Deployable Maritime Structures Engineer

First Order Effects; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

First Order Effects (FOE) seeks a Mechanical Engineer for Maritime Structures & Mechanisms in Austin, TX. You will own a deployable dock from architecture to deployed hardware, ensuring robust designs for saltwater and load conditions.

You will analyze maritime loads, craft mechanisms, and collaborate with vendors to deliver the fully integrated system. This role demands experience with deployable structures and offshore concepts in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with deployable, foldable, or transportable structures.
• Background in hydraulics, winches, or actuation.
• Exposure to naval architecture or offshore experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the deployable dock architecture to deployed hardware.
• Size and analyze structures for maritime loads and corrosion.
• Design the mechanisms to turn a container into a working dock.
• Drive fabrication with vendors and in-house teams; oversee deployment.
• Trade weight, cost, and schedule to meet delivery dates.

Skills

FEA

Fatigue analysis

Weldments

Mechanism design

Deployable structures

Hydraulics

Actuation

Job description

First Order Effects (FOE) seeks a Mechanical Engineer for Maritime Structures & Mechanisms in Austin, TX. You will own a deployable dock from architecture to deployed hardware, ensuring robust designs for saltwater and load conditions.

You will analyze maritime loads, craft mechanisms, and collaborate with vendors to deliver the fully integrated system. This role demands experience with deployable structures and offshore concepts in a fast-moving environment.