Saronic
Staff Naval Architect
Austin, TX · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 17, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- For U.S.-based roles, the job requires “U.S. Person” status for access to export-controlled information or items.
About the job
Designs, analyzes, and develops autonomous surface vessels, including integrating autonomous systems and supporting testing and technical documentation.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze vessel hull forms, structures, arrangements, and mechanical systems; perform naval architecture calculations.
- Collaborate on CAD modeling, preliminary structural and electrical design, and vessel weight management.
- Support integration and testing of autonomous systems, and contribute to design reviews, research, and technical reports.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a related field.
- 15+ years of engineering experience, with expert-level skills in at least one listed area: large ship construction, commercial ship design, large combatant design, or high speed planing craft design.
- Strong fundamentals in naval architecture, including ship design, stability, structures, propulsion, and hydrodynamics.
- Proficiency with CAD software and simulation tools, or equivalent.
Tools
Rhino, AutoCAD, Nx, ShipConstructor, Orca3D, GHS, Star CCM+, Simerics
AI focus
Supports integrating autonomous navigation and control systems into vessel designs.
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