Marine Structural Engineer - Design, FEA & Sea Trials

Brightpath Associates LLC; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC, based in California, is seeking an experienced structural engineer to own end-to-end design and development of marine vessel structures from concept through fabrication and sea trials.

The role requires hands-on collaboration with fabricators, shipyards, and cross-functional teams, delivering optimized weight, strength, and manufacturability while leading prototype testing and design iterations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Naval Architecture, Marine, Civil/Structural or related field.
• Experience with CAD and FEA to optimize weight, strength, manufacturability, and cost.
• 3+ years of structural/mechanical/marine engineering experience; hands-on hardware ownership.

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.
• Lead prototype fabrication, structural testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and design iterations.
• Support sea trials and correlate analysis with physical test results.
• Work hands-on with fabricators, suppliers, shipyards, technicians, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Job description

Brightpath Associates LLC, based in California, is seeking an experienced structural engineer to own end-to-end design and development of marine vessel structures from concept through fabrication and sea trials.

The role requires hands-on collaboration with fabricators, shipyards, and cross-functional teams, delivering optimized weight, strength, and manufacturability while leading prototype testing and design iterations.