Principal Naval Architect / Design Engineer – Steel Structures, Southampton
Salary: £65-75K plus excellent benefits package (relocation assistance and visa sponsorship is available).
About the Opportunity
Our client is a fast-growing maritime technology business. They are developing wind-assisted propulsion systems that help reduce fuel consumption and emissions across global shipping.
They are now looking to appoint a Principal Naval Architect / Design Engineer to join their growing engineering team and be a lead engineer for their on-going success. This is a hands-on role with broad involvement across the design lifecycle, from concept development through to detailed design and production-ready hardware.
Working closely with the Head of Engineering, you will take ownership of key subsystems, helping to deliver designs that are robust, manufacturable, compliant, and ready for real-world use. This is an excellent opportunity to join a mission-driven business developing real climate-impact technology in a highly innovative environment and would suit someone genuinely motivated by sustainability and the opportunity to contribute to cleaner shipping.
Key Requirements
* Degree qualification in Naval, Mechanical, Structural, or Marine Engineering
* Experience designing and analysing marine structures approved by classification societies
* Large steel structures analysis and design experience
* Proficiency in Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor, or similar 3D CAD tools
* Confident in structural analysis, including FEA and hand calculations
* Proven experience translating load cases into robust design requirements and validated structures
* Experience working directly with classification societies and supporting technical approval
* Experience with DNV, LR, NK or similar bodies
* Strong understanding of DFMA, structural integrity, and manufacturability
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, chaotic environment
* Taking a lead role
Other experiences of interest but not mandatory
* Fatigue, buckling, and large welded structures
* Aero-structural systems or other performance-led structural design
* Validating models against real-world data
* Structural testing, validation, and manufacturing techniques
Why Join?
* Working on real climate-impact hardware
* High levels of ownership within a small engineering team
* Broad exposure from concept through to production
* The opportunity to grow and progress with the business as the technology scales
* Excellent salary and package
* Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship
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