Mission Operations Engineer (Program)

The role

You will deploy, validate, and improve autonomous surface vessels. You will split time between hands-on field execution and standing watch in the Joint Operations Center.

What you will do

• Develop understanding of vehicle HW and SW architecture
• Lead planning and execution of structured field tests
• Diagnose and perform real-time troubleshooting of autonomy, networking, and hardware or software
• Stand watch in the Joint Operations Center
• Serve as remote technical authority during live operations
• Support JOC watch rotations including nights, weekends, and on-call coverage
• Implement solutions for testing, safety, and system robustness
• Own data logging and telemetry monitoring systems
• Contribute to root cause corrective action and issue triage workflows
• Support day-to-day operation of autonomous vessels and support craft

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 1+ years of hands-on engineering experience
• Willingness to support a watch rotation, including nights, weekends, and on-call periods during active operations
• Up to 50% travel
• Ability to certify as fit for work by demonstrating ability to swim and tread water
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 75 lbs.
• Will be exposed to marine environments, including sun, wind, rain, cold, and saltwater spray
• Must be able to operate in daylight, low-light, and night conditions
• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours/day
• The ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs

Nice to have

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills (HW/SW) and ability to work effectively in challenging field conditions such as off-shore in open water
• Experience and knowledge of best practices in planning and execution of complex test operations involving autonomous systems
• Experience in an operations center, watch floor, mission control, TOC, or NOC environment
• Familiarity with C2 and telemetry visualization tooling (e.g., Grafana, Nominal, Foxglove, ROS-based tooling)
• Knowledge of networking protocols and communication systems used in autonomous vessels
• Experience operating over constrained or contested links (SATCOM, LTE, RF mesh)
• Systems engineering experience
• Experience with sensor integration such as EO/IR, radar, IMU, and data processing
• Experience with integration and testing of multi-disciplinary integrated systems
• Experience with robotics, AI, or machine learning applications

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans
• 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
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match
• Stock Options
• Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Discounted pet insurance including 24/7 Telehealth helpline
• Free lunch benefit and 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. citizens, legal permanent residents, or 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.