Junior Naval Architect — Ship Design & Analysis

CACI; Washington; On-site; USD 61,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking a Junior Naval Architect in our Washington, DC office to design, analyze, and optimize ships and ship systems. You will work with CAD/CAE tools to develop plans, drawings, and analytic models, and to evaluate design feasibility.

Ideal candidates have a Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering background, strong organizational skills, and excellent English communication. US citizenship and the ability to obtain security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering.
• Experience using CAD/CAE in the design process.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Must be a US citizen with ability to obtain security clearance.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and analyze new ships and ship system concepts.
• Develop complex designs for current and conceptualized ships, systems and equipment. Use design software to prepare plans, drawings and analytical models. Evaluate designs for feasibility.
• Analyze critical elements or performance of the design using analytic tools, model scale and full scale testing, or prototyping as appropriate. Prepare reports of results and conclusions. Recommend and implement changes to designs based on conclusions.
• Identify and apply regulatory and customer standards, commercial and military standards, as well as classification society rules, to ship designs and modifications.

Skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

English communication

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAE software

AutoCAD

Rhinoceros 3D

GHS

SHCP

HECSTAB

Job description

CACI is seeking a Junior Naval Architect in our Washington, DC office to design, analyze, and optimize ships and ship systems. You will work with CAD/CAE tools to develop plans, drawings, and analytic models, and to evaluate design feasibility.

Ideal candidates have a Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering background, strong organizational skills, and excellent English communication. US citizenship and the ability to obtain security clearance are required.