How do they match: Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Check, test, and maintain automatic controls and alarm systems.
Conduct analytical, environmental, operational, or performance studies to develop designs for products, such as marine engines, equipment, and structures.
Conduct environmental, operational, or performance tests on marine machinery and equipment.
Design and oversee testing, installation, and repair of marine apparatus and equipment.
Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.
Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted, as well as sequences and phases of test operations.
Evaluate operation of marine equipment during acceptance testing and shakedown cruises.
Investigate and observe tests on machinery and equipment for compliance with standards.
Maintain records of engineering department activities, including expense records and details of equipment maintenance and repairs.
Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data.
Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel.
Supervise other engineers and crew members and train them for routine and emergency duties.

Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Research advanced engineering designs or applications.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.

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