Provide engineering leadership and shipyard-focused expertise across the design, construction, integration, and test phases of a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) prototype program.
Develop and/or review structural, weight, stability, hydrodynamic, maneuvering and seakeeping characteristics to ensure MUSV designs meet threshold performance requirements.
Understanding of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) standards and/or Navy Ship Design standards and/or USCG Rules. Applying rulesets to autonomous vessels.
Translate MUSV SOW requirements into engineering products including specifications, interface documentation, design drawing reviews, and configuration baselines.
Provide engineering oversight during shipyard construction or conversion activities—monitor progress, verify construction quality, and ensure alignment with approved design standards.
Collaborate closely with autonomy, C2, electrical, and mechanical systems teams to ensure vessel design supports integrated unmanned operation requirements.
Provides engineering leadership and shipyard-focused expertise across the design, construction, integration, and test phases of a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) prototype program.
Develop and/or review structural, weight, stability, hydrodynamic, maneuvering and seakeeping characteristics to ensure MUSV designs meet threshold performance requirements.
Understanding of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) standards and/or Navy Ship Design standards and/or USCG Rules. Applying rulesets to autonomous vessels.
Translate MUSV SOW requirements into engineering products including specifications, interface documentation, design drawing reviews, and configuration baselines.
Provide engineering oversight during shipyard construction or conversion activities—monitor progress, verify construction quality, and ensure alignment with approved design standards.
Provides expert judgement and analysis for the design, development and implementation of engineering products/procedures, shipboard systems and overall ship designs.
Responsibilities
Provide expert judgement and analysis for design, development and implementation of engineering products/procedures, shipboard systems and overall ship designs
Troubleshoot and solve highly complex technical issues
Responsible for complex system calculations, specification trace packages, detailed engineering reports and system drawings
Check designs and drawings for accuracy and adherence to contract requirements
Facilitate training, mentoring, and developing other engineers
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field from an accredited university
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering degree
Nice to have: Design and construction of US Navy, Coast Guard, and Commercial vessels
Nice to have: Advanced knowledge of Maritime Regulatory Authorities (ABS, NAVSEA, MIL, USCG, IMO, etc.)
Collaborate closely with autonomy, C2, electrical, and mechanical systems teams to ensure vessel design supports integrated unmanned operation requirements.
Naval Architect Engineer 3NewHII's Mission Technologies division · Virginia Beach, US