IMO/Flag rules and regulations and should be able to apply these in the design.
• Should have knowledge and experience in structural analysis, especially marine structures and should be able to do scantling calculations using IRHull/NovaHull or DNV Poseidon or Excel based macros. Plus prior experience in ANSYS or similar software is a must
• Experience in performing buckling and vibrational analysis using ANSYS is preferred.
• CFD knowledge and experience in software like Openfoam, FLUENT or SHIPFLOW or CAESES is preferred.
• Liaise with client and /or class for basic design of ships and boats
• Interact with all stakeholders of the projects including clients, classification societies, vendors, shipyards, etc.
• Willing to re-locate on client site, either domestic or International on short notice.
• Any other associated task or responsibilities assigned from time to time by the organization.

Job Requirements

• You are a graduate or masters in Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering. – MUST HAVE
• Minimum relevant work experience of 5 years required – MUST HAVE
• You have worked on basic design projects for shipbuilding or offshore. - MUST HAVE
• You have good communication skills and enjoy helping customers.
• You have minute attention to detail and seek perfection in your work.
• You would like to continue to develop your technical & intra-personal knowledge and use it to retain & create satisfied customers.

We Offer

• A full-time position within the team with competitive benefits.
• Exciting and challenging working environment with exposure to international projects.
• A rapidly growing young and enthusiastic organization with shortest lines of communication with the management.
• Opportunities for international and domestic travel with ample scope of promotion and personal growth