Title: Naval Architect

Location: Santa Ana, CA (Onsite)

Duration: 6 Month (Contract to Perm)

Start Date: ASAP

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will own naval architecture for a maritime autonomous vehicle: hull form, hydrodynamic performance, stability, and the weight and buoyancy budget that constrains the entire program. The vehicle operates fully submerged for extended durations with no crew aboard, which puts the stability and control margins on a different footing than a conventional vessel.

Your spectrum of support will be diverse in nature and require you to leverage your technical expertise as well as leadership skills to set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and rapidly drive to completion.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, Marine Engineering, or equivalent
7+ years of naval architecture or marine hydrodynamics experience
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

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Experience with submarines, AUVs, UUVs, torpedoes, or ROVs
Submerged stability and free-flooding volume design
Model testing, towing tank, or sea trial correlation experience
Familiarity with ABS, DNV, or naval design codes
Experience with maneuvering simulation and control surface design
Experience in defense programs or maritime robotics

Naval Architect

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