MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Development of vessel concept, preliminary and detail design.
• Weight estimating.
• Development of resistance and powering estimates.
• Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic analysis.
• Sea testing and trials report writing and support.
• Perform hand calculations and FEA on structural components/assemblies to verify working stresses are below ultimate, yield, and endurance allowables.
• Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and terms of the contract including ABS and other regulatory standards.
• Initiate Engineering Change Requests when improvements or errors are identified.
• Development of engineering deliverables in accordance with engineering processes, ensuring safe, fit for purpose engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate with sub-contractors and vendors to receive inputs to design activities.
• Release drawings following company workflow.
• Create engineering reports to show compliance with project requirements based on design, test, analysis, and similarity.
• Partner with quality to troubleshoot installation issues, determine root cause, and recommend solutions.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the department by creating work instructions for best practices.
• Closely managed and tasks are limited in complexity.

• Position requires use of computer, telephones, and other office equipment, reading, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, talk and hear.
• Ability to lift packages, equipment, etc., up to 20 lbs.
• Position occasionally requires ability to work in a manufacturing environment and onboard boats and ships from the beginning of production through the sea trails. This includes mobility to work in and around incomplete hull structures.

Birdon’s senior management team, including Divisional and Functional Managers, may provide additional direction and duties from time to time.

Clear communication and people skills are necessary as direct contact with Birdon clients, prospective clients, and production team is an important aspect of this position. It is your responsibility to ensure that Birdon’s values and interests are maintained in support of the customer during all internal and external communications.