Naval Architect

Havoc AI Inc

Job Overview

Location

Essen, Rhode Island, USA

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Havoc AI Inc. is at the forefront of collaborative autonomy, pioneering solutions for complex human problems in the maritime domain. We are dedicated to developing advanced autonomous surface vessels for defense and commercial applications, aiming to prevent conflict and save lives. Our rapid growth necessitates the recruitment of passionate individuals eager to tackle challenging problems and push technological boundaries. If you are driven by ambition and a desire to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.
• As an experienced Naval Architect joining our Hardware Engineering team in Rumford, RI, you will be instrumental in the design, analysis, and development of cutting-edge maritime vessels. This role demands a profound understanding of both traditional and contemporary vessel design principles, coupled with expertise in modern computational and analytical tools. You will be responsible for evaluating and optimizing critical aspects of vessel performance, including hydrodynamics, intact and damaged stability, seakeeping, controllability, and structural integration.
• Your contributions will be central to shaping hull forms, defining vessel architecture, and ensuring seamless system integration, spanning the entire lifecycle from initial concept development through detailed design, rigorous testing, and eventual production. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and designers, bringing your specialized knowledge to bear on some of the most challenging problems in maritime autonomy.
• Key responsibilities will involve supporting the development of comprehensive vessel architectures, translating initial requirements into detailed design specifications. This includes defining precise hull form characteristics, general arrangements, accurate weight estimates, robust stability strategies, and ambitious performance targets tailored to specific mission needs and diverse operational environments. You will draw upon your extensive knowledge of historic and contemporary vessel designs to engineer solutions that are not only efficient and seaworthy but also readily manufacturable.
• A significant part of your role will be conducting in-depth hydrodynamic analyses. This entails assessing resistance, propulsion efficiency, seakeeping behavior, maneuverability, and controllability across a wide spectrum of operational profiles. You will work hand-in-hand with structural and mechanical engineers to ensure the seamless integration of hull structures, bulkheads, decks, mounting foundations, and payload interfaces into the overarching vessel architecture. Furthermore, you will perform critical intact and damaged stability analyses, adhering strictly to applicable regulatory frameworks and mission-specific requirements. Your expertise will be vital in evaluating trim, heel, righting moments, load cases, and weight distribution to guarantee the safe and robust operation of our vessels in dynamic maritime conditions.
• You will also play a key role in assessing vessel maneuvering characteristics, meticulously evaluating turning performance, course-keeping capabilities, low-speed handling, and dynamic stability. Close collaboration with controls and propulsion engineers will be essential to refine rudder, foil, thruster, and appendage configurations, ensuring they meet stringent controllability objectives. Your involvement will extend to supporting prototype builds, meticulously planning and executing vessel trials, and conducting performance validation activities. This includes active participation in dock trials, comprehensive sea trials, and detailed post-test analysis to rigorously validate hydrodynamic predictions, stability performance, and controllability models against real-world data.
• This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the design of next-generation autonomous maritime systems. You will be a critical voice in ensuring our vessels are not only technologically advanced but also exceptionally safe, reliable, and performant. Your work will directly contribute to Havoc AI's mission of delivering unparalleled autonomous solutions to the defense and commercial sectors, enhancing operational capabilities and safeguarding lives.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in naval architecture and vessel design, with demonstrated experience across various vessel classes (e.g., displacement craft, planing hulls, multihulls, foiling vehicles, submersibles, semisubmersibles).
• Strong understanding of hydrodynamics, hydrostatics, intact and damaged stability, and vessel controllability, supported by proficiency in modern naval architecture and analysis tools (e.g., Rhino/Orca3D, GHS, NAPA, Maxsurf, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, OpenFOAM, or equivalent).
• Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, or a closely related field.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret Security Clearance.

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families.
• Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum.
• Equity Package.
• 16 Week Paid Parental Leave.

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Hybrid

Degree Required

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About Havoc AI Inc

Havoc AI Inc provides an autonomous drone-swarm platform for defense and security applications. The system integrates computer vision, real-time coordination, and modular payload capabilities to enable surveillance, reconnaissance, and kinetic effects at scale. Designed for contested environments, the software stack supports rapid deployment, adaptive mission planning, and human-on-the-loop oversight. Headquartered in Seattle, the company serves U.S. and allied government customers, focusing on asymmetric advantages through low-cost, high-volume unmanned systems.

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