Naval Architect *
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Naval architects are designers of ship structures, hulls, and compartments as well as floating structures. You work closely with equipment engineers and ship or boat builders to ensure that the craft functions efficiently and that its overall system is sound. You could be designing a variety of craft including naval craft, passenger and cargo ships, submarines, tugs, boats, yachts, high-speed ferries and catamarans.
Salary p/a
50k - 110k
Qualifications
Degree
Intensity
Sitting
Active
Demand
High
Travel
Low
Medium
Conditions
Indoors & Outdoors
Weekly Hours
40-50
Pros
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intellectually and imaginatively stimulating
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Satisfaction of having your design constructed
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Diverse career path options
Cons
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Design failures
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Stress of big budgets, high responsibility levels
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Financial pressure to meet deadlines
The Bottom Line
This is a great career, interesting, imaginative with great scope for variety and change. Specialisation options are numerous, so if you are interested in engineering and marine vessels, can incorporate a large number of factors into a design, and cope well with responsibility and deadlines, then you could handle the demands of being a naval architect.
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