Marine Engineer, Saronic
Propulsion and Auxiliary Systems
+ Opportunities for performance-based bonuses + Equity options
5 days a week in office
Unmanned vehicles for maritime security
Open for applications
Unmanned vehicles for maritime security
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Opportunities for performance-based bonuses + Equity options
5 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To redefine maritime superiority.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree or greater in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a related field with a strong foundation in fluid mechanics
- 2+ years of experience in the design, analysis, and build of integrated fluid and/or mechanical power systems
- Experience or strong familiarity with diesel powertrain architecture, fuel, oil, and coolant systems, ventilation and HVAC systems, hydraulics, and/or other fluid and power systems
- Experience with analysis and modeling of piping system flow, powertrain performance, cooling system performance, ventilation loads, and more
- As a plus, experience using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software (e.g., STARCCM, ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM, COMSOL) to simulate fluid flow and optimize system performance. In particular, conjugate heat transfer and hydrodynamic models
- As a plus, experience with industrial automation and controls
- Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment
- Visual acuity to read screens, documents, and reports
- 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).
What the job involves
- We are seeking a talented Propulsion and Auxiliary Systems Engineer to join our team
- In this role you will be responsible for analysis, design, and production support of fluid, power, and thrust-generating unmanned surface vessel systems
- This includes owning system architecture, machinery arrangement, mechanical details, components election and procurement, and ensuring the overall success of your systems from concept to production build support
- You’ll be working closely with design, arrangement and integration of prime movers, machinery, drivetrains, thrusters, pumps, valves, fans, sensors, tanks, and other components integral to the vessel's autonomous mechanical systems
- Your work will ensure the system's efficiency, safety, and reliability, with a specific focus on the below-deck systems critical to the operation of our autonomous surface vessels
- Own the architecture, arrangement, and detailed design of propulsion and auxiliary systems for autonomous surface vessels
- Develop analysis tools and models to characterize and validate system architectures, ensuring design satisfies all criteria and understanding the trades within system designs
- Release and own drawings and support production teams, capturing and addressing issues quickly to minimize production downtime
- Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate propulsion and auxiliary systems into the broader autonomous vessel design
- With the test team, develop and execute test campaigns to validate propulsion and auxiliary system requirements, ensuring they meet mission-specific performance standards under a range of operating environment conditions, vehicle speeds and loading conditions
- Support the development of propulsion and auxiliary system autonomy by defining nominal and fault states of components through failure mode analysis, and building dynamic system models with Simulink, or similar tools
- Analyze controlled and real-world telemetry data to identify inefficiencies or potential system failures and develop corrective solutions to improve system reliability and performance
- Participate in field testing and real-world operational assessments
- Work with production to continuously improve product reliability, efficiency and performance by identifying and implementing innovative solutions, best practices, and process improvements
- Own and burn down propulsion and auxiliary system-related engineering and production risks. Perform root-cause analyses to understand and resolve critical issues quickly and effectively
- Provide subject matter expertise to the mechanical engineering and production teams, offering continuous support across programs, helping derive and refine system requirements, educating and training engineers and technicians about propulsions systems
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Occasional standing and walking within the office
- Occasional reaching, bending, or stooping to access file drawers, cabinets, or office supplies
- Lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, packages)
Our take
Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are vehicles which operate at the surface of the water without a crew and can be used in oceanography and environmental monitoring, as well as for cargo transport or military applications. Saronic is a company developing USVs to have enhanced awareness and improved survivability, to be employed in maritime security.
Saronic's vehicles are designed to be smarter than previous models, with capabilities including adaptive path planning, multichannel communication, and the ability to better identify and track targets through a combination of passive sensors and advanced algorithms.
Saronic is clearly charting an ambitious course for the future of maritime innovation too. Through its strategic partnership with NVIDIA, the company has embedded cutting-edge AI and edge computing directly onto its autonomous vessels. By combining Saronic's shipbuilding and autonomy expertise with NVIDIA's advanced computing, the company is delivering smarter platform while modernizing US shipbuilding for the era of autonomy. With this momentum, Saronic should be able to scale its next-generation maritime solutions and lead the transformation of a critical industry.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2025
$600m
SERIES C
Jul 2024
$175m
SERIES B
Total funding: $845m
Company HQ
South Manchaca, Austin, TX
Leadership
Dino Mavrookas
(Co-Founder & CEO)Board Member of the Navy SEAL Foundation, and former Entrepreneur In Residence at 8VC. Spent 11 years as a Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy, from 2004 to 2015.
Rob Lehman
(Co-Founder & CCO)Founder of 9 Line Solutions, who is also a Communications Officer in the US Marine Corps. Previously the Chair and CEO of Temeku Technologies.
Vibhav Altekar
(Co-Founder & CTO)Former Advisor and Angel Investor for Standard Metrics and Chef Robotics. Spent 4 years working in Machine Learning at Anduril Industries.
Doug Lambert
(Co-Founder & COO)Former VP of Engineering at Terradepth. Before that, worked at Liquid Robotics for a total 8 years, ultimately as Head of Engineering.
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