Lead Marine Structural Engineer: Design, Analysis & Sea Trials

Brightpath Associates LLC; California; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC seeks an experienced structural engineer to own end-to-end structural design and development of marine vessels, from concept and CAD through fabrication, testing, integration, and sea trials.

The role designs hull structures, brackets, mounts, foundations, stiffeners, and interfaces; performs structural analysis and FEA for stress, fatigue, buckling, and load cases; works with FRP composites and metals; collaborates with fabricators, shipyards, and engineers; leads

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, or related field, or equivalent demonstrated technical experience.
• Use CAD, first-principles calculations, and FEA to optimize structures for weight, strength, manufacturability, and cost.
• Work hands-on with fabricators, suppliers, shipyards, technicians, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Lead prototype fabrication, structural testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and design iterations.
• Support sea trials and correlate analysis with physical test results.
• Requires 3+ years of structural/mechanical/marine engineering experience, hands-on hardware ownership, FEA, CAD, and structural DFM.
• Marine/USV/ASV, composite, aerospace, robotics, motorsports, or other demanding hardware experience is highly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Design hull structures, brackets, mounts, foundations, stiffeners, and structural interfaces.
• Perform structural analysis and FEA for stress, fatigue, buckling, impact, shock, and load cases.
• Work with FRP composites and metallic materials, including material selection, joints, load paths, and failure modes.
• Use CAD, first-principles calculations, and FEA to optimize structures for weight, strength, manufacturability, and cost.
• Lead prototype fabrication, structural testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and design iterations.
• Support sea trials and correlate analysis with physical test results.

Skills

Structural analysis

3+ years experience

Material selection

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture

Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Related field

Tools

CAD

FEA

Job description

Brightpath Associates LLC seeks an experienced structural engineer to own end-to-end structural design and development of marine vessels, from concept and CAD through fabrication, testing, integration, and sea trials.

The role designs hull structures, brackets, mounts, foundations, stiffeners, and interfaces; performs structural analysis and FEA for stress, fatigue, buckling, and load cases; works with FRP composites and metals; collaborates with fabricators, shipyards, and engineers; leads