Senior XLUUV Engineer - Submarine Ops (Remote)

Ventus Solutions (VES); Virginia; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventus Executive Solutions seeks a skilled XL UUV Engineer to support the Navy’s XLUUV program in a remote role. You will serve as a liaison among the program office, fleet, OEM, and ISEA on vehicle operations, training, maintenance, and logistics.

Review submittals, develop maintenance plans, and coordinate maintenance events across O-, I-, and D-levels. You will lead sortie planning efforts, troubleshoot vehicle faults, and develop maintenance procedures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of submarine operational experience.
• Post-Department Head submariner with strong engineering and submarine maintenance background.
• Experience in shipyard or ISEA-level maintenance, troubleshooting, and availability planning across O-, I-, and D-levels.
• Ability to interpret and apply technical data, engineering drawings, test procedures, and pseudo-code/software interface documentation.
• Hands-on experience supervising or executing complex system repairs and troubleshooting at the deck-plate level.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in ambiguous environments or with incomplete technical data.
• Ability to lead and influence without direct authority, using collaboration and relationship-building to drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor submittals for accuracy, adequacy, and compliance with requirements.
• Develop maintenance availability plans.
• Coordinate or assist with maintenance and operational events, including maintenance availabilities, land-based vehicle movements, and at-sea events.
• Develop expertise in sortie planning and direct the efforts of the sortie planning team.
• Assist with troubleshooting vehicle faults.
• Develop and review maintenance procedures for technical accuracy and executability.
• Help establish vehicle sustainment processes and procedures that capture institutional knowledge and reduce reliance on OEM support.

Skills

Submarine ops

Engineering leadership

Maintenance planning

Technical data interpretation

Deck-plate troubleshooting

Job description

Ventus Executive Solutions seeks a skilled XL UUV Engineer to support the Navy’s XLUUV program in a remote role. You will serve as a liaison among the program office, fleet, OEM, and ISEA on vehicle operations, training, maintenance, and logistics.

Review submittals, develop maintenance plans, and coordinate maintenance events across O-, I-, and D-levels. You will lead sortie planning efforts, troubleshoot vehicle faults, and develop maintenance procedures.