Maritime Autonomy Test Engineer

Decisive Point; San Diego (CA); Híbrido; USD 145.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Applied Intuition, Inc. in the United States seeks an Autonomy Test Engineer to verify autonomy software on real vessels. You will design and execute test scenarios, analyze logs and telemetry, and report precise findings to bridge R&D and field deployment.

Responsibilities include on-water sorties, HITL/SIL testing, and documenting issues in Jira. Travel up to 40% including offshore rotations; base salary ranges from $145,000 to $190,000 per year plus equity and benefits.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 2+ years of test or systems integration engineering for complex software-intensive systems.
• Hands-on testing/validation of autonomous or robotic systems (air, ground, sea, or simulation).
• Experience analyzing test data (logs, telemetry, sensor data) with Python or MATLAB.
• Experience with SIL, HITL, or simulation-based testing.
• Experience with agile program management tools such as Jira.
• Strong technical writing skills for clear test reports and after-action reports.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% including offshore rotations.

Responsabilidades

• Design and execute test scenarios for autonomy behaviors with clear pass/fail criteria.
• Participate in on-water sorties aboard test and chase vessels, monitoring autonomy performance.
• Analyze logs, telemetry, and sensor data to identify root causes across perception, planning, control, and hardware.
• Reproduce field anomalies in simulation/HITL and build regression tests.
• Document and triage system discrepancies in Jira with detailed reproduction steps.
• Contribute to test plans, procedures, and readiness reviews under the Test & Evaluation Director.
• Author comprehensive test reports and after-action reports with findings and recommendations.
• Support pre-underway system checkouts and launch/recovery operations with marine ops team.

Conocimientos

Test engineering

Systems integration

Autonomy testing

Data analysis

Python

MATLAB

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or CS

Herramientas

Atlassian Jira

Simulation/HITL tooling

Descripción del empleo

Applied Intuition, Inc. in the United States seeks an Autonomy Test Engineer to verify autonomy software on real vessels. You will design and execute test scenarios, analyze logs and telemetry, and report precise findings to bridge R&D and field deployment.

Responsibilities include on-water sorties, HITL/SIL testing, and documenting issues in Jira. Travel up to 40% including offshore rotations; base salary ranges from $145,000 to $190,000 per year plus equity and benefits.