Structural Engineer

ECS is seeking a Structural Engineer to work in our Silver Spring, MD office.

The candidate will support various new ship design and construction programs under the NOAA Fleet Recapitalization efforts. The primary focus of this position will be assisting program managers with day to day activities of ship acquisition. The duties include performing preliminary ship design studies; performing engineering analyses on ship's structure; conducting trade-off studies; performing equipment foundation calculations; and contract validation. Additional duties include ship checks, specification development, drawing review/modification, acquisition document development, technical writing, and construction oversight. Other duties as assigned.

Some travel will be required, principally to vendors, shipyard locations, and/or various NOAA locations. Overseas travel is a possibility.

Required to be in office in Silver Spring, MD a minimum of 3 days a week.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000

General Description of Benefits

Eight plus (8+) years of Naval Architectural experience in design of ships.

BS in Naval Architecture/Marine or other engineering disciplines.

Ability to assess a vessel's design to meet regulatory rules for stability and structural design.

Ability to assess validity of vendor's equipment foundation designs.

Experience with AutoCAD, ShipConstructor, GHS, Rhino and other engineering related software.

Strong technical and specification review/writing experience

Ability to review/modify engineering drawings

Permanent