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Functional Design Support

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Practical Solutions That Fit Your Schedule, Specs, and Standards

In marine construction, missing information, design gaps, and unclear scope create slowdowns. You need designers who understand the real constraints of shipbuilding—from tight timelines to coordination across systems.

Waterline Design provides functional design support that fills the gaps, keeps your job moving, and reduces field issues.

We act as an extension of your team—plugging into your process, aligning with your build strategy, and helping you deliver work that’s accurate, compliant, and buildable.

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What Is Functional Design Support?

Functional support means we work across design and production disciplines to help you solve problems and meet deliverable goals.

That might mean preparing an initial equipment layout, running an interference check, adjusting electrical penetration data, or coordinating with a naval architect to meet spec requirements.

This is the kind of work that doesn't fit neatly into a single service—but it’s essential to delivering a complete product.

Where We Add Value

Our team supports a range of design functions across:

Structural systems – Load paths, connection logic, material transitions

Electrical integration – Tray layouts, routing, breaker panel logic, lighting plans

Foundation coordination – Mounting, bolting, and interference alignment for machinery and systems

Mechanical layout – Pumps, tanks, piping, HVAC, exhaust routing

Outfitting – Access, walkways, brackets, ladders, penetrations

Penetration tracking – Accurate placement and revision handling for structure, bulkheads, decks

Your Design Backstop

Our clients often call us when they:

Are behind on a deadline and need quick support

Inherit incomplete work and need to clean it up

Need a second set of eyes to prevent rework

Don’t have capacity to finish a design package

Hit a snag mid-project and need a solution fast

Our role is flexible. We can lead a work package or provide background support to your existing team. Either way, we’ll integrate quickly and keep things moving.

How We Work

You won’t get a lot of fluff from us. We work fast, ask the right questions, and get to the deliverable without dragging things out.

Our team comes from production backgrounds, so we speak the same language as your shop, your engineers, and your program managers.

We’re experienced in classified and commercial marine programs and are used to working under tight controls.

Tools and Systems

We operate in:

ShipConstructor

AutoCAD

Custom client portals and tracking systems (as needed)

Rhino

Microsoft Office + PDF Markup

If your project uses a different system, we’ll align to it quickly. Our goal is to reduce friction—not add to it.

Experienced Where It Counts

Our team includes structural, mechanical, electrical, and outfitting leads with experience supporting:

U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard programs

Repair yards and regional fabrication teams

Commercial shipbuilding and aluminum vessels

We’ve supported projects from spec handoff to final delivery—and we know what matters in the field.

Who We Support

We provide functional engineering support for:

Shipyards managing complex new builds

Vessel owners planning system upgrades or rework

Government contractors with documentation and compliance needs

Engineering firms needing surge support

Retrofit teams looking to model and adapt outdated systems

If you need support on a current job—or you're building a team for a future program—Waterline Design can help close the gap.

We work fast, stay organized, and don’t drop the ball.
Let’s talk scope and timeline.

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