Marine Architects
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Job summary
Responsibilities
- Design and oversee construction and repair of marine craft and floating structures.
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials.
- Confer with marine engineers and other personnel.
Skills
Tools
Job description
Marine Architect Example Design and oversee construction and repair of marine craft and floating structures such as ships, barges, tugs, dredges, submarines, torpedoes, floats, and buoys. May confer with marine engineers.
- Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
- Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data.
- Confer with marine engineering personnel to establish arrangement of boiler room equipment and propulsion machinery, heating and ventilating systems, refrigeration equipment, piping, and other functional equipment.
- Conduct stability analyses of ships.
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
- Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
When polled, Marine Architects say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Initial Design and Naval Architecture Supervisor
- Structural Designer
- Boat Designer
- Boat Builder
There were about 8,200 jobs for Marine Architect in 2016 (in the United States). New jobs are being produced at a rate of 12.2% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 1,000 new jobs for Marine Architect by 2026. There will be an estimated 600 positions for Marine Architect per year.
The states with the most job growth for Marine Architect are Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Virginia. Watch out if you plan on working in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, or Oregon. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.
Marine Architects make between $65,090 and $148,950 a year.
Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Marine Architects:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Project
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ANSYS FLUENT
- MSC Software Nastran
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- Intergraph SmartMarine 3D
- Creative System GHS
- HydroComp NavCad
- Strand7
- ShipConstructor
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