USV Technician

This position requires an active U.S. national security clearance and the ability to obtain one. To learn more about the security clearance process please access thislink.Additionally, travel may be required to customer and subcontractor sites as well as other office locations.

Note: This position will be 5 days/week onsite in Panama City Beach, FL

The USV Technician performs hands-on assembly, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of unmanned surface vessels to ensure mission readiness, operational reliability, and safe deployment. This role supports rapid prototyping, production surge, and field sustainment of low-cost, modular USVs in maritime autonomy programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Assemble and outfit USV hulls with propulsion, power, navigation, communication, and payload systems per engineering drawings and build-to-print specifications.
• Perform electrical, mechanical, and systems integration, including wiring harness installation, sensor mounting, and modular payload swaps.
• Execute dockside testing, functional checkouts, and sea trials; document system performance, anomalies, and corrective actions.
• Troubleshoot and repair hardware, software, and integration issues using diagnostic tools, schematics, and test equipment.
• Support HWIL/SWIL testing, simulated endurance runs, and environmental qualification (sea state, temperature, EMI).
• Maintain configuration control, inventory accuracy, and documentation of as-built configurations, test results, and maintenance records.
• Prepare vessels for deployment/recovery, including packaging, transport, and launch/recovery operations.
• Assist engineering during design iterations, retrofits, and failure investigations; provide field feedback for continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, maritime regulations, and program quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Technical diploma, associate's degree, or equivalent in marine technology, electromechanics, electronics, or related field.
• 2+ years hands-on experience with vessel assembly, marine electronics, or unmanned systems (USV/UUV/UAV preferred).
• Proficiency with electrical/mechanical tools, wiring, soldering, torque tools, and diagnostic equipment.
• Familiarity with maritime systems, autonomy stacks, COTS integration, and open-architecture platforms.
• Ability to work in shipyard, pier-side, and at-sea environments; physical capability for lifting, climbing, and confined spaces.
• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail; basic computer proficiency (MS Office, ticketing systems).
• US citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance required.

Clearance Requirements

Some positions will require access to U.S. National Security information. Positions that require this access will be required to receive and maintain a U.S. government personnel security clearance (PCL). In order to qualify for this position, the candidate must be a US Citizen and either currently possess this National Security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation application process with a favorable determination and maintain that eligibility throughout their employment. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link.

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Pay Scales & Benefits

The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors.

Benefits include…

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Company Holidays

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Optional HSA and FSA

• Base and Voluntary Life Insurance

• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance

• 401k Matching

• Employee Assistance Program