Senior Naval Architect - Submerged Autonomous Vehicle

Insight Global; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a seasoned Naval Architect to own hull form development, hydrostatics, stability, and weight/buoyancy budgets for a submerged maritime autonomous vehicle. You’ll lead cross-functional teams and drive design decisions from concept through validation.

You will perform CFD analyses, predict resistance and power, and coordinate model tests and sea trials, with travel up to 25% to test sites and facilities. A U.S. security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, Marine Engineering, or equivalent.
• 7+ years in naval architecture or marine hydrodynamics.
• Experience owning hydrostatics, stability, and a weight and buoyancy budget on a vehicle program.
• Experience with resistance and powering prediction.
• Proficiency with CFD or hydrodynamic analysis tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own hull form development and hydrodynamic performance for the vehicle.
• Own the vehicle weight, buoyancy, and center-of-gravity budget as a program artifact.
• Perform stability analysis for submerged, surfaced, and transitional conditions.
• Predict resistance and powering, and support propulsion integration.
• Analyze maneuvering and seakeeping behavior, and size control surfaces with GN&C.
• Run CFD studies and correlate results against model test and trial data.
• Define and support model test campaigns.
• Drive trade studies between hull form, internal volume, endurance, and performance.
• Partner with Structures, Buoyancy & Trim, Propulsion, and GN&C on shared constraints.
• Support at-sea trials and performance validation.
• Travel up to 25% to test sites, test basins, and manufacturing facilities.

Skills

Naval architecture

Hydrodynamics

Program leadership

CFD analysis

Education

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

Tools

CFD software

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a seasoned Naval Architect to own hull form development, hydrostatics, stability, and weight/buoyancy budgets for a submerged maritime autonomous vehicle. You’ll lead cross-functional teams and drive design decisions from concept through validation.

You will perform CFD analyses, predict resistance and power, and coordinate model tests and sea trials, with travel up to 25% to test sites and facilities. A U.S. security clearance is required.