R&D Test Engineer

Overview Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing defense autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations for the Department of Defense (DoD) through autonomous and intelligent platforms. Responsibilities Understanding the technical requirements, problems, or client briefs and developing solutions that satisfy the requirements. Engage in engineering, designing, prototype development, and enhancing electro-mechanical systems and software for autonomous vehicles and related devices and subsystems. Apply fundamental engineering principles, best practices, and analysis in areas including mechanical, electrical, electronics, and software. Conducting research, documenting findings, and presenting reports. Develop design documents for parts, sub-systems, and final integrated systems. Selecting the required tools and materials for the manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance process. Integration of electro-mechanical systems and software into a fully integrated system. Proof of concept, functionality, and reliability testing of components, sub-systems, and fully integrated systems. Participate and lead testing efforts in the laboratory and in the field which includes on marine environments. Identify trends in runtime and failures of ASV components, subsystems, and system through continual analysis of expansive datasets. Identifying areas of weakness in the systems and processes and making recommendations for improvement. Responsibilities culminate in creating ASV platforms and the software to interface with them. Qualifications BS in mechatronics engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, robotics, or similar. 3+ years of experience. Strong understanding and skills in engineering fundamentals, best practices, and analysis methods including analytical first principles, numerical methods, and simulation modeling Field experience operating, maintaining, diagnosing, testing, and repairing electro-mechanical systems. CAD modeling parts and assemblies. Finite element analysis (FEA) including static, dynamic, and modal on various electro-mechanical structures and systems Ability to work in collaborative or independent environments Autonomous vehicle experience or Marine systems experience including surface, subsurface, and deep sea experience preferred Maritime operations including offshore support preferred Generating drawings, schematics, bill of materials, and work instructions for manufacturing and assembly Software skills including Linux, Python, C/C++ This role requires access to export-controlled information or items that require “U.S. Person” status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a “U.S. Person”: (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) Saronic does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr Saronic Technologies