Shipyard Optimization Manager

The job

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Job description

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.

Job Overview

Saronic Technologies is seeking a Shipyard Optimization Manager to serve as a technical authority for shipyard build strategy, facility architecture, manufacturing engineering, operational flow, and automation integration.

This is a senior, architect-level SME role responsible for supporting the definition of how ships are built and ensuring that facilities, equipment, automation, and operations are structurally aligned to a throughput-driven production system.

This role exists to ensure that facility design is driven by production logic rather than forcing build strategy to adapt to fixed infrastructure.

Core Responsibilities

• Define shipyard build strategies by vessel class, including panel lines, sub-assembly, and block assembly requirements, and pre-outfitting depth

• Serve as a reviewer of facility layouts and spatial design

• Integrate manufacturing engineering principles into facility and process design

• Define and validate automation opportunities that create structural advantage

• Advise on major equipment and crane selection strategies

• Translate technical trade-offs into clear decision frameworks for leadership

Required Experience & Background

• 10+ years of experience across shipyard facilities, manufacturing engineering, and operations.

• Demonstrated experience designing or transforming shipyard facilities

• Deep familiarity with block construction, heavy lift operations, and material flow

Strongly Preferred Experience

• Greenfield shipyard or major brownfield re-architecture projects

• Experience in high-throughput global shipyards or equivalent heavy industry

• Involvement in automated panel lines and block assembly halls.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services

• Dental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care

• Saronic pays 100% of the premium 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

• 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

• Additional Perks: Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office 

Saronic CCPA Notice for Candidates and California Employees"

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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The city

The job is in Brownsville, TX. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Brownsville compares. Among the 120 largest places in Texas, Brownsville is #18 by population, #3 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #114 for household income (#1 = highest), #14 for long commutes (#1 = fewest). Its county, Cameron County, is #231 of 254 counties for average pay ($44,590).

The place in numbers

Brownsville has 189,177 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.6% of the population of Texas. It covers 133 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 1,418 people per square mile. The median age is 31.2, 12% younger than the state median (31.2 against 35.6).

Housing

The median gross rent is $923 a month (rent plus utilities), 34% below the state median ($923 against $1,403). Over a year that is 21.2% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $139,900, which is 2.7 times the median household income ($52,130); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 61.7% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (61.7% against 62.6%).

Work and pay

The Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metropolitan area has 157,450 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $36,490 a year, 28% below the national median ($36,490 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are healthcare support (26,080 jobs, median $24,960); office and administrative support (20,010 jobs, median $37,510); food preparation and serving related (16,940 jobs, median $24,110). The area is most specialised in healthcare support (3.3 times) and educational instruction and library (1.3 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($81,410) and healthcare practitioners and technical ($74,760). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Cameron County was 5.9%. 59.4% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Cameron County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 74.9% drive alone, 0.7% use public transit, 1.3% walk, 8.4% work from home. 7.2% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 58% below the state average (7.2% against 16.9%).

People and education

24.5% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 27% below the state share (24.5% against 33.8%). 27.5% of residents were born outside the United States, 57% above the state share (27.5% against 17.6%). The poverty rate is 23.7%, 72% above the state rate (23.7% against 13.8%).

Climate

The warmest month is Aug, averaging 86°F (29.9°C), and the coolest is Jan at 62°F (16.9°C). About 646 mm (25 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Sep is the wettest month (144 mm) and Feb the driest (22 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.

Nearby cities to compare

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Distances

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Brownsville, TX.

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Median rent in Brownsville is $923 a month and median household income $52,130 (ACS 2020–2024).

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• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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