Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Field Service Representative

Role Overview

Seasats is deploying unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) around the world. This role involves full-time field operations, working alongside military and civilian sailors and technology professionals. The position requires odd hours, travel, and exposure to the stress and rewards of being at the forefront of an industry revolution.

Role Details

• Completing deployments of up to two continuous months at Navy bases and other sites around the world
• Interfacing with Navy, Coast Guard, and other personnel, and passing on key information to the San Diego team
• Liaising between USVs and the San Diego development team
• Launching and recovering USVs
• Remotely monitoring and controlling USVs via a computer or phone during missions
• Sharing bugs and feature requests with the San Diego development team to improve operations
• Using electronic devices and maps to plan missions, taking into account weather and other variables
• Traveling regularly to San Diego to learn about new vehicle features and maintenance/operations procedures
• Completing contracting requirements such as daily status updates via Slack, email, or Signal
• Occasional nighttime operations

About You

If you enjoy traveling, doing a job well, working with a great team, tinkering with technology, being around the ocean, and interacting with new people, this could be a dream job for you. If you have a tendency to get frustrated with technology, smash your keyboard, throw things, or swear loudly and angrily when things go wrong, this job is not for you. If you have serious commitments to a fixed geographic location, this would also be a poor fit.

Qualifications

• Responsible and good humored
• Comfortable working under pressure, teaching people, and responding rapidly and decisively to new information
• An effective written and verbal communicator in all sorts of settings
• Able to work well with others, take orders, or operate independently as needed
• Excited to travel to new parts of the world for extended periods of time
• A quick learner and a patient troubleshooter
• Happy working with laptops, tablets, phones, and other technology
• Able to manage time well, but comfortable working long hours and willing to stick around until the job is done
• Handy with hand tools and basic wrenching, screw drivers, etc.
• Safety conscious
• Resourceful, confident, and capable enough to get the job done even if plan A goes south
• Ready to do strenuous physical activity and handle heavy equipment in all sorts of weather conditions
• In possession of a valid drivers license with no restrictions and comfortable driving in unfamiliar locations
• Able to obtain a security clearance

Additional Desirable Qualifications

• Experience on the ocean or around boats (strong plus)
• Experience driving small boats
• Experience driving autonomous boats
• Prior military service
• Experience working with kids or teaching
• Skill with RC vehicles and/or video games
• Familiarity with basic networking, electronics, or software troubleshooting
• Experience driving a forklift
• Experience with Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint

About Seasats

At Seasats, we're passionate about delivering maritime robotics solutions to redefine the maritime industry. Our primary products are unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), designed to carry sensors at sea for months at a time. Our USVs provide persistent monitoring and data acquisition to defense, scientific, and commercial customers, and have autonomously crossed both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Here, you'll find the space and opportunity to do your life's best work.

Perks

• Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
• 401k matching up to 4% of salary
• Four free lunches per week
• An employee activity fund
• A pet-friendly office
• Unlimited/Flex PTO

Hiring Notes

When applying, you’ll be asked to provide a resume and answer a few screening questions. Please note that we are currently unable to sponsor employment visas, so candidates must be independently authorized to work in the United States. We appreciate diverse perspectives and life experiences, and we’re committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds.