Senior Submarine Structures Specialist (FEA)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Naval Architecture advice and support to external and internal customers. 
• Manage your own technical work and evaluate its effectiveness to improve best practice.  
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.   
• Comply with relevant business and ethics codes of conduct.  
• Undertake engineering and non-engineering activities in a way that contributes to best practice. 
• Act as Technical Lead on specified projects. 
• Act as Technical Assurer on specified projects. 
• Act as Project Manager (PM) on specified projects. 
• Work within the BMT Quality Management System (QMS) processes and procedures. 
• Maintain your technical competency in your area(s) of specialization. 
• Promotes building a positive team culture through input, feedback and participation in team building and wellness activities.  

• Proven experience in the use of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software creating models and running analyses. 

• Experienced in FEA for Pressure Hull Inelastic Collapse Assessment, including ability to define and implement a process that defines the collapse and operational depths of the pressure hull based on design standards, FEA results, uncertainty and safety factor knock-down approach.  
• Familiar with the design and analysis process of submarine pressure hulls, both for existing platforms and new design. 
• The ability to search for different failure modes, due to the incorporation of different construction defects, both for existing platforms and new design. 
• The ability to provide clear direction on how to obtain different failure modes, under different construction defects, both for existing platforms and new design. 
• The ability to calculate and reduce uncertainties using numerical and real experiments, both for existing platforms and new design. 
• Familiar with submarine pressure hull structural features.  
• Highly skilled in performing non-linear FEA. 
• Experience using and addressing the challenges of the risk-method, and/or the arc-length method. 
• Experience creating the “paper” submarine pressure hull.  
• Experience implementing Verification & Validation in solid mechanics simulations. 

• Familiar with fatigue assessment using design standards such as PD5500. 
• Highly skilled in performing linear FEAs and stress linearization.  

• Familiar with pressure hull non-resistant structures including deck, soft tanks, and foundations.  
• Highly skilled in performing linear FEAs. 

• Highly skilled in performing linear, modal, response spectrum and transient FEAs. 
• Familiar with naval shock standards such as STANAG 4142. 

• Work with Shipyards, Dockyards, Owners, Class and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to conduct ship surveys for design and engineering changes, mid-life upgrades and vessel condition documentation. 
• Maintain a program of Continuing Professional Development to sustain your technical knowledge. 
• Work with Capability Manager to identify the levels of suitably qualified and experienced personnel (SQEP) required to fulfil current and projected demand. 
• Work with Capability Manager to identify training or other developmental opportunities to develop SQEP within BMT. 
• Work with Capability Manager to identify resources for project work, training and development opportunities. 
• Mentor BMT staff who are developing skills, qualifications and experience in their domain. 
• Arbitrate on disputes concerning technical content within their domain. 
• Stamp and Seal Professional Engineering deliverables in area of practise. 

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Degree in Marine Engineering or Naval Architecture; 
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Naval Architecture; 
• Extensive experience conducting FEA on submarine structures; 
• Existing registration or ability to obtain registration with Professional Engineering governance body in Province of work; 
• Eligible for a Canadian and International security clearance; and,  
• Hold a valid passport and be able to travel internationally on a minimum of a 3-month deployment every 12 months. 

• Detailed knowledge and experience in designing and conducting FEA analysis on composite materials. 
• Experience working in a shipyard during the in-service support of naval systems and/or engineering design.

Why Work For Us?

• Medical, dental and vision plan (including a Health Care Spending Account)
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• Parental/Maternity leave top-up program
• RRSP or TFSA matching program
• Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement
• Training and development opportunities 
• Employee recognition program
• Employee referral program