Marine Test and Validation Lead

Sea Machines•Boston, MA

About The Position

Sea Machines Robotics is a fast-growing startup specializing in autonomous technology for marine vessels. The world’s oceans convey 90% of global commerce. We’re applying practical A.I. to disrupt the massive marine and maritime transportation market. Our tech provides ships and workboats the intelligence to operate autonomously and remotely, which increases safety for maritime crews, and radically improves operator productivity. Job Summary: The Marine Test and Validation Lead will own the end-to-end strategy and execution of product testing, will conduct remote testing and oversee on-the-water testing of our innovative marine autonomy systems. Our culture is dynamic, collaborative and biased towards execution. You’re passionate about evaluating and demonstrating new technology for the maritime industry.

Requirements

5+ years of product testing, validation, or systems test experience
Complex hardware–software products
Robotics, autonomy, marine, automotive, aerospace, or similar domains
Experience using product testing and QA platforms such as:
TestRail, Zephyr, Xray, or similar test case management tools
Jira, Linear, or equivalent for defect tracking and triage
Ability to work with modern graphical user interfaces of common bridge systems and troubleshoot.
Excellent analytical and program solving skills, excellent written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in professional maritime positions aboard commercial vessels is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, implement and manage systematic product testing program of all advanced marine autonomous systems.
Methodically validate system features and performance on a variety of marine vessels and simulators to provide detailed performance and quality data to technical teams.
Lead root-cause analysis and verification methodologies in real-world conditions
Establish safety procedures and operational best practices for marine testing
Maintain thorough and well-structured documentation of test procedures and results ensuring traceability.
Conduct on-the-water and remote demonstrations of marine autonomy system technologies to customers, investors and media.
Provide operational support for safety and system certification testing.
Support regulatory, customer, or partner validation efforts as needed
Share knowledge of marine systems and vessel operations with technology teams for the development of new products and features.
Build a culture of marine operational excellence within the operations department.