naval architect

Naval architects design, build, maintain and repair all types of boats from pleasure crafts to naval vessels, including submarines. They analyse floating structures and take various features into account for their designs such as the form, structure, stability, resistance, access and propulsion of hulls.

The most in-demand skills for this role include engineering principles, mechanics of vessels, mathematics, engineering processes, mechanical engineering, naval architecture. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives naval architect a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.