Autonomy Field Test Engineer – Underwater Vessel

Saronic; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Time Off

Parental Leave

Competitive Salary

401(k) plan with company match

Stock Options

Life and Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

Free lunch and drinks

Job summary

Saronic Technologies seeks a Mission Operations Engineer to deploy, validate, and improve our underwater unmanned vessel. You will join the Platform Acceptance team responsible for commissioning assets and ensuring DoD-aligned performance through testing and data analysis.

You will lead field tests, troubleshoot autonomy and sensor integration, and generate post-mission reports while collaborating across software, hardware, and systems teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 1+ years of hands-on engineering experience (design teams/internships qualify).
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in HW/SW.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of vehicle HW/SW architecture as an integrated system.
• Lead planning and execution of structured field tests for autonomous navigation and sensor integration.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot autonomy, networking, and onboard hardware/software during tests.
• Implement safety-focused testing solutions to improve vessel operations.
• Own data logging and telemetry monitoring for post-test analysis.

Skills

Strong problem-solving

Field testing

Autonomy systems

Networking protocols

Systems engineering

Sensor integration

Robotics/AI/ML

Rust/Python

Maritime operations

DoD requirements

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Rust

Python

CLI environments

Job description

Saronic Technologies seeks a Mission Operations Engineer to deploy, validate, and improve our underwater unmanned vessel. You will join the Platform Acceptance team responsible for commissioning assets and ensuring DoD-aligned performance through testing and data analysis.

You will lead field tests, troubleshoot autonomy and sensor integration, and generate post-mission reports while collaborating across software, hardware, and systems teams.