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Entry Level Ship Structural Engineer
| Company | CACI |
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| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
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| Salary | $55500 – $111100 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad |
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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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience or internship in marine industry and/or defense industry, e.g., US Navy or USCG.
- Knowledge of marine rules, standards, and codes.
- Proficiency with 3-D CAD, such as Solidworks.
- Experience performing ship calculations (e.g., weights and moments) or structural design/calculations.
