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Marine Engineers and Naval Architects - 17-2121.00

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O*NET-SOC Description

Design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, such as power supply and propulsion systems.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Marine Architect
Marine Design Engineer
Marine Engineer
Marine Engineering Consultant
Marine Structural Designer

Marine Surveyor
Naval Architect
Naval Architect Specialist
Ship Equipment Engineer
Structural Engineer

SOC Occupation Groups

17-0000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations
17-2000	Engineers
17-2120	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
17-2121.00	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

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Tasks

Act as liaisons between ships' captains and shore personnel to ensure that schedules and budgets are maintained, and that ships are operated safely and efficiently.
Analyze data to determine feasibility of product proposals.
Check, test, and maintain automatic controls and alarm systems.
Conduct analyses of ships, such as stability, structural, weight, and vibration analyses.
Conduct analytical, environmental, operational, or performance studies to develop designs for products, such as marine engines, equipment, and structures.
Conduct environmental, operational, or performance tests on marine machinery and equipment.
Confer with research personnel to clarify or resolve problems and to develop or modify designs.
Coordinate activities with regulatory bodies to ensure repairs and alterations are at minimum cost and consistent with safety.
Design and oversee testing, installation, and repair of marine apparatus and equipment.
Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted, as well as sequences and phases of test operations.
Develop plans for safely drydocking vessels, including structural integrity, block loading, and stability.
Establish arrangement of boiler room equipment and propulsion machinery, heating and ventilating systems, refrigeration equipment, piping, and other functional equipment.
Evaluate operation of marine equipment during acceptance testing and shakedown cruises.
Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications.
Investigate and observe tests on machinery and equipment for compliance with standards.
Maintain and coordinate repair of marine machinery and equipment for installation on vessels.
Maintain contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.
Maintain records of engineering department activities, including expense records and details of equipment maintenance and repairs.
Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data.
Perform monitoring activities to ensure that ships comply with international regulations and standards for life-saving equipment and pollution preventatives.
Prepare plans, estimates, design and construction schedules, and contract specifications, including any special provisions.
Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel.
Prepare, or direct the preparation of, product or system layouts and detailed drawings and schematics.
Procure materials needed to repair marine equipment and machinery.
Review work requests and compare them with previous work completed on ships to ensure that costs are economically sound.
Schedule machine overhauls and the servicing of electrical, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, and sewage systems.
Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
Supervise other engineers and crew members and train them for routine and emergency duties.

Detailed Work Activities

Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities.
Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Design structures or facilities.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Direct construction activities.
Direct equipment maintenance or repair activities.
Direct installation activities.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Inspect equipment or systems.
Maintain electronic equipment.
Maintain mechanical equipment.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Prepare technical reports for internal use.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Research advanced engineering designs or applications.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Schedule operational activities.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.

Military Crosswalk Titles

Boating Standards (Coast Guard - Commissioned Officer only)
Engineering Liaison Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Hull Inspection Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Hull Superintendent (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Marine Safety Engineering (Coast Guard - Commissioned Officer only)
Marine Safety Specialist (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
Marine Safety Specialist Deck (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
Marine Safety Specialist Engineer (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
Naval Engineering (Coast Guard - Commissioned Officer only)
Naval Engineering Hull Development Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Naval Engineering Inspection Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Naval Engineering Logistics Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Naval Engineering Machinery Development Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Naval Engineering Officer, Ship Design (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Naval Engineering Research Project Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Naval Engineering Trials and Survey Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Naval Sciences Research Coordinator/Administrator (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
RL - Engineering Duty Officer - Ship Engineering (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)

RL - Special Duty Officer - Strategic Sealift Officer (SSO) (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (General) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Nuclear) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Submarines) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Surface Ships) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Ship Repair Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Ship Type Engineering Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Ship Type Planning and Estimating Superintendent (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Staff Hull Material Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Survey and Inspection Officer (Engineering) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Survey and Inspection Officer (Non-Engineering) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
Undersea Warfare Research Officer (Antisubmarine) (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Undersea Warfare Research Officer (General) (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
Vessel Technical (Coast Guard - Commissioned Officer only)
Watercraft Engineer (Army - Enlisted)
Weapons Systems Inspection and Survey Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

No information available.

DOT Crosswalk Titles

Architect, Marine
Design Engineer, Marine Equipment
Marine Engineer
Marine Surveyor

Port Engineer
Research Engineer, Marine Equipment
Test Engineer, Marine Equipment