Senior Undersea Robotics Electrical Engineer

The role

You will design, develop, and implement electrical systems for uncrewed undersea vehicles, sensor systems, and command and control systems. This includes board-level design, sensor integration, testing, and support in labs and at sea.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and document analog and digital circuitry for uncrewed undersea vehicles
• Develop and lay out printed circuit boards (PCBs)
• Bring up new boards and electronic modules through bench testing and debugging
• Integrate and interface onboard sensors with vehicle processors and control systems
• Work with embedded software engineers to define hardware-software interfaces
• Collaborate with mechanical and systems engineers on packaging and thermal management
• Support hardware-in-the-loop and system-level testing in lab, pool, and at-sea environments
• Contribute to system-level requirements and electrical architectures
• Maintain design records, test reports, and configuration documentation
• Apply relevant technologies to improve reliability, performance, and manufacturability

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field with at least 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience, or a Master’s degree in one of these fields with s
• Practical experience designing and testing analog and digital circuits
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using common EDA tool
• Board bring-up, lab testing, and hardware debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and related equipment
• Familiarity with embedded systems and real-time control applications
• Experience integrating sensors and actuators into electronic systems
• Basic proficiency in at least one programming language such as C/C++ or Python
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams

Nice to have

• Experience designing electronics specifically for marine or harsh environments
• Exposure to robotic frameworks such as ROS, MOOS-IvP, UMAA, or similar platforms
• Familiarity with control systems and sensor fusion concepts
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test setups and system-level simulation
• Experience with agile development methodologies and version control systems
• Experience setting performance expectations for advanced or novel UUV designs or sensor systems
• Experience interacting with U.S. Navy or other U.S. Government organizations
• Supporting at-sea test events including system deployment, operation, and recovery
• Active Top Secret security clearance
• Prior special access program experience

Before you apply

• Ability to obtain Top Secret security clearance
• U.S. citizenship is needed by the U.S government for eligibility to support special access programs

About the company

STR is a technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in cyber, sensors, communications, electronic warfare, and artificial intelligence.