Mechatronics Engineer, Subsea Vehicle

MOBY Robotics Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MOBY Robotics Inc. is seeking an engineer to lead the mechatronic design of a subsea vehicle, from concept to sea trials. You will integrate mechanical, electrical, and software systems and collaborate closely with the engineering team to deliver hardware that performs reliably in the field.

You will bring up new hardware, debug issues, and work with autonomy engineers to ensure hardware and code align. This role requires hands-on fabrication, testing, and a willingness to deploy to sea.

Qualifications

• Experience designing electromechanical systems for harsh environments.
• Ability to integrate mechanical, electrical and software aspects.
• Proven ownership of a system end-to-end and field testing.

Responsibilities

• Architect and integrate electromechanical systems for subsea vehicle.
• Take designs from sketch to CAD to prototype and sea trials.
• Collaborate with software/autonomy teams to align hardware and code.
• Bring up hardware, debug, and determine root causes.
• Run tests, interpret results, and iterate quickly.
• Go on deployments to observe hardware in sea conditions.

Skills

Mechanical design

Electronics

Embedded software

CAD

Hands-on fabrication

System ownership

Tools

3D printing

PCB prototyping

Test rigs

Job description

Miami, United States |

MOBY Robotics is building autonomous deep-sea robotic systems that unlock persistent access to the ocean. Our platform combines advanced computer vision, coordinated swarm robotics, and a scalable surface-to-seafloor architecture to deliver real-time ocean intelligence and enable responsible resource operations.

Job Description

The mission

MOBY Robotics builds subsea vehicles for the deep ocean, one of the least explored environments on Earth. Our systems are designed to operate reliably under extreme pressure, far from support, where there is no room for failure.

The role

You will be responsible for the mechatronic design of our subsea vehicle, from concept through sea trials. You will integrate mechanical, electrical, and software systems, and work closely with our engineering team to deliver hardware that performs in the field.

What you’ll do

• Architect and integrate the vehicle’s electromechanical systems, from actuation and power to sensing and control
  
• Take designs from sketch to CAD to prototype to something that survives the bench, the tank, and the sea
  
• Work directly with software and autonomy engineers so the hardware and the code are designed together
  
• Bring up new hardware, debug it, and find the real root cause
  
• Run tests, interpret what they tell you, and iterate quickly
  
• Go out on deployments and see your work operate at sea
  

Requirements

You might be a fit if

• You have several years of experience buildingsystems that had to work outside a lab (robotics, aerospace, automotive, marine, industrial, or similar)
  
• You have strong engineering judgment: you can tell what matters from what doesn’t, and you know why something will fail before it does
  
• You’re fluent across mechanical design, electronics, and embedded software, and deep in at least one of them
  
• You’re comfortable with CAD and with hands-on fabrication and testing
  
• You’ve owned a system end to end and can show what you built
  
• You are driven by the problem and want a lot of ownership
  
• Subsea or other extreme-environment experience (pressure, corrosion, sealing, field operations)
  
• Experience with actuators, motor control, or power systems
  
• Time spent at sea, in the field, or on competition teams
  
• Real ownership and influence on technical direction
  
• A hard, meaningful problem at the frontier of ocean exploration
  
• A small team where your work ships and gets tested in the real world