Lead Robotics Engineer — Autonomous Ocean Systems

FYRE Global Limited; Hawaii; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing covered

Job summary

FYRE Global Limited in Hawaii seeks a Lead Robotics Engineer to own autonomous deployment end-to-end, from descent to long-term survival at sea. You'll set the architecture as the first engineer on this work and push the project beyond 80% with fast iteration.

Expect regular travel, initial housing covered, and eventual relocation to the West Coast for long-term deployment. A security clearance is a requirement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience.
• Shipped mechanisms that work first time, unattended.
• Hands-on experience making hardware survive extreme ocean pressure and seawater.
• Hydrodynamics and stability of bodies moving through water.
• Guidance and closed-loop control, from model to hardware.
• Open-water test experience, including at-sea operations.
• Must be eligible for US security clearance – US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Own autonomous deployment end to end – descent, guidance, securing, and long-term survival at full ocean depth.
• Set the technical architecture as the first engineer on this work.
• Blaze the trail to 80%, then bring in the long-tailed effort to close the rest.
• Run ocean trials, turning failures into the next iteration within days.
• Mentor a junior engineer who’ll be working alongside you, scrappy and hands-on.

Skills

10+ years experience

Shipped mechanisms

Hands-on hardware

Hydrodynamics

Guidance and control

Open-water testing

US citizenship / clearance

Job description

FYRE Global Limited in Hawaii seeks a Lead Robotics Engineer to own autonomous deployment end-to-end, from descent to long-term survival at sea. You'll set the architecture as the first engineer on this work and push the project beyond 80% with fast iteration.

Expect regular travel, initial housing covered, and eventual relocation to the West Coast for long-term deployment. A security clearance is a requirement.