Marine Systems Engineer Hulls for USVs & Autonomy Platforms

Marcurius; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcurius Multi-Mission Solutions in Clearwater, FL is seeking a Marine Systems Engineer to act as the internal technical authority for hull platform evaluation, integration, and design validation across all unmanned hull classes.

You will review vendor designs to ensure they meet structural, hydrodynamic, and integration requirements, supporting prototype success and future manufacturability while coordinating with electrical and mission systems leads.

Qualifications

• Degree in naval architecture or related field.
• 5+ years in marine platform design or design review.
• Experience with multihull or catamaran design.
• Ability to review stability analyses and structural drawings.
• Experience with naval architecture tools such as Maxsurf, Rhino, ShipConstructor.

Responsibilities

• Own technical evaluation of hull platforms across multiple craft classes.
• Review stability analyses, structural design, accommodation layouts, and resistance/powering calculations.
• Define and enforce accommodation requirements for propulsion systems, payloads, sensors, antennas, and access.
• Ensure hull designs support full system integration with other leads.
• Provide design-for-manufacturing input for 3D printing and assembly strategy.
• Evaluate structural loading conditions and validate designs against operating environments.
• Define platform-level acceptance criteria in coordination with Test & Evaluation.
• Assess operational limits of each hull class, including sea state, speed envelope, and stability constraints.
• Drive decisions when vendor recommendations conflict with system requirements.

Skills

Naval architecture

Multihull design

Stability analysis

Vendor design review

Design for manufacturing

Education

Naval architecture / marine engineering degree

Tools

Maxsurf

Rhino

ShipConstructor

Job description

Marcurius Multi-Mission Solutions in Clearwater, FL is seeking a Marine Systems Engineer to act as the internal technical authority for hull platform evaluation, integration, and design validation across all unmanned hull classes.

You will review vendor designs to ensure they meet structural, hydrodynamic, and integration requirements, supporting prototype success and future manufacturability while coordinating with electrical and mission systems leads.