Electrical Engineer – UUVs & Undersea Electronics

The role

The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the design, development, integration, and testing of electrical and electronic systems for unmanned underwater vehicles and subsea mission systems. This role involves working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable undersea platforms and payloads.

What you will do

• Design and develop electrical architectures for UUVs, AUVs, ROVs, subsea payloads, and support equipment.
• Develop power distribution systems, battery interfaces, motor control electronics, and embedded control boards.
• Create schematics, PCB layouts, cable drawings, wiring diagrams, and electrical design documentation.
• Select components for subsea and high-reliability applications.
• Integrate electronics into pressure housings, subsea enclosures, and vehicle hull structures.
• Support design considerations for pressure, corrosion, thermal management, and sealing.
• Develop and troubleshoot interfaces for sonar, acoustic modems, navigation systems, and sensors.
• Support electrical integration of autonomous vehicle subsystems including propulsion and energy storage.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Typically 7+ years of electrical engineering experience, with significant experience developing embedded, ruggedized, or mission-critical electronics.
• Experience designing, integrating, and troubleshooting electrical systems for UUVs, AUVs, ROVs, subsea systems, marine robotics, defense systems, aerospace systems, or other harsh-environment platform
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power electronics, embedded systems, communication interfaces, and sensor integration.
• Familiarity with electrical interfaces such as Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485, CAN, SPI, I2C, USB, serial communications, and timing/synchronization signals.
• Experience with battery-powered systems, power budgeting, DC power distribution, grounding, isolation, EMI/EMC mitigation, and fault protection.
• Hands-on experience building, testing, debugging, and modifying prototype hardware.
• Ability to create clear engineering documentation, test procedures, interface control documents, and technical reports.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced engineering environment with multidisciplinary teams.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• Experience with subsea electrical connectors, pressure-rated housings, cable assemblies, penetrators, oil-filled systems, or wet-mateable interfaces.
• Experience with undersea navigation, acoustic communications, sonar systems, payload electronics, or vehicle control systems.
• Knowledge of UUV mission architectures, autonomy systems, subsea sensing, or maritime defense applications.
• Experience with environmental qualification testing, including pressure, temperature, vibration, shock, salt fog, humidity, and EMI/EMC testing.
• Experience supporting ocean testing, field operations, vessel-based deployments, or customer demonstrations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, where required.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
• Dental and Vision Insurance: Saronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents
• Generous PTO and Holidays
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Competitive Salary with performance-based bonuses
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Stock Options
• Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Discounted pet insurance options including 24/7 Telehealth helpline
• Free lunch benefit
• Unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office

Before you apply

• Requires access to export-controlled information or items that require U.S. Person status.
• U.S. Person status includes U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, and certain protected classes of asylees and refugees.

About the company

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.