About this role
The role
You will design the hull structure of Fleetzero vessels and carry it from the model to the factory floor, including repeating triangular truss modules built in our factory. We are hiring deliberately from outside maritime: steel, aerospace, launch, satellite, defense, and large-drone structures. Ships have been built the same way for decades, and we want engineers who ask why.
Fleetzero's LFP battery system, Leviathan™, changes how power and energy are stored on a vessel. That opens up new load paths and new ways to build. Your job is to find them and make them buildable.
This is a hands-on role on safety-critical structures in harsh environments. You will take independent initiative and work with a small team of engineers who build what they design.
You will own three things
Hull structure design. Design the primary hull structure, including the repeating truss modules, from concept to released drawings. Size members, joints, and welds against class rules and real loads. Set the structural design practices the team follows as it grows.
Models and engineering analysis. Build and validate the structural models. Run the analysis (FEA and hand calculations) that proves the design, and package it for class review with the Modern Naval Architect.
Design for manufacture. Design every part to be built repeatedly in our factory. Work with the Tooling / Manufacturing Specialist on joints, tolerances, weld sequences, and fixtures, so a drawing becomes a module without rework.