Experienced Naval Architect Wanted

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We are seeking a skilled Naval Architect to support our Non-Combatant In-Service Support Programs for the Royal Canadian Navy.

This role involves collaborating with the AJISS Engineering Change Team to provide work package management and technical support for emerging technical investigations and engineering changes on various Royal Canadian Navy platforms.

• Conducting technical investigations into problems associated with hull repair, equipment foundations, marine equipment, and system malfunctions.
• Analyzing requirements for baseline changes to ship configurations and equipment.
• Developing, implementing, and managing engineering changes and work packages.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable standards, including SOLAS, Classification Society, and Naval Ship Code.
• Performing detailed naval architecture tasks, such as requirements analysis, design calculations, performance improvement investigations, weight and moment assessments, rolling hull surveys, lightship surveys, and inclining tests.
• Supporting the preparation of technical proposals and cost estimates for customer approval.
• Preparing detailed work scopes suitable for solicitation of proposals and quotations from external resources.
• Developing and reviewing engineering plans, processes, and procedures.

• An engineering degree or equivalent in Naval Architecture or Mechanical Engineering.
• 4+ years of demonstrated marine work experience in naval architecture/engineering within the last 10 years.
• 4+ years of experience in management or development of engineering change projects.

• Eligibility to be registered as a Professional Engineer in Nova Scotia, Ontario, or British Columbia, Canada.
• Experience with design, testing, and certification of shipboard lifting appliances, including marine cranes.
• Familiarity with conducting weight and stability calculations and associated tools, and lightship surveys.
• Experience working within the certification and design regimes of SOLAS/IMO, CSA, Class Society, and DND regulations.
• Previous experience with the Royal Canadian Navy or Canadian Coast Guard.
• Experience in delivering marine in-service support of operational assets.
• Languages: French (desirable as a first or second language, with English as second or first).

• A company-paid extended health, dental, HSA, life, AD&D, short-term disability, cancer care program, travel insurance, employee assistance plan, and well-being program.
• Retirement savings plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company-paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary life, AD&D, critical illness, long-term disability.
• Employee discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

At Thales, we value diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. We are committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access, including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.