Principal Engineer – Autonomous Maritime Systems

Integer Technologies

United States

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Full health coverage

Relocation assistance

Retirement plan 401(k)

Year-end bonuses

Job summary

Integer Technologies is actively seeking a Principal Engineer for Autonomous Systems to serve as a senior technical contributor across a growing portfolio of unmanned and autonomous maritime projects. You will guide technical strategy, shape research directions, and mentor engineers while collaborating with sponsors and partners.

The role emphasizes hands-on research, cross‑program leadership, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Qualifications

Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance.
Experience with autonomous or uncrewed maritime systems (UUVs, USVs), or applicable experience in adjacent domains (UAS, ground robotics, space autonomy) that translates to maritime problems.
Demonstrated ability to shape and capture funding for new science and technology (S&T) programs related to maritime autonomous systems with Department of War (DoW) sponsors, such as DARPA, ONR, or similar.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Ocean Engineering, or related field, with 10+ years of relevant technical experience; or Master's degree with 8+ years; or Ph.D. with 6+ years.
Deep experience in at least one, and working proficiency in at least two, of: Modeling and simulation environments for autonomous or robotic systems; Perception, computer vision, or sonar/acoustic signal processing; State estimation, data fusion, and sensor management; Edge-deployed ML and on-platform inference; Software architecture for autonomous/embedded systems; Ability to move between programs and technical areas.
Proficiency with modern software engineering practices: Git, code review, CI/CD, unit and integration testing, and technical documentation.
Fluency in Python, C++, or Rust for production research code.
Strong written and oral communication skills; able to explain complex technical work to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems and produce concrete results.
Ability to travel occasionally (~30%) for meetings, conferences, and test events.
Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

Serve as a portfolio-wide technical subject-matter expert in autonomous maritime systems and related domains.
Contribute to proposals and business development; author technical approach sections for white papers and proposals.
Represent Integer's technical work externally via publications and conferences.
Drive technical execution on high-risk, high-payoff research problems across the Mission Autonomy portfolio.
Mentor junior engineers and guide technical problem solving across programs.