Mission Operations Engineer (Product)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States On-site
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About the role
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 Test & Evaluation element, the internal-facing element focused on structured testing for product improvement through software and hardware iteration. Your work will directly support both project-based deliverables (e.g., capability rollouts) and ongoing programs (e.g., V1 software release). You will help ensure our systems meet rigorous technical and operational standards through detailed testing, data analysis, and cross-functional coordination. You are able to meet deadlines and achieve desired outcomes as both an individual contributor and as a part of your team. 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 Test & Evaluation element, the internal-facing element focused on structured testing for product improvement through software and hardware iteration. You will help ensure our systems meet rigorous technical and operational standards through detailed testing, data analysis, and cross-functional coordination. You are able to meet deadlines and achieve desired outcomes as both an individual contributor and as a part of your team.
What you'll bring
- 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)
- 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
- Knowledge of networking protocols and communication systems used in autonomous vessels
- 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
- Ability to clone repositories, create/check-out branches, cherry‑pick commits, and check status across multiple branches while testing features
- Familiarity with maritime operations