Hands-on USV Trainer (On-Water)

UFORCE; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UFORCE in the United States is seeking a USV Trainer to help customers, partners, and internal field teams operate unmanned surface vessels safely and confidently. You’ll deliver practical training on our USVs, building learners’ skills to operate, maintain, launch, and recover the systems.

Working within the USV Training Lead’s program, you’ll teach in classrooms, simulators, at docks, and on the water. This is an hands-on role, requiring maritime credibility, clear instruction, sound judgment,

Qualifications

• Hands-on USV or maritime operating experience with good judgment.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and coach learners of varying levels.
• Safety-first approach with willingness to pause or stop activities when required.
• Objective performance assessment and clear evaluation records.
• Comfort with technical systems, communications gear, and field troubleshooting.
• Strong planning and organizational skills; ownership of equipment and trainees.
• Collaborative teaching style; follows approved standards and welcomes feedback.
• Professional discretion when handling customer data.
• Willingness to travel and work in dockside, live-water, austere environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver classroom, simulator, dockside, and live-water instruction using approved lesson plans, checklists, and training materials.
• Prepare boats, control stations, communications equipment, power, spares, and student materials so each event is ready to run.
• Coach operators, maintainers, launch and recovery crews, and customer teams through system setup, pre-launch checks, underway operations, recovery, and basic field maintenance.
• Assess student performance against defined standards, document qualification recommendations, and create targeted remediation plans when learners need more practice.
• Lead safety briefs and enforce weather, water-condition, operating-area, communications, and site requirements. Stop or adapt training when conditions, equipment, or people are not ready.
• Teach abnormal and emergency procedures through simulation and controlled rehearsals before live-water exercises.
• Maintain accurate attendance, operating logs, evaluation results, equipment discrepancy reports, and customer handoff records.
• Protect sensitive customer information, imagery, telemetry, and operational data.
• Contribute to after-action reviews and instructor calibration, turning field observations into practical recommendations for the Training Lead.
• Represent UFORCE professionally with customers and partners, communicating system limitations, risks, and readiness honestly.

Skills

USV operations

Maritime training

Safety mindset

Instructional clarity

Documentation skills

Equipment management

Coaching

Professional communication

Travel ready

Job description

UFORCE in the United States is seeking a USV Trainer to help customers, partners, and internal field teams operate unmanned surface vessels safely and confidently. You’ll deliver practical training on our USVs, building learners’ skills to operate, maintain, launch, and recover the systems.

Working within the USV Training Lead’s program, you’ll teach in classrooms, simulators, at docks, and on the water. This is an hands-on role, requiring maritime credibility, clear instruction, sound judgment,