What is a marine design engineer and how to become one

Key steps to become a marine design engineer

1. Explore marine design engineer education requirements

   Most common marine design engineer degrees

   Bachelor's

   65.4 %

   Master's

   15.4 %

   Associate

   11.5 %

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2. Start to develop specific marine design engineer skills

   Skills	Percentages
   FEA	29.32%
   Autocad	23.06%
   Solidworks	19.46%
   Assembly Drawings	15.48%
   GD	12.67%

3. Complete relevant marine design engineer training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New marine design engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a marine design engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real marine design engineer resumes.

4. Research marine design engineer duties and responsibilities

   • Manage automation projects including purchasing, scheduling fabrication and assembly, debugging, and delivery to customer.
   • Design work done in AutoCAD, on-board ship checks perform to support as-built drawings.
   • Conceptualize, design, and develop machines and robotic systems to reduce operating cost, and improve production in manufacturing environments.
   • Implement and design safety improvements to existing equipment base risk evaluation and reduction methods from ANSI B11.0

5. Apply for marine design engineer jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a marine design engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams