Description

Role Description:

Reporting to: Head of Marine

Job Summary:

The Naval Architect Technologist’s primary function will be to conceptualize, design, and optimize aluminum hull forms, and vessel systems as part of the Marine Team at ABCO, for the manufacture and sale of aluminum vessels. The ideal candidate will support ABCO’s growing Marine Team as they look to expand their Aluminum Vessel offerings.

Key Duties:

• Support the development and evaluation of aluminum vessels in accordance with customers, Classification Society and regulatory requirements including certification activity
• Providing hull form and hydrodynamic performance; development of hull form geometry and line plans, hydrostatics and curves of form, resistance and powering estimates, propulsion design and performance
• Performing weight and stability analyses; developing weight and center of gravity estimates, intact and damaged stability analyses, deadweight surveys and inclining experiments
• Performing concept and feasibility design studies; addressing whole vessel sizing and performance analyses, requirements validation, and design optimization
• Performing design integration, coordinating inputs from various engineering disciplines and suppliers to establish principal characteristics and design features such as length, beam, depth, draft, displacement, speed, and other performance parameters
• Performing structural design; developing hull girder bending moments and structural configurations, developing scantlings in accordance with appropriate rules or design standards, developing superstructure and local support structure to withstand primary and secondary loads
• Making general arrangements and configurations; developing requirements for area and volume, preparing overall vessel arrangement concepts and drawings illustrating primary functional allocation of spaces within the craft considering location and adjacency constraints, performing special studies including access and line of sight analyses, assisting in detailed layouts of individual compartments including all vessel systems
• Staying current with competitive landscape, market trends, customer requirements and technological developments
• Overall product development and planning
• Following up on product performance and design issues including continuous improvement
• Assisting with review of design proposals and specifications
• Other specific activities that may be requested by the Head of Marine
• Taking all such actions necessary within the above-described areas of responsibility to protect the safety of all employees and others, the financial security of the Company and to work towards the corporate goals

Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm

Work as required to meet deliverables

Environment:

Fast-paced, self-motivated, creative atmosphere, supportive team culture, and flexible work environment.

Location:

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Possibility of Hybrid or Remote work

Requirements

Education:

• Possess a bachelor’s degree or technology diploma in Naval Architecture from an accredited Canadian university or College

Required Qualifications:

• Proficiency in SolidWorks and Rhino (or other 3D modeling software)
• Passion and creativity for small craft design and sustainability
• Are legally authorized to work in Canada