Senior Naval Architect (Permanent)
Victoria, BC
Expected Salary $86,879 to $115,838
To determine final salary, Babcock considers a variety of factors including the successful Candidate's skills and experience and internal equity. The final base salary offer is at the Company's sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.
DescriptionIn this role, you will:
• Be responsible for the occupational Health & Safety of all direct reports, as assigned.
• Technically lead multidisciplinary teams to develop the installation design and integration of new and replacement equipment related to platform systems within the Victoria Class Submarines or other naval or commercial vessels.
• Complete, and where necessary oversee, a variety of technical and non-technical activities which may include proposals for new work, feasibility studies, concept designs, drawings, and calculations.
• Provide structural analysis of new or existing structures.
• Providing engineering support to waterfront weight engineering effort.
• Support the assessment of vessel weight growth margins.
• Ensure that appropriate engineering assurance, verification and approval is undertaken for all assigned engineering tasks or projects.
• Communicate engineering subjects, issues, solutions and risks effectively to all stakeholders (i.e. technical and non-technical stakeholders).
• Develop knowledge of Defence Standards, Military Specifications, Engineering Change Policy and other relevant guiding principles in the design and integration of submarine specific systems and other marine platforms.
• Assist with waterfront stability evolutions, including but not limited to: dockings, stability experiments (surfaced and submerged inclines), lightship weight assessments, and alongside vessel loadings;
• Provide engineering support to commissioning.
The ideal candidate brings:
- A degree in Naval Architecture from an accredited post-secondary institution.
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with the applicable provincial association.
- At least eight years of relevant experience as a Naval Architect or Marine Engineer, including experience taking technical responsibility for complex engineering work.
- Experience integrating naval architecture considerations into vessel design, maintenance, repair, or refit work, and assessing how changes affect vessel configuration, weight, stability, and safety.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and critically review technical assessments, calculations, reports, and design documentation, and to provide clear engineering recommendations.
- Experience in vessel weight engineering, including weight control, weight reports, and the assessment of changes to vessel loading.
- Experience conducting or reviewing stability assessments and inclining experiments.
- Familiarity with naval vessel certification, watertight integrity, shipyard surveys, and the technical evidence needed to support safety and certification decisions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings to project teams, customers, and other engineering disciplines.
- Eligibility for a Canadian Secret security clearance and ITAR clearance.
The following would be considered assets:
- Experience supporting naval vessel maintenance and refits in a shipyard environment, including familiarity with shipyard safe work practices.
- Experience with submarine platforms, production, recoverability, or emergency response.
- Experience working in a high-assurance design environment, such as defence, nuclear, or aerospace.
