Marine Systems Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Own technical evaluation of all hull platforms across multiple craft classes, identifying risks, gaps, and non-compliances in vendor designs
• Review and challenge naval architecture deliverables including stability analyses, structural design, accommodation layouts, and resistance/powering calculations
• Define and enforce accommodation requirements for propulsion systems, payloads, sensors, antennas, and access across all vessels
• Ensure hull designs support full system integration, coordinating closely with electrical, autonomy, and mission systems leads
• Provide design-for-manufacturing input, ensuring hull geometry, structure, and sectioning align with 3D printing and assembly strategy
• Evaluate structural loading conditions and validate designs against real operating environments, including payload effects and dynamic loads
• Define platform-level acceptance criteria in coordination with Test & Evaluation
• Assess and document operational limits of each hull class, including sea state, speed envelope, and stability constraints
• Drive decisions where vendor recommendations conflict with system-level requirements

Required Qualifications

• Degree in naval architecture, ocean engineering, marine engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in marine platform design or design review
• Demonstrated experience with multihull or catamaran design (required)
• Strong ability to review and evaluate stability analyses, structural drawings, and accommodation plans
• Experience working with naval architecture tools such as Maxsurf, Rhino, ShipConstructor, or equivalent
• Experience reviewing and challenging third-party or vendor design work

Preferred

Why this role matters

Physical Requirements

• This role is hands-on and field-oriented. The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of the position:
• Ability to work onsite in shipyard, fabrication, and marine testing environments
• Ability to board vessels and work in confined mechanical spaces
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb ladders, and lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions during testing and sea trials
• Willingness and ability to travel as required for supplier visits, testing, and operational support
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Work Environment

Why Marcurius

Equal Opportunity Employment