Lead Composite Structural Engineer Marine

Position

Lead Composite Structural Engineer Marine

Sub Sea Craft is a fast‑growing, privately‑funded UK‑based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next‑generation, high‑performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting‑edge design, and user‑centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

• Annual Leave Entitlement – 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing Day – an additional wellbeing day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing
• Private Healthcare – comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing
• Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – comprehensive protection, including Life Assurance (4× salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security
• Family Leave – enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Christmas Leave – a Christmas shutdown is typically observed
• Professional Development – commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to Linked In Learning
• Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice
• Flexible Working Opportunities – flexible working arrangements to promote work‑life balance

A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

• Set and maintain the technical direction for composite structural engineering within SSC, ensuring best‑practice methodologies, tools, and standards are consistently applied.
• Perform detailed structural calculations and analysis for carbon fibre and glass fibre structures to ensure safety, reliability and performance.
• Design structures in accordance with classification society regulations and ISO standards, preparing documentation for regulatory submissions.
• Use optimisation techniques and FEA tools to refine structures for weight, strength, fatigue life and ease of manufacture.
• Contribute to the progression of composite structures from concept and scantling definition through detailed engineering, prototyping, testing and final production release.
• Generate comprehensive submission and fabrication drawings with clarity and precision for manufacturing.
• Communicate with classification societies and other regulatory bodies for approvals and guidance, maintaining close communication with stakeholders to ensure project alignment.
• Provide technical support during the build phase, responding to structural queries from the shop floor and providing well‑considered solutions.
• Oversee specific build activities related to composite structures, ensuring adherence to design specifications and quality standards.
• Work collaboratively with other departments and design teams to ensure holistic integration of composite structures across the vessel.

Lead, support and develop the composite engineering team at SSC, providing mentorship, guidance on complex engineering challenges and performance feedback.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar role within the marine industry, specialising in composite structures.
• Proficiency in carbon and glass fibre laminate calculations and design.
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD is highly desirable.
• Experience with engineering simulation tools for laminate analysis and structural assessment is essential (i.e. FEA).
• Chartered Engineer status in a relevant discipline or actively working towards chartership.
• Strong understanding of ISO and classification society standards applicable to composite marine structures.
• Excellent technical communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong problem‑solving ability and attention to detail in design and production processes.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively, demonstrating initiative and adaptability.

Due to the nature of work undertaken at Sub Sea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position. This includes a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), and UK National Security…