Saronic
Senior Electrical Engineer – Navigation & Positioning Systems
Austin, TX · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 24, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of professional experience in electrical systems engineering; marine, aerospace, automotive, or defense experience is preferred.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
- 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
Leads R&D, evaluation, benchmarking, and integration of navigation and positioning technologies for autonomous marine vessels.
What you'll do
- Lead R&D and conduct lab, dockside, and sea-trial benchmarking of navigation and sensing systems.
- Develop trade studies, system architectures, and interface specifications for sensor integration.
- Prototype and validate electrical configurations, document results, and collaborate across engineering teams.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years of professional experience in electrical systems engineering.
- Expertise with navigation and positioning systems and experience in system-level benchmarking, R&D experimentation, and trade studies.
- Understanding of signal integrity, timing synchronization, and sensor data acquisition; proficiency with schematic and wiring design tools and communication interfaces.
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous or unmanned systems, particularly maritime platforms.
- Familiarity with sensor fusion algorithms, real-time data processing, relevant industry standards, environmental testing, or hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
Tools
GNSS, INS/IMU, radar, LiDAR, Altium, AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical, CAN
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