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Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, such as power supply and propulsion systems.
- US jobs
- 8,250
- Median wage
- $112,230 a year
- Job family
- Architecture and engineering
Can agents do the work of marine engineers and naval architects?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Architecture and engineering:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests architecture or engineering design work, such as CAD modeling or engineering calculations.
- Project levelNot yetWhole projects are mostly out of reach. The Remote Labor Index includes 3D, CAD, and architecture projects; across all its projects, the best agent completed 15.8% to a standard a client would accept. GDPval includes mechanical engineers, and its deliverables score higher, but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in architecture and engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Perform monitoring activities to ensure that ships comply with international regulations and standards for life-saving equipment and pollution preventatives.
- Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
- Conduct analyses of ships, such as stability, structural, weight, and vibration analyses.
- Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
- Maintain contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.
- Coordinate activities with regulatory bodies to ensure repairs and alterations are at minimum cost and consistent with safety.
- Check, test, and maintain automatic controls and alarm systems.
- Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel.
- Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
- Prepare, or direct the preparation of, product or system layouts and detailed drawings and schematics.
- Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.
- Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications.
Other job titles for this occupation (31)
Marine Architect · Marine Design Engineer · Marine Engineer · Marine Engineering Consultant · Marine Structural Designer · Marine Surveyor · Naval Architect · Naval Architect Specialist · Ship Equipment Engineer · Structural Engineer · Architect Specialist · Automation Engineer · Boat Designer · Consulting Marine Engineer · Engineer · Engineering Specialist · Marine Civil Engineer · Marine Consultant · Marine Equipment Design Engineer · Marine Equipment Engineer · Marine Equipment Research Engineer · Marine Equipment Test Engineer · Marine Service Engineer · Naval Engineer · Naval Marine Engineer · Navigation Engineer · Piping Designer · Project Engineer · Propulsion Machinery Service Engineer · Ship Surveyor · Structural Designer