Marine Engineers and Naval Architects design, build, and maintain ships, from aircraft carriers to submarines and from sailboats to tankers. Marine engineers are also known as marine design engineers or marine mechanical engineers and are responsible for the internal systems of a ship, such as the propulsion, electrical, refrigeration, and steering systems. Naval architects are responsible for the ship design, including the form, structure, and stability of hulls.
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- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
What do they typically do
- Design entire ship hulls and superstructures, following safety and regulatory standards
- Prepare system layouts and detailed drawings and schematics
- Evaluate how ships perform during trials, both in the dock and at sea, and change designs as needed to make sure that national and international standards are met
- Develop sectional and waterline curves of the ship's hull to establish the center of gravity, the ideal hull form, and data on buoyancy and stability
- Prepare cost estimates, contract specifications, and design and construction schedules
- Inspect marine equipment and machinery, and draw up work requests and job specifications
- Lead teams from a variety of specialties to oversee building and testing prototypes
- Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of a ship
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Education & Training
- Education Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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