Saronic
Electrical Engineer - Forward Deployed
Austin, TX +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 3+ years; fielded or mission-critical environments preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus.
- Visa sponsorship
- If the role is based in the United States, it requires U.S. Person status to access export-controlled information or items.
About the job
Deploys, integrates, troubleshoots, and iterates electrical systems and payloads for autonomous maritime platforms, including field trials.
What you'll do
- Design electrical integrations and lead rapid prototyping for autonomous vessels and maritime platforms.
- Bring up, integrate, and troubleshoot power, networking, sensor, and compute subsystems; install and validate hardware during dockside and sea trials.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and with suppliers to improve deployment-ready designs, fabrication, documentation, and training.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience working on integrated electrical/electromechanical systems.
- Hands-on expertise in electrical integration, rapid prototyping, and system-level debugging.
- Experience with a Linux-based operating system, serial communications (rs232, rs485), and CANbus.
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous systems, drones, or other robotic platforms; familiarity with maritime environments or naval platforms.
- Ability to write basic software tools (e.g., Python, shell scripts); exposure to ruggedized or IP-rated hardware design; experience in systems integration or test engineering.
Tools
Linux-based operating system, rs232, rs485, CANbus, TCP/IP, UDP, Python
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