Naval Architect

Naval Architect

Company: ManTech Location: USA (Remote from Virginia, with occasional travel to Chesapeake or Norfolk, VA) Work Model: Hybrid Contract: Permanent Security Clearance: Secret

About ManTech

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About the Role

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Naval Architect to join our team. This position is remote from Virginia but requires occasional travel to Chesapeake or Norfolk, VA, for client meetings and events.

The Naval Architect will leverage a strong technical background and knowledge to support Military Sealift Command (MSC) maritime engineering and design efforts. This includes managing structural form, strength, and stability for various naval crafts and sea surface ships, ensuring operational characteristics meet mission-critical standards through professional architectural and scientific analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and perform professional architectural work relating to the form, strength, stability, and performance of marine structures and waterborne vessels.
• Conduct detailed Structural Analyses and Finite Element Analyses (FEA) to ensure the integrity of hull and deck arrangements.
• Develop complex Rigging, Cargo Handling, and Lifesaving Systems Analyses alongside Weight and Moment Reports.
• Perform Hydrostatics, Intact and Damage stability calculations, and Inclining Experiment Calculations to verify vessel safety.
• Execute Mooring Studies, Material Analyses, Weld and Connection Analyses, and Vibration Analyses for diverse naval crafts.
• Support the Military Sealift Command (MSC) by providing expert engineering oversight for a variety of ship classes and expeditionary vessels.
• Work with all stakeholders to ensure complete and functioning maritime systems that meet all performance and operational requirements.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 7+ years of experience with specialized vessels in one or more of the following areas: Expeditionary Fast Transport Vessels (T-EPF), Hospital Ships (T-AH), Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships (T-AKE), Underway Replenishment Oilers (T-AO), Cable Laying/Repair (T-ARC), Rescue/Salvage Ships (T-ARS), Submarine Tender (T-AS), Fleet Ocean Tugs (T-ATF), Command Ship (LCC), Expeditionary Mobile Base (T-ESB), Fast Combat Support Vessels (T-AOE) or like vessels.
• Significant 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.
• An active Secret clearance is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Optimoor and FEMAP/ANSYS (or similar software), MathCAD, Adobe Pro, AutoCAD, and MS Office Suite.
• Self-starter with excellent people skills, capable of working across teams and driving change within the MSC engineering organization.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, climb ladder wells on vessels, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve attending meetings.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

What We Offer

ManTech invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Benefits offerings include, depending upon position: Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs, as well as other optional benefit elections.

The projected compensation range for this position is $89,100.00 - $148,200.00. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as contract wage determination, relevant work experience, skills, competencies, geographic location, education, certifications, and Federal Government Contract Labor categories.