Director, Unmanned Surface Vessel Operations

Fathom Robotics; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fathom Robotics seeks a Director of Maritime Operations to stand up and lead a team that operates and maintains small and medium unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for customers worldwide. The role is based near Eglin AFB, with deployments worldwide and growth to 12+ personnel.

You will hire, set standards, manage multiple programs, and serve as the daily point of contact for customers, range operators, OEMs, and deployment schedulers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Led an operations team with hiring, standards and growth.
• 10+ years leading teams in maritime, military, or defense operations.
• Maritime planning: mission planning, waterway/range coordination, COLREGS and safety.
• Experience planning and leading OCONUS deployments or austere ops.
• Experience writing SOPs and training or qualification standards.
• Credible with government customers and strong field relationships.
• U.S. citizenship required for clearance eligibility; SECRET clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the operations and maintenance team: hire, train, and mentor operators and technicians.
• Write and maintain SOPs, maintenance programs, and qualification standards; update with lessons learned.
• Plan and lead global deployments of unmanned maritime systems from planning through travel and clearances.
• Lead operators and technicians in the field and set crew rotation for each deployment.
• Oversee maintenance of USVs and payloads; track readiness and uptime across sites.
• Serve as daily point of contact for customers, range operators, OEMs, and deployment schedulers.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Maritime operations

Program management

SOP writing

Customer liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

DoD USV platforms

3M maintenance system

Job description

Fathom Robotics seeks a Director of Maritime Operations to stand up and lead a team that operates and maintains small and medium unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for customers worldwide. The role is based near Eglin AFB, with deployments worldwide and growth to 12+ personnel.

You will hire, set standards, manage multiple programs, and serve as the daily point of contact for customers, range operators, OEMs, and deployment schedulers.