Software Engineer - Marine Autonomy

Overview

ENGINEERS WANTED for hazardous journey. Small wages, high voltages, long hours of difficult technical work, safe career choice doubtful. Riches and Glory in case of success.

JOB DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will work with a fast-paced multidisciplinary team to build marine autonomy systems from concept through delivery. Fleetzero's development culture is test-heavy, with multiple iterations preferred over attempts at initial perfection.

• Design, build, and deploy marine autonomy systems, including algorithms, GNC, DP, and communication systems
• Shepherd systems from prototyping, through maturity
• Interface with naval architects, marine engineers, electrical hardware engineers, embedded developers, and technicians in designing, building, testing, and deploying autonomous vessels
• Guide overall architecture development
• Develop modeling & simulation environments to test code rapidly
• Be present for physical tests and deployments on the water

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics, or related field
• 3+ years working with multiple relevant coding languages such as Python, Java, C++, C, Rust, JavaScript, etc.
• Experience developing software for autonomy in air, marine, or land domains, through school, industry, or impressive & relevant personal projects
• An ability and desire to build sophisticated software iteratively from both a clean slate and from existing code bases

• Background in motion planning, robotics, or marine autonomy
• Experience with Marine DP algorithms
• Experience with Marine Classification Societies
• Understanding of navigation (GPS systems, spherical trigonometry, celestial navigation, etc.)
• Marine experience (naval architecture, marine engineering, AUV, ROV, etc.)

All roles are expected to include intermittent or occasional travel as the business needs.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in most full time offers and are considered part of Fleetzero's total compensation package.

Fleetzero 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.