Senior Marine Mechanical Designer Lead – ShipConstructor Expert

Birdon Group; New Orleans (LA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Birdon Group in New Orleans is seeking a Senior Mechanical Designer to lead a small design team supporting the Waterways Commerce Cutter program. You will oversee 3D modeling and 2D drawings for 30 vessels in a contract valued at more than $1.1B, coordinating with an Integrated Product Team to meet aggressive schedules.

The role emphasizes leadership, design governance, and mentoring, ensuring compliance with ABS regulations, USCG CFRs, and industry standards while partnering with vendors and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years as a marine designer, with 3D modeling of ship systems and structures.
• Minimum 5 years using ShipConstructor and MarineDrafting.
• Autonomy to work unsupervised efficiently.
• Excellent oral and written communication, teamwork, leadership and critical thinking.
• Experience leading small teams of engineers/designers.
• Familiarity with ABS regulations, USCG CFRs, and shipbuilding standards.

Responsabilités

• Meet daily with design team to identify and elevate roadblocks.
• Manage vessel model hierarchy, metadata, revision tracking and access control.
• Assist Document Control with file structures for internal and external partners.
• Interview, onboard, train, task assign, and evaluate team members.
• Liaise with PLM and CAD providers to fix issues and implement new features.
• Review designs to ensure compliance with standards, customer specs, and contract terms.
• Create, review and release Engineering Change Notifications.
• Initiate Engineering Change Requests for improvements or errors.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and vendors for inputs to design activities.
• Develop ShipConstructor 3D models and 2D drawings per standards.
• Contribute to department improvements with work instructions and mentoring.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure information is complete and accurate.

Connaissances

Marine design

3D modeling

Autonomy

Oral & Written communication

Team leadership

Regulatory familiarity

Outils

ShipConstructor

MarineDrafting

Description du poste

Birdon Group in New Orleans is seeking a Senior Mechanical Designer to lead a small design team supporting the Waterways Commerce Cutter program. You will oversee 3D modeling and 2D drawings for 30 vessels in a contract valued at more than $1.1B, coordinating with an Integrated Product Team to meet aggressive schedules.

The role emphasizes leadership, design governance, and mentoring, ensuring compliance with ABS regulations, USCG CFRs, and industry standards while partnering with vendors and