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Saronic · Austin, TX · Business operations and strategy · posted 3 days ago
Saronic · Austin, TX · posted 214 days ago
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| Employer | Saronic |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Field | Engineering, Construction and Energy › Manufacturing and hardware engineering |
| Level | not stated |
| Source category | Mission Ops, Mission Ops - Boats |
| Posted | 2026-04-09 (214 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | On-site at the location listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.
As a Mission Operations Engineer, you will be hands-on with the deployment, validation, and iterative improvement of our autonomous surface vessels. You will be a member of the Integrity & Performance element, the focused execution arm for high-priority validation efforts that strengthen product confidence, improve capability performance, and increase reliability. Your work will directly support both project-based deliverables (e.g., capability rollouts) and ongoing programs (e.g., V1 software release). This role spans the Joint Operations Center (JOC) - our centralized watch floor for monitoring, command and control, and real-time technical support of distributed vessel operations. You will split time between hands-on field execution and standing watch in the JOC, where you serve as the remote technical authority for teams operating around the world. You will also help build the JOC itself: the tooling, procedures, and escalation paths that make sustained autonomous operations repeatable. You are able to meet deadlines and achieve desired outcomes as both an individual contributor and as a part of your team.
How you support the mission
Develop deep understanding of vehicle HW and SW architecture, and how the vehicle operates as an integrated system.
Lead planning and execution of structured field tests for vessel performance pertaining to autonomous navigation, perception, communications, and sensor integration, among other vessel functionalities.
Diagnose and perform real-time troubleshooting of autonomy, networking, and onboard hardware or software during test events.
Stand watch in the Joint Operations Center, maintaining situational awareness across concurrent vessel operations through live telemetry, video, and C2 feeds; detect, characterize, and escalate anomalies before they become mission-impacting.
Serve as the remote technical authority during live operations — triage autonomy, networking, and HW/SW faults from the JOC and direct afloat and shoreside teams to resolution under time pressure and degraded comms.
Support JOC watch rotations, including nights, weekends, and on-call coverage during test campaigns and customer operations; execute disciplined shift handovers and maintain accurate watch and event logs.
Implement solutions for testing, safety of vessel operations, and system robustness to maximize efficiency.
Own data logging and telemetry monitoring systems; ensure data integrity for post-test analysis.
Contribute to root cause corrective action (RCCA) and issue triage workflows after field anomalies, with reporting to relevant review boards to eliminate repeat issues.
Support day-to-day operation of autonomous vessels and support craft, using telemetry and onboard diagnostics to diagnose issues and improve reliability.
Ensure testing aligns with DoD performance, compliance, and safety standards when applicable.
How you support the team
Lead planning and execution of test cases to validate software updates, autonomy behaviors, and integrated system functionality.
Interface with autonomy, software, hardware, and systems teams to translate product requirements into field-validated test objectives.
Help stand up and mature the JOC: telemetry and C2 dashboards, alerting thresholds, comms architecture, standard operating procedures, escalation matrices, and after-action reporting formats.
Lead after-action reviews for JOC-observed events, converting watch-floor observations into RCCA inputs and durable product feedback.
Foster a collaborative and positive team environment, promoting open communication, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
Develop test procedures, checklists, and safety protocols to support repeatable and safe vessel operation and overall mission execution while eliminating process waste.
Create post-mission reports with detailed logs, data plots, issue summaries, and engineering feedback.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
1+ years of hands-on engineering experience (design teams and previous internships qualify)
Willingness to support a watch rotation, including nights, weekends, and on-call periods during active operations
Up to 50% travel (moved it up from Preferred Qualifications)
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills (HW/SW) and ability to work effectively in challenging field conditions such as off-shore in open water
Experience and knowledge of best practices in planning and execution of complex test operations involving autonomous systems
Experience in an operations center, watch floor, mission control, TOC, or NOC environment - including shift handover discipline, event logging, and escalation under time pressure
Familiarity with C2 and telemetry visualization tooling (e.g., Grafana, Nominal, Foxglove, ROS-based tooling) and building operator-facing dashboards or alerting
Knowledge of networking protocols and communication systems used in autonomous vessels
Experience operating over constrained or contested links (SATCOM, LTE, RF mesh) and troubleshooting remotely through intermittent connectivity
Systems engineering experience, ability to understand multi-disciplinary integrated systems
Experience with sensor integration such as EO/IR, radar, IMU, and data processing
Experience with integration and testing of multi-disciplinary integrated systems
Experience with robotics, AI, or machine learning applications
Familiarity with software development in Rust, Python, or other languages and CLI environment
Familiarity with maritime operations
Understanding of DoD requirements and standards for autonomous systems
Experience working with embedded systems and real-time computing
Ability to certify as “fit for work” by demonstrating ability to swim and tread water
Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 75 lbs.
