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Marine Design & Engineering Projects Senior Naval Architect
Job in
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, 33336, USA
Listed on 2026-02-12
Listing for:
RINA Piraeus Team
Contract
position Listed on 2026-02-12
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Marine Engineering / Maritime, Mechanical Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Marine Design & Engineering Projects Senior Naval Architect
Posting Date: 9 Feb 2026
Location:
Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Contract Type:
Permanent
Level of experience:
Senior
RINA is currently recruiting for a Marine Design & Engineering Projects Senior Naval Architect to join its office in Fort Lauderdale within the Marine Design & Engineering Division.
MissionThe Senior Naval Architect is responsible for leading naval architecture activities across newbuild, retrofit, and conversion projects. The role ensures technically sound, compliant, and optimized design solutions that meet client expectations, classification society requirements, and regulatory standards, while contributing to innovation and continuous improvement within the organization.
Key Accountabilities- Lead naval architecture activities for newbuild, retrofit, and conversion projects, assuming full technical responsibility for assigned scopes.
- Define and drive technically sound, compliant, and optimized design solutions across all project phases, from concept through detailed design and execution.
- Provide technical direction and oversight to junior naval architects, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and adherence to best engineering practices.
- Develop, review, and approve core naval architecture deliverables, including hydrostatics, intact and damage stability analyses, weight estimates, general arrangements, and feasibility studies.
- Ensure all calculations and documents meet project requirements, classification society rules, and applicable international regulations.
- Validate assumptions, methodologies, and results, taking accountability for technical integrity and design robustness.
- Lead hull form development and modifications, assessing impacts on stability, resistance, seakeeping, and regulatory compliance.
- Evaluate design alternatives and trade-offs to optimize vessel performance, safety, operability, and efficiency.
- Support performance-driven design decisions related to weight control, trim optimization, and energy efficiency.
- Coordinate naval architecture activities within multidisciplinary engineering teams (structural, machinery, HVAC, electrical, interiors) to ensure integrated and coherent vessel design.
- Resolve technical interfaces and conflicts, ensuring naval architecture requirements fully aligned with overall project objectives.
- Act as a key technical reference within the project team for naval architecture-related matters.
- Serve as technical interface with clients, shipyards, and classification societies for naval architecture matters.
- Prepare and present design justifications, technical reports, and responses to comments, leading discussions during design reviews and technical meetings.
- Ensure effective resolution of regulatory and class comments in a timely and professional manner.
- Managing projects through scope definition, work breakdown, resource planning, cost estimation, and schedule control for naval architecture activities.
- Monitor progress of assigned scopes, identify risks and deviations, and implement corrective actions as required.
- Contribute to the successful delivery of projects in line with contractual requirements, milestones, and budgets.
- Ensure all naval architecture deliverables comply with company standards, quality procedures, classification rules, and applicable international regulations.
- Perform and oversee technical reviews to guarantee accuracy, consistency, and traceability of calculations and drawings.
- Promote a strong quality culture within the naval architecture team.
- Drive continuous technical improvement by identifying opportunities for design optimization, weight reduction, energy efficiency, and sustainability.
- Contribute to the development of internal tools, methodologies, and best practices.
- Actively mentor…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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