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Saronic Technologies is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and testing of advanced electrical and electronic systems for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and subsea mission systems. This is a hands-on technical leadership role combining architecture, detailed design, troubleshooting, vendor coordination, and field testing.
Key responsibilities include designing electrical architectures for undersea platforms, developing power distribution systems, battery interfaces, motor control electronics, embedded control boards, and sensor interfaces. You will create comprehensive engineering documentation including schematics, PCB layouts, cable drawings, wiring diagrams, and interface control documents. Component selection for subsea and high-reliability applications—connectors, penetrators, batteries, sensors, embedded processors, power converters, and communication modules—is a core part of the role.
You will integrate electronics into pressure housings, subsea enclosures, and vehicle hull structures while managing design considerations for pressure, corrosion, galvanic isolation, thermal management, sealing, shock, and vibration. Integration of sonar, acoustic modems, inertial navigation systems, depth sensors, Doppler velocity logs, cameras, payload sensors, thrusters, and mission computers is essential. The role requires close collaboration with mechanical, software, systems, autonomy, and test engineering teams to deliver reliable undersea platforms capable of operating in demanding subsea conditions.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline; 7+ years of electrical engineering experience with significant work on embedded, ruggedized, or mission-critical electronics; experience designing and troubleshooting electrical systems for UUVs, AUVs, ROVs, subsea systems, marine robotics, defense, or aerospace platforms; strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power electronics, embedded systems, communication interfaces, and sensor integration; familiarity with Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485, CAN, SPI, I2C, USB, and serial communications; hands-on experience building, testing, and debugging prototype hardware; and ability to create clear engineering documentation and work in fast-paced multidisciplinary environments.
Preferred qualifications include Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or Robotics; experience with subsea connectors, pressure-rated housings, cable assemblies, and wet-mateable interfaces; knowledge of undersea navigation, acoustic communications, and sonar systems; experience with environmental qualification testing; and ability to obtain security clearance or access export-controlled technical information.
