SECRET Naval Architect — Hull, Hydrodynamics & Stability

Sayres and Associates Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sayres seeks an experienced Naval Architect (Hull, Hydrodynamics, Weights, Stability) with an active SECRET clearance to support Navy design work in Washington, DC. The role is on-site 2 days per week at the DC office, with travel to Mobile, AL as needed to back the government customer.

Responsibilities include providing SME design support for PMS 300/325 ship design, performing design reviews, and developing corrective design actions to ensure compliance with government specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering or Ocean Engineering with 7+ years of ship design experience.
• Experience conducting intact and damaged stability and trim calculations.
• Experience with automated engineering software (AutoCAD, Navisworks, ShipConstructor, Rhino3D, GHS, CargoMAX, AdobePro).
• Excellent interpersonal and customer relation skills.
• Active SECRET security clearance verifiable in JPAS or ability to obtain interim Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME engineering support for hull, hydrodynamics, weights, and stability for Navy ships.
• Perform design reviews and analysis of contract deliverables (specs, drawings, calculations).
• Develop corrective design comments to comply with government specs and requirements.
• Develop technical resolutions to engineering problems in Navy ship production.
• Provide HM&E technical assessments and advise on equipment and system design issues.
• Supervise and train junior SDM engineers.

Skills

Naval Architecture

Ship design

Hydrodynamics

Stability calculations

3D modeling

Engineering analysis

Interpersonal skills

Active SECRET clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering or Ocean Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

Navisworks

ShipConstructor

Rhino3D

GHS

CargoMAX

AdobePro

Job description

Sayres seeks an experienced Naval Architect (Hull, Hydrodynamics, Weights, Stability) with an active SECRET clearance to support Navy design work in Washington, DC. The role is on-site 2 days per week at the DC office, with travel to Mobile, AL as needed to back the government customer.

Responsibilities include providing SME design support for PMS 300/325 ship design, performing design reviews, and developing corrective design actions to ensure compliance with government specifications.