Naval Architect

MANTECH

4d•$70,200 - $117,000•Remote

About The Position

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Naval Architect to support Military Sealift Command (MSC) maritime engineering and design efforts. The role is remote from Virginia, with occasional travel to Chesapeake or Norfolk, Virginia, for client meetings and events. The Naval Architect applies technical expertise to manage structural form, strength, and stability for naval craft and surface ships, helping ensure vessel operational characteristics meet mission-critical standards through architectural and scientific analysis. The position supports engineering oversight for multiple ship classes and expeditionary vessels. It includes analyzing marine structures and vessel performance, verifying hull and deck integrity, assessing stability and safety, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure maritime systems meet performance and operational requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma.
At least 4 years of experience with specialized vessels in one or more listed categories, or like vessels: T-EPF, T-AH, T-AKE, T-AO, T-ARC, T-ARS, T-AS, T-ATF, LCC, T-ESB, or T-AOE.
Experience with vessel stability calculations, mooring analysis, towing plans, ship salvage, and dry-docking operations.
Expertise in complex hull structures, arrangements, outfitting, and structural analysis.
Experience performing finite element analysis (FEA) and closed-form solutions for maritime platforms.
Active Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Optimoor and FEMAP/ANSYS or similar software, MathCAD, Adobe Pro, AutoCAD, and MS Office Suite.
Self-starter with excellent people skills, able to work across teams and drive change throughout the MSC engineering organization.

Responsibilities

Manage and perform professional architectural work related to the form, strength, stability, and performance of marine structures and waterborne vessels.
Conduct structural analyses and finite element analyses (FEA) to assess the integrity of hull and deck arrangements.
Develop rigging, cargo-handling, and lifesaving systems analyses, along with weight and moment reports.
Perform hydrostatics, intact and damage stability calculations, and inclining experiment calculations.
Execute mooring studies, material analyses, weld and connection analyses, and vibration analyses for naval craft.
Provide engineering oversight for Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship classes and expeditionary vessels.
Work with stakeholders to ensure maritime systems meet performance and operational requirements.