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Serco Senior Naval Architect in Arlington, Virginia
Position Description
If you love high profile and challenging projects supporting the US Navy and Commercial
Customers - Serco has a great opportunity for you!
The Naval Architect performs routine analyses and prepare naval architectural deliverables in support of the design of ships, craft, and other floating structures.
In this role you will:
Apply naval architectural knowledge in accordance with applicable regulatory body rules, regulations, and industry standards to develop analyses and products in one or more of the following technical areas:
Participate in the development and validation of design and engineering requirements, preparation of specifications, and provide inputs to technical reports and presentations.
Provide hull form and hydrodynamic performance, including development of hull form geometry and lines plans, hydrostatics and curves of form, resistance, and powering estimates, propulsor design and performance, appendage design, maneuvering analyses, seakeeping analyses, development of model test plans, and observing and analyzing data from model tests or full-scale trials
Provide weight and stability analyses, including development of weight and center of gravity estimates, performance of intact and damaged stability analyses, performance of deadweight surveys and inclining experiments
Provide concept and feasibility design studies addressing whole ship sizing and performance analyses, requirements validation, and design optimization
Perform design integration, coordinating inputs from various naval architectural and other engineering disciplines, such as marine engineering and structures, into balanced, closed solution designs to establish principal characteristics and design features such as length, beam, depth, draft, displacement, speed, and other performance parameters
Perform structural design, developing hull girder bending moments and structural configurations and scantlings in accordance with appropriate rules or design standards, development of superstructure, mast, and local support structure to withstand primary and secondary loads
Make general arrangements and configuration, developing requirements for area and volume, preparing overall ship arrangement concepts and drawings illustrating primary functional allocation of spaces within the ship considering location and adjacency constraints, performing special studies including access and line of sight analyses, assisting in detailed layouts of individual compartments such as living and berthing spaces, ship support spaces, storerooms, and shops Assists with the review of design proposals and specifications.
Participate in scheduled project review sessions and meetings with representatives from other engineering disciplines and customers on technical and engineering issues.
Assist in design integration with representatives from other engineering disciplines and customers on technical and engineering issues.
Assist in preparing documentation, reports, and project plans to describe activities planned and accomplished, status reports, letters, memoranda, messages, and contact reports.
Assist with preparation and presentation of formal briefings and staff seminars
Comply with all corporate policies and procedures, including quality assurance and security procedures, in the performance of duties.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you must have:
A Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture or related engineering field such as Ocean Engineering.
7 years of relevant work experience. Work experience may be adjusted for highly specialized knowledge or uniquely applicable experience for positions involving new technology
Working knowledge of Structures, hydrodynamics, weights and stability, speed and powering, hull form design, arrangements, manning, vibration, damage control and survivability
Familiarity with and use of U.S Navy and MIL Specifications related to ship design, classification society rules, and professional society guidance and specifications.
Experience with 2D and 3D CAD software and common Naval Architecture design software programs and finite elements modeling and simulations
Ability to travel 10%
Company Overview
Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.
To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco . If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.
Candidates may be asked to present proof of identify during the selection process. If requested, this will require presentation of a government-issued I.D. (with photo) with name and address that match the information entered on the application. Serco will not take possession of or retain/store the information provided as proof of identity. For more information on how Serco uses your information, please see ourApplicant Privacy Policy and Notice (https://www.serco.com/na/privacy-policy) .
Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies without being a contracted approved vendor. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Serco and will not be obligated to pay a placement or contract fee. If you are interested in becoming an approved vendor at Serco, please email Agencies@serco-na.com .
Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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ID 64359
Recruiting Location : Location US-VA-Arlington
Category Engineering
Position Type Full-Time
Security Clearance None
Telework Yes - May Consider Occasional/Part Time Teleworking for this position