Senior-Level Naval Architect

Sayres Defense•Boston, MA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Sayres is seeking an experienced Senior-Level Naval Architect in Boston, Massachusetts, to provide engineering leadership and technical support to the PMS 300 Service Craft Planning Yard group. The role supports craft modifications, shipboard repairs, engineering assessments, design development, and life-cycle engineering for the Service Craft Fleet. It focuses on vessel stability, weights and centers management, and structural engineering, including intact and damaged stability, hydrostatics, weight and moment calculations, and marine structural design and analysis. The position requires experience managing and completing the workload of a Navy Planning Yard or commercial equivalent, including vessel modifications and life-cycle engineering support. The Naval Architect serves as a lead engineering resource and provides technical leadership, oversight, and subject matter expertise for the planning yard workload. The role includes developing and reviewing stability assessments, weight calculations, ship installation drawings, ship alteration records, and liaison action record responses; supporting shipboard modifications and repairs; and coordinating shipcheck teams. Travel for shipchecks, vessel inspections, technical meetings, and other program activities is required, typically up to five days per month. The candidate must have a current SECRET clearance verifiable in DISS and be able to obtain a Government Common Access Card and maintain a Secret clearance for access to government systems.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Naval Architecture or a related engineering discipline.
Current SECRET clearance, verifiable in DISS; ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance and obtain a Government Common Access Card.
Strong working knowledge of stability analysis tools and methods, including GHS, hand calculations, and relevant industry standards.
Strong working knowledge of structural analysis tools and methods, including finite element analysis, hand calculations, and relevant industry standards.
Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials, stress and strain, statics, and structures sizing.
Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, forming, and joining methods.
Familiarity and experience with US Navy, ABS, USCG, and commercial engineering and design requirements.
Proficiency with CAD software and Microsoft Office Suite.
Experience with intact and damaged stability, hydrostatics, weight and moment calculations, and marine structural design and analysis.
Extensive knowledge and experience managing and completing the workload of a Navy Planning Yard or commercial equivalent, including vessel modification design and life-cycle engineering support.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead naval architecture and structural engineering support resource for the PMS 300 Planning Yard Technical Lead and Project Managers.
Provide technical leadership and oversight for shipboard modifications, repairs, alterations, and engineering assessments, including developing and reviewing engineering solutions for in-service vessels.
Manage and coordinate the technical workforce responsible for the PMS 300 Service Craft Planning Yard workload, including designs, stability and structural analyses, design reviews, engineering assessments, and day-to-day technical support.
Provide naval architecture subject matter expertise for day-to-day engineering and technical issues presented by the Fleet.
Develop and review vessel stability assessments using traditional naval architecture practices and standards.
Evaluate proposed weight additions, removals, and relocations for effects on vessel displacement, stability, trim, list, and operating limits.
Develop and review weight estimates, weight reports, and weight and moment calculations for vessel modifications and configuration management.
Apply marine structural design principles, vessel construction knowledge, and understanding of structural members, connections, load paths, strength, stability, and shipboard arrangements to vessel modifications and repairs.
Interpret and apply applicable US Navy, ABS, USCG, and commercial engineering and design requirements.
Develop, review, and revise Ship Installation Drawings (SIDs) using AutoCAD; review and mark up SIDs prepared by other engineering activities; and issue or upload completed SIDs to the PMS 300 database.
Develop Ship Alteration Records (SARs) and issue or upload completed SARs to the PMS 300 database.
Provide Liaison Action Record (LAR) support, including preparing responses and issuing or uploading completed LARs.
Review engineering drawings, calculations, technical documentation, and proposed shipboard modifications for technical adequacy, structural integrity, constructability, and compliance with applicable requirements.
Coordinate and manage shipcheck team workload, including planning, technical direction, and review of shipcheck results.
Travel for shipchecks, vessel inspections, technical meetings, and other program activities as required, typically up to five days per month.