Shipyard Build Strategy Engineer

Saronic Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

Generous PTO and Holidays

Paid parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Stock options

Free lunch benefit

Job summary

Saronic Technologies is seeking a Build Strategy & Throughput Engineer in Austin, Texas, to define strategies for ship construction and facility design. This role focuses on optimizing production flow, block sizes, and throughput while integrating design with facility constraints.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in modular fabrication environments and crane-driven systems. The position offers a full benefits package, including comprehensive health insurance, retirement plans, and stock options.

Qualifications

• Experience in block-based ship construction or heavy modular fabrication environments.
• Ability to work early with incomplete information to shape irreversible facility decisions.
• Comfort operating at the interface of design, facilities, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Define block-based build strategies compatible with facility geometry and crane systems.
• Establish block size, weight, and envelope targets that optimize throughput.
• Translate vessel class and annual build rate into facility capacity requirements.

Skills

Block-based ship construction experience

Understanding of crane-driven production systems

Demonstrated throughput mindset

Job description

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

Job Overview

The Build Strategy & Throughput engineer support defining how ships are built in a way that directly informs how the shipyard itself is designed. This role sits at the intersection of product definition, build strategy, and facility architecture, ensuring that buildings, cranes, transport routes, and production flow are optimized for throughput, repeatability, and scalability.

This role exists to ensure that facility design is driven by production logic rather than forcing build strategy to adapt to fixed infrastructure.

Core Responsibilities

• Define block-based build strategies explicitly compatible with facility geometry and crane systems

• Establish block size, weight, and envelope targets that optimize throughput and flow

• Translate vessel class, annual build rate, and steel tonnage into facility capacity requirements

• Define pre-outfitting rules that maximize upstream labor and minimize shipboard work

• Identify and eliminate facility-driven throughput bottlenecks early in design

• Ensure material flow supports parallel workstreams and predictable sequencing

• Integrate build strategy across facilities, heavy lift, manufacturing engineering, and design teams

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience in block-based ship construction or heavy modular fabrication environments

• Strong understanding of crane-driven production systems and facility constraints

• Demonstrated throughput and production-flow mindset

• Ability to work early with incomplete information to shape irreversible facility decisions

• Comfort operating at the interface of design, facilities, and operations

Preferred Background

• Experience influencing shipyard layouts, crane strategies, or major facility decisions

• Background in shipbuilding and facility layout design

• Experience in 3D modeling work flows

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services
• Dental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care
• Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
• Time Off: Generous PTO and Holidays
• Parental Leave: Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents
• Competitive Salary: Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan
• Stock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success
• Life and Disability Insurance: Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Additional Perks: Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office

This role requires access to export-controlled information or items that require “U.S. Person” status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a “U.S. Person”: (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Saronic does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.