MACE Names Austal’s Josh Trippi Architect Of The Year

Austal USA’s Josh Trippi, an Alabama-licensed Professional Engineer, was recently presented with the Architect of the Year award by the Mobile Area Council of Engineers (MACE). MACE has recognized engineers in the community for their achievements and leadership since 1967. With more than 15 years of naval architect experience, Trippi is the lead naval architect for Austal USA’s U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of South Alabama. Trippi oversees a team of engineers to complete the vessel structural design, stability analysis, and speed and power analysis for the OPC program, a contract awarded by USCG to Austal USA in 2022 with a potential value of $3.3 billion for the detailed design and construction of up to 11 ships. Under his guidance, the team optimized the structural design for producibility in Austal USA’s ship manufacturing facility. The MACE mission is to bring recognition to practicing engineers for outstanding service to the engineering profession, to publicize the many benefits that the engineering profession provides to the Mobile area and to encourage the pursuit of a professional engineering career to future engineers.