Naval Architect Design & Marine Engineering in the Marine Industry
Where Design
Builds Innovation.
There are many different levels of design within the Marine Industry. Designers work on all aspects of boats and ships, generally under the supervision of a Naval Architect and/or a Marine Engineer. Water landing air crafts, tugboats, small yachts, submarines and many more water vessels need the skills and training naval architects and marine engineers provide.
Training Opportunities
The steps are simple to take. BC offers a variety of opportunities to begin your journey to become a naval architect or a marine engineer.
University of British Columbia
UBC provides degrees in both Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering.
https://apscpp.ubc.ca/programs/mel/naval-architecture-marine-engineering/Want to make a boat?
Vancouver Island University Offers courses in aluminum boat building.
https://www.viu.ca/courses/aluminum-boat-buildingBC Institute of Technology
You can focus on interior design, and then specializing in marine. The BC Institute of Technology provides design training, with the added advantage of experience using computer design and hands on millwork in the shop.
https://www.bcit.ca/programs/interior-design-diploma-full-time-6220fdipma/Robots and Robotic Design
Robots and robotic design are significant components of the marine industry, including the development of autonomous ships.
https://www.bcit.ca/programs/mechatronics-and-robotics-diploma-full-time-7340diplt/Did you know?
The marine industry has a host of opportunities that don’t require your hands getting dirty. There are a variety of positions and careers which keep your hands and collars clean. Naval Architects and Electrical Engineers are some of them.