Naval Architect

Overview

Join BAE Systems as a Naval Architect at Portsmouth Naval Base to shape naval capability. You will work with the Naval Architecture team to deliver specialist capability across diverse projects supporting the Royal Navy’s surface fleet worldwide. You’ll apply structural and stability analyses, contribute to ship modifications and drydocking, and support through-life maintenance and naval base facilities. This role offers meaningful impact on UK defence and opportunities to work across concept, detailed design and in-service support.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid and flexible working
• competitive salary
• lifelong learning
• support for wellbeing
• inclusive culture
• balanced lifestyle

Responsibilities

• Conduct structural analyses using ANSYS Workbench
• Perform stability analyses with PARAMARINE
• Participate in inclining experiments and post-experiment analysis
• Design ship modifications and capability upgrades
• Provide technical analysis for drydocking
• Contribute to through-life maintenance and support of ships
• Consult on naval base facilities requiring naval architecture knowledge
• Engage in concept and detailed design, build support, delivery and in-service support for surface ships and base facilities

Key requirements

• BEng/MEng in Naval Architecture /Marine Technology / Ship Science (degree level)
• Experience of structural analysis using ANSYS Workbench (advantageous)
• Familiarity with PARAMARINE (advantageous)
• Experience with CAD software such as AutoCAD, Inventor (advantageous)

• ANSYS Workbench
• PARAMARINE
• AutoCAD
• Inventor

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