Marine Engineers and Naval Architects Salary in Washington, DC

Common tasks

• Perform monitoring activities to ensure that ships comply with international regulations and standards for life-saving equipment and pollution preventatives.
• Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
• Conduct analyses of ships, such as stability, structural, weight, and vibration analyses.
• Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
• Maintain contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.
• Coordinate activities with regulatory bodies to ensure repairs and alterations are at minimum cost and consistent with safety.
• Check, test, and maintain automatic controls and alarm systems.
• Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel.
• Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
• Prepare, or direct the preparation of, product or system layouts and detailed drawings and schematics.