Martime Structures Lead
The ocean is the largest undeveloped frontier on earth — and the next chapter of abundant energy will be written at sea. We're building the infrastructure to power it. About Ocean Atomics (OA) Ocean Atomics is an American company designing, licensing, and building a standardized nuclear electric plant — and the systems around it — to power maritime applications. We will install these plants on vessels built to our nuclear-ready standards, and we will move fast by leveraging the compact, proven technology of water-cooled reactors. Scaling atomic energy is the next chapter, and the open ocean is where we unlock it. We pioneer nuclear power at sea, tackling every step from design to deployment. Our mission Scale nuclear energy. Power generations. Our vision A maritime commons thriving with abundant, economical, modern, and safe nuclear-powered activity — built, serviced, and staffed by re-industrialized American shipyards and people. Role The Structures Lead commands the structural integrity, heavy foundations, and load-bearing architecture of Ocean Atomics’ floating energy platforms. While higher-level authorities manage macro fleet architectures, this role drives the rigorous structural engineering discipline required to secure the class and regulatory approvals necessary for our fleet. You will own the structural design pathway from initial concept through operational deployment, directly managing the critical scantlings and material specifications that protect our assets. Your primary directive is to ensure our conventional hulls are natively pre-engineered to withstand the massive physical demands of post-delivery nuclear integration. By delivering survivable, highly reproducible, and modular structural designs, you will build the physical skeleton of our fleet—eliminating structural and fabrication risk before steel is ever cut in the yard.
Responsibilities
Command Structural Integrity and Load Engineering: Lead the engineering, analysis, and validation of the platform’s primary and secondary structures, ensuring complete structural resilience under extreme marine and operational loads. Own Hull Girder and Barrier Design: Design and optimize hull girder strength, collision barriers, and specialized shielding support systems capable of safely isolating advanced energy components. Enforce Rigid Material and Scantling Standards: Establish and safeguard strict material selection, plate thickness, and structural scantling margins to natively support post-delivery nuclear payloads without mid-cycle re-engineering. Eliminate Fabrication and Yard Risk: Develop highly reproducible and modular structural designs that streamline shipyard assembly pipelines, reducing production bottlenecks and weld-rejection rates before fabrication begins. Support Class and Regulatory Technical Submissions: Generate the finite element analysis (FEA), structural drawings, and mathematical proofs required to clear classification society reviews and statutory maritime approvals.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Naval Architecture, Structural Engineering, Marine Engineering, or a strictly related heavy industrial engineering discipline. Experience: 8+ years of structural engineering experience within commercial shipbuilding, heavy offshore structures, or large-scale marine energy projects. Technical Mastery: Deep proficiency in marine finite element analysis (FEA) software, class society structural rules (e.g., ABS, DNV), fatigue analysis, and advanced steel/alloy fabrication methodologies. Leadership Posture: A highly disciplined, technically rigorous engineer who can command a specific technical domain, make definitive engineering trade-offs under tight spatial constraints, and maintain absolute structural discipline across iterative design cycles. Why this matters Every industry on Earth needs scalable, clean energy, and the ocean is the ideal place to unlock it. Joining Ocean Atomics means building real, lasting infrastructure — the kind that powers generations. The world needs abundant energy. Let's make it happen. Ocean Atomics LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a workplace free of discrimination and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations; if you need an accommodation during the application process, contact [email protected]. Apply To This Job