Naval Architect
Leidos
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Canberra • 🇦🇺 Australia
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead and contribute to ship design and build activities, ensuring compliance with naval engineering standards and project requirements.
- Apply knowledge of naval ship design principles, including general arrangement, outfit arrangement, survivability, and construction methods.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders, decision makers, designers, and regulators to clearly articulate complex technical positions and resolve issues.
- Promote continuous professional development and share expertise within teams to strengthen Australia’s naval engineering capabilities.
Requirements
- Broad knowledge of naval ship design, including general arrangement, outfit arrangement, survivability characteristics and construction.
- Strong sense of urgency and commitment to meeting planned timelines.
- Skilled in engaging senior stakeholders, decision authorities, designers and regulators, with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues.
- Proven ability to collaborate and coordinate work across diverse stakeholder groups with shared values and a common purpose.
- Passionate about the naval sector, committed to professional development and knowledge sharing, with over three years’ experience in naval architecture and demonstrable expertise in ship design and build activities, supported by excellent communication skills and a customer-focused attitude.
- This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a NV-1 or greater security clearance.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
naval ship designgeneral arrangementoutfit arrangementsurvivability characteristicsconstruction methodsship design activitiesnaval engineering standards
Soft skills
strong sense of urgencycommitment to timelinesengaging stakeholdersarticulating complex issuescollaborationcoordinationcommunication skillscustomer-focused attitude
Certifications
NV-1 security clearance