Senior Naval Architect (Marine Engineering)

Location: Full-time, on-site in Portland, Oregon; relocation assistance is available if needed.

Salary: $185,000–$235,000 per year, plus company equity.

Company

hirify.global is a public benefit renewable energy and ocean technology company developing technologies that capture ocean energy for computing and affordable renewable fuels.

What you will do

• Perform and maintain stability and weights and balances analyses using GHS and internal tools.
• Develop and release Node structure drawings and detailed mechanical, structural, and support subsystem designs.
• Define requirements for stability, seakeeping, mooring, structures, and marine operations.
• Lead multidisciplinary investigations into hydrodynamic loads and contribute to OrcaFlex analyses and hydrodynamic studies.
• Develop strategies for corrosion mitigation and biofouling prevention.
• Work with Marine Operations Engineering, regulators, insurers, surveyors, fabricators, and vendors to support safe deployment, recovery, and fabrication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a similar field.
• 5+ years of professional naval architecture experience performing stability, seakeeping, and weights and balances analyses.
• Professional experience with GHS or equivalent vessel stability software such as Maxsurf or Orca3D.
• Professional experience with parametric CAD software such as NX or SolidWorks for parts, assemblies, and fabrication drawings.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to guide engineers, designers, technicians, and suppliers.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects forward in a collaborative environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with RANS tools, advanced hydrodynamics software, OrcaFlex, finite element analysis, or marine regulatory and classification projects.
• Experience with NX, Teamcenter, Rhino3D, Python, Julia, MATLAB, or 3D CAD modeling.
• Experience working with marine vessels, using hand calculations, or applying AI tools to programming and analysis workflows.
• Strong organizational, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with curiosity and a focus on continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Creative, scrappy, collaborative environment with high autonomy and an idea-meritocracy approach.
• Flexible working hours and unlimited flexible paid time off.
• Company-paid gold-level PPO health insurance for full-time employees, partners, and dependents.
• Company-paid dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• Access to 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA accounts.
• Travel to vendors and test sites as needed; occasional longer hours or weekends may be required for critical needs.