Design the Next Generation of Commercial & Government Vessels

Location: Hastings, FL

Imagine watching a vessel leave the dock knowing your engineering expertise helped bring it to life.

This is an opportunity to join one of America's growing shipbuilders where Naval Architects are more than designers—they're problem solvers, innovators, and key contributors from concept through sea trials. You'll work alongside production teams, project managers, and fellow engineers to design steel and aluminum vessels that serve commercial and government customers across the country.

If you're passionate about marine engineering, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to see your designs become real-world vessels, this could be the career move you've been waiting for.

✔ Be involved throughout the entire vessel lifecycle—from concept through launch

✔ Design commercial and government vessels that make a real impact

✔ Work directly with shipyard production teams instead of being isolated behind a desk

✔ Collaborate with structural, mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing professionals

✔ Solve challenging engineering problems that require creativity and technical expertise

✔ Join a growing organization investing in modern shipbuilding technologies

✔ Enjoy a stable, long-term engineering career in an essential industry

As a Naval Architect, you'll play a critical role in transforming customer requirements into efficient, buildable vessel designs while ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop vessel design packages including:
  • General arrangements
  • Structural models
  • Equipment foundations
  • Weight estimates
  • Stability analyses
  • Systems layouts
• Prepare detailed production drawings for fabrication
• Support engineering during vessel construction
• Resolve shop-floor design challenges
• Perform hydrostatics, hydrodynamic, and stability calculations
• Support inclining experiments and sea trials
• Review vendor equipment packages and system integration
• Participate in design reviews and production readiness meetings
• Assist with proposals, estimating, and technical evaluations
• Maintain engineering documentation and configuration control
• Ensure compliance with:
  • ABS
  • USCG
  • NAVSEA
  • SOLAS
  • Customer specifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Naval Architecture
• 3+ years of shipyard or marine design experience
• Experience designing steel and/or aluminum vessels
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Rhino, ShipConstructor, Inventor, SolidWorks, or similar CAD platforms
• Working knowledge of:
  • ABS regulations
  • USCG requirements
  • SOLAS standards
• Experience with:
  • Hydrostatics
  • Weight control
  • Stability analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

You'll stand out if you have experience with:

• Master's Degree in Naval Architecture
• Commercial vessel design
• Government or military vessel programs
• Barges
• Logistics support craft
• Modular ship construction
• Digital shipbuilding workflows
• Shipyard production engineering
• Field engineering during vessel construction and launch

This position combines office-based engineering with regular interaction on the production floor.

You'll have the opportunity to see your designs take shape firsthand while collaborating with skilled shipbuilders throughout the construction process.

Occasional shipyard activities include:

• Accessing production areas
• Climbing ladders
• Visiting vessels under construction
• Supporting engineering during fabrication and launch

• Wants to see designs become real vessels
• Enjoys balancing engineering with hands-on production support
• Thrives solving challenging marine engineering problems
• Wants meaningful ownership over projects
• Enjoys collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines
• Is excited by modern shipbuilding and advanced vessel design