Underwater Robot Fleet Technician

Sociable Tech Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hullbot is hiring an Underwater Robot Fleet Technician to deploy and support autonomous marine robots aboard vessels and at port. You’ll work on shore and on ships, performing mission readiness, deployment, recovery, and live monitoring with the global service team.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with robotics, electronics, and mechanical systems, enjoy fieldwork, and can travel for customer hull cleaning operations in Australia and overseas.

Qualifications

• Experience with robotics, drones, ROVs, marine operations, electronics, mechanics or technical field work is beneficial.
• Hands-on, technical, and practical attitude is valued.
• Strong communication skills and documentation fluency are required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare robotic equipment and ensure mission readiness.
• Work hands-on with robots and operate when required.
• Deploy and recover autonomous marine robots on vessels.
• Monitor and support live robotic missions.
• Produce mission reports with photos and robot performance data.
• Help scale Hullbot operations in Sydney and globally.

Skills

Robotics

Drones

ROVs

Marine operations

Electronics

Mechanical

Engineering

Tools

ROVs

Job description

Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

Job Description

Hullbot The Role Hullbot is looking for an Underwater Robot Fleet Technician , comfortable working around ships to deploy robotic systems while collaborating with our growing global service delivery team. You don’t need to be a diver.

You will work on shore/vessel, while the robots do the diving.

What You’ll

Do Prepare robotic equipment and ensure mission readiness Work hands-on with the robots, including direct operation when required Deploy and recover autonomous marine robots on vessels Work around ports, vessels and some seriously impressive ships, Monitor and support live robotic missions

Work alongside Hullbot’s global remote operations teams Produce mission reports, including photos and robot performance reports Perform field checks and basic troubleshooting Help maintain and prepare the local robotic fleet between missions Help us scale our operations in Sydney and around the world

What We’re Looking

For Experience with robotics, drones, ROVs, marine operations, electronics, mechanics, engineering or technical field work is beneficial, but attitude and practical ability are just as important Team member who is technical, hands-on, curious, dependable and genuinely excited by our technology Be based in or around Sydney, and have working rights in Australia Have strong oral & written communication skills, and fluency with digital communication and documentation tools

Be available and flexible for day and/or night hull cleaning operations Be able to travel for customer hull cleaning operations when required in Australia and overseas sometimes Be comfortable working on site ports and vessels

How You’ll Grow

You will receive a structured onboarding and training program, combining hands-on training with our robots and remote support from experienced Hullbot team members.

Why Hullbot

You’ll have ongoing support from Hullbot team members around the world. You’ll be joining a global team levelling up every day, improving Hullbot’s technology and scaling up the deployment of autonomous robotic systems.

If you like travelling the world, working by the ocean and on impressive ships, seeing amazing wildlife underwater while operating our robots and want to be a part of an impactful company, we want to hear from you!

About Company

At Hullbot we're on a mission to decarbonise the global maritime industry.

We're delivering autonomous underwater robots that inspect and clean ship hulls. Hullbot's systems are actively deployed in locations around the world, maintaining hulls free of biofouling, reducing fuel use and cutting emissions. United by a shared ambition to create environmental impact on a global scale, we move fast and solve complex technical challenges together.

If you want to work on real solutions with measurable impact, solving one of the world's biggest environmental challenges, Hullbot is the place to do it. Work Type: Full time Salary: $70000-75000 Job Publish: 09-10-2026 Job Expire: 08-11-2026