Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Operator

Fathom Robotics

8h•$400 - $650•Remote

About The Position

Fathom Robotics provides operations, maintenance, training, and applied engineering services for uncrewed maritime systems supporting U.S. Government and commercial defense programs. We have multiple active projects across government and commercial clients and are actively fielding systems in operational environments. Fathom Robotics is hiring a part-time ROV Operator to support scheduled field operations, testing, and customer demonstrations on our uncrewed maritime programs. You will bring baseline ROV piloting experience and build platform-specific proficiency on systems through hands-on training. You can be based anywhere; deployments are CONUS and OCONUS, with travel expenses covered, and event lengths ranging from one week to several months.

Requirements

Baseline hands-on ROV operations experience (commercial, military, research, or competition background)
Working understanding of navigation and vehicle orientation basics
Able to communicate clearly with a field team during live operations
Able to travel to CONUS and OCONUS event locations for deployments ranging from one week to several months; travel expenses covered
US person status required (defense program context)
Must be able to pass a background check and be eligible to obtain a SECRET clearance

Nice To Haves

Commercial or military diving support experience
Prior work on AUV or USV platforms

Responsibilities

Pilot ROV platforms during field testing, demonstrations, and customer-facing events
Execute mission and dive profiles alongside the field team
Monitor vehicle telemetry and health during operations, flagging anomalies in real time
Coordinate launch, recovery, and topside support with the operations crew
Complete post-mission logs and brief reports on each operation