Our client, a prominent organisation in the marine industry, is currently recruiting for a Principal Naval Architect specialising in weights to join their team. This permanent role offers hybrid and flexible working opportunities across various locations, including Barrow-In-Furness, Brough, Filton, Frimley, Manchester, Portsmouth, and Weymouth.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the collation strategy for mass properties data to deliver weight and centroid control on multi-billion-pound submarine programmes
Aggregate weight and centroid reports, present status to the Chief Naval Architect, and generate mitigation plans
Define and manage the mass budgets for submarine programmes and their breakdown to system level
Support submarine sea trials
Create and maintain a comprehensive database of parts mass properties
Promote a culture of weight control, working with system engineering to integrate weight as a fundamental design constraint
Conduct R&D activities, promoting the organisation's interests at UK and International Conferences
Perform conceptual parametric estimations for mass distributions and moments of inertia
Provide Subject Matter Expert reviews of weight control methodologies for non-submarine programmes
Job Requirements:
Experience in naval architecture and weight management
Degree qualified in an Engineering or Mathematics subject, or equivalent experience
Ability to work independently and provide technical leadership
Experience of weight control on large programmes
Experience working with large, complex electrical or mechanical systems
Familiarity with using VBA or Python to automate data manipulation tasks
Experience using CAD packages and programmes
Chartered Engineer status or ability to achieve within a year is desirable
Benefits:
Competitive salary
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
Opportunity to work on sophisticated and advanced marine projects
Professional development and training opportunities
Collaborative and supportive work environment
Comprehensive employee benefits package
If you are a dedicated Principal Naval Architect with expertise in weights looking to contribute to innovative marine projects, we encourage you to apply now and join our client's dynamic team