Autonomous Maritime Electrical Engineer Intern

Saronic Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Saronic Technologies seeks an Electrical Engineer Intern to design, develop, test, and optimize autonomous surface vessels. This in‑office role in Austin offers hands‑on application of academic knowledge to defense tech projects with impact on maritime innovation.

You will support prototypes, run data analyses, and contribute to sensor integration, ML tasks, and propulsion system coordination. Full‑time May–August 2027 at headquarters, in‑person at 40 hours/week.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program related to Electrical/Computing/Robotics.
• Basic software skills (Python, C/C++, Linux) preferred.
• Experience with electrical systems, testing, or repair helpful.
• Exposure to power calculations, low voltage work, 3-phase AC is a plus.
• Familiarity with schematics, SPICE and PCB design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support electro-mechanical systems and software for autonomous vessels.
• Monitor tests and organize data for analysis.
• Identify trends in runtimes and failures of ASV components.
• Assist in testing, validation, navigation, detection, and collision avoidance tasks.
• Conduct power calculations and measure vessel performance.
• Research sensor integration, data processing, and ML applications.
• Contribute to propulsion, control surfaces, and onboard equipment integration.
• Collaborate with teams to troubleshoot and refine prototypes.
• Ensure designs meet mission requirements and document progress.
• Prepare reports and present findings to the team.
• Support downstream build-related tasks and data analysis.
• Use hand tools, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi programming in tasks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Independence

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computational/Aerospace/Mechatronics/Robotics

Tools

Arduino

Raspberry Pi

Python

C/C++

SPICE simulations

PCB design

Networking (Ethernet/CAN)

Job description

Saronic Technologies seeks an Electrical Engineer Intern to design, develop, test, and optimize autonomous surface vessels. This in‑office role in Austin offers hands‑on application of academic knowledge to defense tech projects with impact on maritime innovation.

You will support prototypes, run data analyses, and contribute to sensor integration, ML tasks, and propulsion system coordination. Full‑time May–August 2027 at headquarters, in‑person at 40 hours/week.