Principal Naval Architect

.Principal Naval Architect at Principle PowerLocationLisboa, PortugalCompetitive package available, commensurate with experience.Education Required:Master of science or above in a relevant field of engineering (ocean engineering, naval architecture, mechanical engineering, civil/structural engineering, material science, etc.)Position start: ASAP About Principle Power Principle Power is a leading global technology and services provider for the floating offshore wind energy market. The WindFloat®, the company's globally and proven floating platform technology, enables offshore wind turbines to be sited in any water depth or seabed condition, unlocking offshore wind potential worldwide and allowing projects to harvest the best wind resources. Principle Power acts as a trusted partner to developers, independent power producers, utilities, and EPCs, supporting its customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects. With 105 MW of cumulative capacity in operation or under advanced development and a multi-GW commercial pipeline globally, Principle Power is the market leader in floating offshore wind technology.General DescriptionIn the context of our multiple worldwide projects on the next generation of WindFloat® platforms, we would like to reinforce our Engineering team with a Senior Global Performance Engineer/Naval Architect. Principle Power is focused on the commercial-scale deployment of floating wind farms. The successful candidate will work on the engineering and design of the next generation of offshore floating wind turbines.The Senior Engineer is capable to carry out the engineering work with minimum guidance to share the Global Performance Group responsibilities. This position reports to the Global Performance Discipline Manager.Group DescriptionThe Global Performance Group splits its focus between the execution of engineering activities in support of current commercial projects and the execution of R& D studies to optimize the performance and ultimately reduce the cost of the WindFloat technology for future projects.MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIESGroup ResponsibilitiesHull global sizing based on project specific conditions (Metocean data, site/project specifics including facilities, wind turbine selected).Stability analysis for pre-service and in-service conditionsGlobal performance analysis including Design Load Case philosophy, motion analysis, airgap analysis and load calculations