Maritime Systems Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Plan field test events for maritime systems.
• Develop and refine test plans, procedures, operational concepts, and standard operating procedures to evaluate system performance against mission objectives and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including software engineers, autonomy developers, program managers, facilities, sponsors, and external range partners, to identify and mitigate technical and operational risks.
• Support integration for autonomous systems within laboratory settings and operational testing environments.
• Lead field operations associated with test events, including equipment transportation, site access, communications setup, handling of hazardous materials, security compliance, and preparing test assets for use.
• Conduct operational readiness, safety, security, and compliance activities for maritime autonomous system test operations.
• Lead all aspects of the preparation status of test assets, scheduling, and configuration management to ensure availability of required systems, sensors, and support equipment.
• Conduct technical analysis and reporting activities by documenting test execution, system performance, lessons learned, and operational findings.
• Operate in a highly collaborative, agile rapid-prototyping environment to accelerate the development, testing, and operational transition of groundbreaking self-guided maritime systems.

Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Ocean Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a comparable technical area.
• Have experience performing field testing for autonomous, robotic, or maritime systems.
• Have experience developing technical documentation including test plans, operational procedures, system reports, or documents related to system confirmation and assessment.
• Have experience leading field tests, including test logistics, safety compliance, operational readiness, or range coordination.
• Have experience working with DoD test ranges, maritime regulatory organizations, or U.S. Coast Guard.
• Have strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to coordinate across multiple technical teams and collaborators.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to obtain an Interim Secret-level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret clearance.
• If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information.
• Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% of your time to test locations.