Senior Naval Architect — Lead Vessel Design & Mentorship

Van Storm Recruitment; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Van Storm Recruitment is seeking a Senior Naval Architect for a renowned engineering consultancy in the greater Rotterdam area. The role centers on leading challenging maritime projects and laying the foundation for safe, efficient vessels.

You will perform and review stability, resistance, propulsion, weight, and motion analyses, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across disciplines to deliver integrated designs.

Qualifications

• MSc in naval architecture or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a naval architect.
• Excellent knowledge of theoretical naval calculations.

Responsibilities

• Perform naval architecture calculations including stability, resistance, propulsion, weight and motion analysis.
• Create and check structural and scantling calculations.
• Mentor and coordinate junior naval architects within the team.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical and structural disciplines for integrated design.
• Communicate with clients and classification societies to ensure good deliverables.
• Write specifications for the yard and assist in construction phase questions.

Skills

Naval Architecture

Stability calculations

Hydrostatics

Propulsion analysis

Mentoring

Communication skills

Open personality

Education

MSc in Naval Architecture

Job description

Van Storm Recruitment is seeking a Senior Naval Architect for a renowned engineering consultancy in the greater Rotterdam area. The role centers on leading challenging maritime projects and laying the foundation for safe, efficient vessels.

You will perform and review stability, resistance, propulsion, weight, and motion analyses, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across disciplines to deliver integrated designs.