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St. Johns Ship Building, Inc. · 3 days ago

Naval Architect

Palatka, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

St. Johns Ship Building, Inc. is a full-service shipyard located in Palatka, Florida, specializing in the construction and repair of steel and aluminum vessels for commercial and government customers. The Naval Architect will provide technical expertise in the design, analysis, and production support of vessels, ensuring compliance with specifications and regulatory standards while collaborating with various teams to optimize vessel performance.

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Responsibilities

Develop and review vessel design documentation, including general arrangements, structural models, stability analyses, weight estimates, and systems layouts

Ensure all designs comply with customer specifications, ABS/USCG/NAVSEA requirements, and applicable regulatory standards

Support production by generating detailed construction drawings and resolving engineering issues encountered on the shop floor

Perform hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, and stability calculations; support inclining experiments and trials

Review vendor data packages and coordinate integration of equipment and systems

Participate in design reviews and production readiness reviews

Provide engineering input for proposals, cost estimates, and technical clarifications for new contracts

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams (structural, mechanical, electrical) to optimize vessel performance and producibility

Support configuration control, document management, and change control processes within the shipyards engineering systems

Qualification

Naval ArchitectureAutoCADHydrostaticsABS regulationsStability analysisProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaboration

Required

Bachelors Degree in Naval Architecture

3+ years of shipyard or marine design office experience (steel and/or aluminum vessels preferred)

Proficiency in AutoCAD, Rhino, and/or ShipConstructor (Inventor, SolidWorks, or equivalent experience acceptable)

Working knowledge of ABS, USCG, and SOLAS regulations

Familiarity with weight control, hydrostatics, and stability analysis tools

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, production, and project management teams in a dynamic shipyard environment

Preferred

Masters Degree in Naval Architecture preferred

Experience supporting the construction of Steel and Aluminum commercial or government vessels (e.g., barges, crew transfer vessels, logistics support craft, etc.)

Familiarity with modular construction and digital ship design workflows

Experience supporting shipyard production and field engineering during vessel assembly and launch