Will be exposed to marine environments, including sun, wind, rain, cold, and saltwater spray, often for extended periods
Must be able to operate in daylight, low-light, and night conditions using marine navigation systems and visual cues
Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours/day
The ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs
Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services
Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
Dental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care
Saronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents
Time Off: Generous PTO and Holidays
Parental Leave: Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents
Competitive Salary: Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses
Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match
Stock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success
Life and Disability Insurance: Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
Pet Insurance: Discounted pet insurance options including 24/7 Telehealth helpline
Additional Perks: Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office
If this role is based in the United States, it requires access to export-controlled information or items that require “U.S. Person” status. 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).
Saronic 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. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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Austin has 979,539 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 3.2% of the population of Texas. It covers 326 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 3,001 people per square mile. The median age is 34.7, about the same as the state median (34.7 against 35.6).
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The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area has 1,293,690 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $56,950 a year, 12% above the national median ($56,950 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (159,340 jobs, median $47,770); management (133,950 jobs, median $129,060); food preparation and serving related (120,570 jobs, median $33,280). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.9 times) and architecture and engineering (1.5 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($129,060) and computer and mathematical ($114,350). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Travis County was 3.6%. 75.1% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Travis County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 56.0% drive alone, 2.0% use public transit, 2.5% walk, 30.7% work from home. 10.2% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 40% below the state average (10.2% against 16.9%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.
59.6% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 76% above the state share (59.6% against 33.8%). 18.7% of residents were born outside the United States, 7% above the state share (18.7% against 17.6%). The poverty rate is 12.0%, 13% below the state rate (12.0% against 13.8%).
The warmest month is Aug, averaging 86°F (30.1°C), and the coolest is Jan at 49°F (9.3°C). About 841 mm (33 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (111 mm) and Feb the driest (45 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
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| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 0 mi | $1,729 | $555,300 | $93,658 | 10.2% | n/a | Jobs |
| Pflugerville, TX | 14 mi | $1,932 | $402,400 | $117,799 | 12.3% | n/a | — |
| Cedar Park, TX | 15 mi | $1,846 | $513,600 | $129,545 | 14.8% | n/a | — |
| Round Rock, TX | 17 mi | $1,763 | $418,600 | $99,287 | 13.1% | n/a | Jobs |
| Leander, TX | 20 mi | $1,939 | $506,200 | $139,048 | 22.3% | n/a | — |
| Hutto, TX | 21 mi | $2,255 | $365,700 | $118,834 | 20.4% | n/a | — |
| Kyle, TX | 22 mi | $1,752 | $334,600 | $90,323 | 32.1% | n/a | — |
| Georgetown, TX | 26 mi | $1,795 | $429,100 | $95,062 | 20.8% | n/a | Jobs |
| San Marcos, TX | 31 mi | $1,322 | $310,400 | $51,281 | 16.2% | n/a | — |
| Canyon Lake, TX | 42 mi | $1,327 | $389,300 | $97,301 | 40.2% | n/a | — |
| New Braunfels, TX | 47 mi | $1,654 | $339,400 | $86,021 | 19.5% | n/a | — |
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How far Austin, TX is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 0 mi | 979,539 |
| San Antonio, TX | 74 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Houston, TX | 146 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 173 mi | 963,194 |
| Dallas, TX | 182 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 357 mi | 697,125 |
| Denver, CO | 768 mi | 718,877 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 870 mi | 1,642,323 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 926 mi | 885,860 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 959 mi | 977,670 |
| Chicago, IL | 974 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Charlotte, NC | 1,039 mi | 903,844 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,067 mi | 914,802 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,153 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1,233 mi | 3,857,263 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,437 mi | 1,579,706 |
| San Jose, CA | 1,459 mi | 990,138 |
| New York, NY | 1,512 mi | 8,483,844 |
| San Francisco, CA | 1,530 mi | 830,235 |
| Seattle, WA | 1,769 mi | 754,195 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Lockhart, TX | 29 mi | 22 |
| Cibolo, TX | 57 mi | 1 |
| Converse, TX | 64 mi | 1 |
| San Antonio, TX | 74 mi | 200 |
| Lakehills, TX | 85 mi | 1 |
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