Field Electrical Engineer – Maritime Autonomy

Fdetimes; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Stock options

Free lunch

Job summary

Saronic Technologies seeks a Forward Deployed Electrical Engineer to bring autonomous maritime systems from lab to fleet, with field deployments on ASVs and vessels. You will integrate electrical payloads, perform system bring-up, debugging, and validation in lab and waterfront environments, and collaborate with Mechanical, Software, and Autonomy teams to mature designs for deployment.

This hands-on role requires working with lab equipment and field installations near water, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Mechatronics, or related field; Master’s a plus.
• 3+ years of experience on integrated electrical/electromechanical systems, preferably fielded or mission-critical.
• Hands-on expertise in electrical integration (power, cabling, connectors, PCB bring-up).
• Hands-on expertise in rapid prototyping and system-level debugging.
• Comfort with basic electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes) and field integration setups.
• Experience with Linux-based systems.
• Experience with serial (RS-232, RS-485) and CANbus communications.
• Understanding networking protocols and distributed systems (TCP/IP, UDP, message passing).
• Willingness to work in dynamic, hands-on environments near water.
• Ownership mindset; bias for action; problem solving in real-world settings.
• Experience with autonomous systems or robotic platforms preferred.
• Familiarity with maritime environments preferred.
• Ability to write basic software tools (Python, shell scripts).
• Exposure to ruggedized/IP-rated hardware design.
• Experience in systems integration or test engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design systems for electrical integration of novel payloads onto Autonomous Service Vessels and maritime platforms.
• Lead rapid prototyping efforts to support field experiments and platform evolution.
• Perform system bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting of power, networking, sensors, and compute subsystems.
• Own dockside and sea trials; prepare vessels and validate systems in operational environments.
• Drive design-for-assembly and design-for-deployment feedback into electrical product development.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Software, and Autonomy Engineers to evolve and harden designs.
• Interface with suppliers and fabrication shops for fast turnarounds of components and harnesses.
• Contribute to documentation and training to scale deployment and manufacturing.

Skills

Electrical integration

Prototyping

System bring-up

Field deployment

Debugging

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree is a plus

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

CAN bus analyzers

Job description

Saronic Technologies seeks a Forward Deployed Electrical Engineer to bring autonomous maritime systems from lab to fleet, with field deployments on ASVs and vessels. You will integrate electrical payloads, perform system bring-up, debugging, and validation in lab and waterfront environments, and collaborate with Mechanical, Software, and Autonomy teams to mature designs for deployment.

This hands-on role requires working with lab equipment and field installations near water, with opportunities