Civil Engineer – Site / Infrastructure
AMT Engineering
Junior Ship Structural Engineer
CACI International Inc
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $53,100 - $106,300 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Use AutoCAD to develop structural drawings, which are then used to build equipment foundations and other ship structures for new and existing ships
- Learn customer requirements for structural drawing development
- Work with structural engineers and engineers from other disciplines (e.g., mechanical and electrical) to develop structural drawings
- Attend ship checks to collect information necessary to develop structural drawings
- Apply structural formulas to verify strength of structural designs
- Learn to model and analyze ship structures using finite element software (Femap)
- Become familiar with marine rules and standards used for design and analysis of structural designs
- Document methods, assumptions, and results in reports
- Perform Shipyard and/or design Contract Deliverable reviews for Contract Specification SOWs, Regulatory, and technical compliance
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or related field
- Experience drafting basic, to-scale layout drawings using AutoCAD
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Detail-oriented
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to speak and write clearly in English
- Willingness to travel approximately 10% of the time
- U.S. Citizenship
- Security clearance eligibility
- Experience or internship in marine industry and/or defense industry, e.g., US Navy or USCG (desired)
- Knowledge of marine rules, standards, and codes (desired)
- Proficiency with 3-D CAD, such as Solidworks (desired)
- Experience performing ship calculations (e.g., weights and moments) or structural design/calculations (desired)
Benefits
- healthcare
- wellness
- financial
- retirement
- family support
- continuing education
- time off benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
AutoCADstructural drawing developmentfinite element softwareFemapship calculationsstructural design3-D CADSolidworks
Soft skills
detail-orientedanalytical skillscommunication skills
Certifications
U.S. Citizenshipsecurity clearance eligibility
